Great-great grandma bakes hundreds of pies to feed hungry kids

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Great-great grandma bakes hundreds of pies to feed hungry kids

A great-great-grandma has added her name to the long list of 2020 heroes by baking hundreds of pies so that British schoolchildren don't go hungry this half-term.

Flo Osborne, 89, from Essex, England, has been making pies throughout lockdown and she gets up as early as 4:30 am to begin making as many as 20 pies a day.

Watch Flo making her pies below: 

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The great-great-grandma said that she loves helping other people when she can and is supporting British footballer Marcus Rashford's campaign to end child food poverty in the UK.

"I saw it on the news and I thought, that's lovely," said Flo.

"I have been baking pies throughout lockdown to help vulnerable people in the community, and I love doing it. It keeps me going, and gives me something to do.

"But I thought, I would love to help the little ones, too. I've even been thinking about baking miniature pies for the children.

"Some people say I'm mad, but I just tell them that I love to help other people. If I can help them, I will."

She said: "People always ask me for my recipe, or ask me what my secret is. But there's no secret, it's just comes naturally.

"I just mix the pastry up the way I want it to. I know what it should feel like so I go with that."

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The 89-year-old's most popular creation is the cherry pie, but she also bakes savory options including steak.

Flo's son Graham Osborne, 58 said of his mom's kindness: "I've always been proud of her. She's great, and she's been doing amazing.

"I grew up with her baking, so I think I kind of took it for granted. But I think what she's been doing is brilliant, it's really excellent.

"Even now, at almost 90, if I turned around to her and said, 'Do you think you could bake 20 pies today?', she wouldn't flinch.

"She says it gives her something to do during the day and gives her a reason to get up in the morning.

"She's very caring. If she thinks she can do something for someone, she will."