▁Cal ais , ▁Verm ont . ▁M ild red ▁Or ton ▁co - ran ▁the ▁business ▁until ▁her ▁ret irement ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 8 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 7 , ▁M ild red ▁Ellen ▁Or ton ▁author ed ▁a ▁cook book , ▁Cook ing ▁with ▁Who leg ra ins , ▁featuring ▁whole ▁gra ins ▁instead ▁of ▁white ▁fl our . ▁Or ton ▁developed ▁her ▁reci pes ▁util izing ▁stone ▁ground ▁gra ins ▁from ▁a ▁gr ist mill ▁in ▁West on , ▁Verm ont . ▁Stone - ground ▁gra ins ▁were ▁then ▁introduced ▁as ▁a ▁prominent ▁product ▁at ▁the ▁Verm ont ▁Country ▁Store ▁and ▁catalog . ▁ ▁M ild red ▁Ellen ▁Or ton ▁died ▁at ▁her ▁home ▁in ▁West on , ▁Verm ont , ▁on ▁May ▁ 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 9 9 . ▁She ▁was ▁surv ived ▁by ▁her ▁son , ▁L yman ▁Or ton , ▁who ▁now ▁runs ▁Verm ont ▁Country ▁Store ; ▁steps on , ▁Geoff rey ; ▁eight ▁grand children ; ▁and ▁four ▁great - grand children . ▁Her ▁husband , ▁V rest , ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 1 1 ▁birth s ▁Category : 2 0 1 0 ▁death s ▁Category : American ▁gro cers ▁Category : Ret ail ▁company ▁found ers ▁Category : American ▁cook book ▁writers ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁West on , ▁Verm ont ▁Category : American ▁women ▁business ▁execut ives