We used to have a flat-weave picnic basket. It was lined in green tartan, and had a place for everything that a family might need for a great lunch. Today we tend to pack lunches into coolers or backpacks, with lots of ice or freezer paks. Somehow our unchilled lunches of yesteryear never made us…
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Emily Allen’s Fruitcake
This is our family’s fruitcake. My parents had it for their wedding cake; we had it for ours, and many cousins and other relatives have as well. Pounds of it are made every Christmas, soaked in brandy and left to age. It makes a great snack for hiking, boating & fishing on the west coast…
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