Nearly 200 pies, some still steaming and others oozing filling through their crusts, fought for cooling space on almost full folding tables when Shirley Perrett finally locked up the Quimby Community Center Friday night. She and eight other women had gathered before sunrise to assemble and bake more than 50 pies in a furious 10-hour final push before ragbrai bikers rolled through Sunday on their way to Storm Lake. Today’s batch was a few peach pies, made from a fresh lug brought by Shirley, and dozens and dozens of rhubarb. RAGBRAI riders bought the town out of pie when it came through in 2015, so the ladies in a town of 249 worked to package about 1,700 slices from 290 pies. Tap the link in our bio for more of their story. #Iowa #Pie #RAGBRAI #RAGBRAI2023 #RAGBRAIPie