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30 minutes ago, Lisa Shock said:Turns out that this candy originated during the great depression, in Pennsylvania.
FWIW, appears to pre-date the great depression by at least three decades.
The Ideal Cook Book by Annie R. Gregory, Copyright 1902
Table Talk, Volume 25, Copyright 1910
The Columbus Medical Journal, Volume 32, Copyright 1908
12 minutes ago, Lisa Shock said:Turns out that this candy originated during the great depression, in Pennsylvania.
FWIW, appears to pre-date the great depression by at least three decades.
The Ideal Cook Book by Annie R. Gregory, Copyright 1902
Table Talk, Volume 25, Copyright 1910
The Columbus Medical Journal, Volume 32, Copyright 1908
