GREEN MOUNTAIN, N.C. (QUEEN CITY HOMETOWN) — There aren’t instructions or handwritten recipes.

“Everything,” said Jane Whitson Peterson. “I learned from her.”

Everything that Jane learned about food, work, and life — was taught to her by her parents.

“This place is special,” said Jane. “I was raised right here. I slept on this counter as a baby.”

Her Dad, O.C., passed away 25 years ago. Her mom, Parzady, is 97.

“She’s the queen,” smiled Jane. “She’s the queen bee around here.”

If Parzady is the Queen Bee, Jane is the worker bee. She goes back and forth all day — from her mom’s house to their family’s furniture and general store next door, in Green Mountain, North Carolina.

“It’s our home, this is our home,” said Jane.

The home she knew changed on September 27, 2024.

“It’s unreal,

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