1930s: carefree summers
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A woman remembers the 1930s as a time when her mother sewed all their clothes, baked their bread and cooked their meals to stretch his father's meager pay. She has fond memories of 'black-and-whites' which are halfway between a cake and a cookie. They tasted delicious and she always associates them with special events and carefree summers.
Publication Name: Yankee
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0044-0191
Year: 1999
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1930s: memories of Magill Street
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A woman recounts her memories of food as the youngest child of Azorean immigrants growing up in Pawtucket, RI. She recalls the smell of meat pies made by a Canadian neighbor, the pierogi being cooked by a Polish tenant and their own favas da moda Portuguesa.
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Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0044-0191
Year: 1999
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1930s: what a relief
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A woman recounts that during the Great Depression their neighbors gave her family surplus food donated by the government. She remembers that she and her sisters used to bake what they called 'Relief Cake' made with a lot of raisins.
Publication Name: Yankee
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0044-0191
Year: 1999
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