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How Can a Cookie Be "Communist"?

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We try to solve the mystery of a dessert called "Russian Communist Tea Cakes."

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Lessons From Clarence

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Chuck Reece examines the wisdom of his father to see if it yields hope for himself and our nation.

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One Pie, One Mistake, Two Delicious Outcomes

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We give Florence's Lemon Ice-Box Pie, from White Trash Cooking, a whirl. And it puts us in a whirl.

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A Fruit-Cocktail Cobbler?

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We're trying out recipes from old cookbooks, and we start with a cobbler made from ... yes ... fruit cocktail.

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Beating the COVID Blues

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Chuck Reece on learning how to lighten the COVID-19 blues.

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