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Cheap Reads
by, Ruth Goldhor Chlebowski
October 23, 2012

I love books. I love bargains. I love bargain books. Where do you do your bargain basement book buying? My first forays into used book buying were with my dad at the venerable Holmes Book Company on 14th Street in Oakland, California. Built in 1924, the store was spacious but dark with unpainted wood everywhere—floors, stairs, display cases, shelves—like Fezziwig’s warehouse crammed with books. My… [Read More]

Filed Under: 99 Cent Only Stores, bargain, Book, dollar store, Half Price Books, Recycled Reads, used books
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Friendship Bread reviewed by Angel Lawrence
by, Jill Swenson
June 6, 2011

My friend Robin gave me a starter bag to make Amish Friendship Bread; sweet bread that tastes like a moist cake. For the first five days I opened the gallon sized bag to release the air and then seal it and smash the contents in the bag. On the sixth day, I added a cup each of flour, sugar and milk. Then I sealed the… [Read More]

Filed Under: Amish, Author, Baking, Book, bread, Community, connections, Darien Gee, Food, Friendship, Friendship Bread, Kitchen, oven, Pudding, Readers, recipes, Starter, Stories, yeast
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