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A Virtual Tour of Mrs. Miller's Homemade Noodles Factory

From Barbara Rolek, About.com

Growing up in a family of 14 children in Martinsburgh, Ohio, Esther Miller helped in the kitchen at an early age. She learned the art of noodle making from her Amish mother, who produced homemade noodles for several local grocers. They did it the old-fashioned way with a rolling pin, knife and sometimes a hand-cranked noodle maker. In 1973, Esther decided to go it alone, but she had her fair share of learning to do.

When she got the hang of it, she marketed her noodles from door to door in her Amish-Mennonite community and to local grocery stores from a wagon she pulled while pregnant and with one daughter in tow.

Now Esther and her husband, Leon Miller, are located in Fredericksburgh, Ohio, where they produce 30 varieties of noodles, including an organic line, under the Mrs. Miller's Homemade Noodles label.

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In the old days, and to some extent today, fans were used to help speed the noodle drying time.Fans Help Speed the Noodle Drying ProcessMrs. Millers Homemade Noodles includes an organic line.Mrs. Miller's Produces a Line of Organic NoodlesShelves stocked with Mrs. Miller's products in the retail store of the factory.Mrs. Miller's Offers More than NoodlesMrs. Miller's pasta, jams, preserves and vegetable products in the retail store.More of Mrs. Miller's Products
Mrs. Esther Miller in Her Retail StoreMrs. Esther Miller in Her Retail Store
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