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Cooking & Baking

Easterncedar

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3. That's lovely

Reply to Tadpole Raisin (Reply #2)

Sat Jun 28, 2025, 03:13 PM

Jun 28

Thank you. I couldn’t get my mother to say much about the depression, but she and her sister carried hot baked potatoes in their pockets to school in winter. The potatoes kept their hands warm and then they had them for lunch.

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How many folks here have trouble putting food on the table? [View all] justaprogressive Jun 28 OP

Im so very fortunate to jave never been truly hungry Kali Jun 28 #1

In the 2008 Great Recession I turned to Clara. Tadpole Raisin Jun 28 #2

That's lovely Easterncedar Jun 28 #3

We're having problems every month now, it seems. slightlv Jun 28 #4