My Favorite Recipes: Meet Pat Smith, Pullman

Pat Smith with the first Santa she carved from driftwood. The drape of his clothing and the bundle of sticks on his back are unique touches.

Pat Smith grew up on a North Dakota farm, learning how to do literally everything there. She was the oldest of six sisters, with one older brother, who had poor health, and one younger brother. Theirs was a diversified farm 20-something miles from Minot.

Since she was the eldest girl, she learned to cook and sew at an early age, plus help milk cows in their dairy, and, later, pick up bales of hay, cultivate corn and operate the combine and other farm equi...