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The story was likely intended as a literature primer for young readers, but departed from highly moralistic, often religious stories written for the same purpose. Adaptations throughout the 1880s incorporated appealing illustrations in order to hold the reader's attention as interest became more relevant to reading lessons.
For example, in the short story, the mother states, "on Sundays try to walk like a lady and not like the slut you are so bent on becoming." [1] There are occasional interruptions from the girl in the story, “but I don't sing benna on Sundays at all and never in Sunday school” [1] reassuring her mother that she is acting the way she is ...
Coca-Cola inventor John Pemberton is said to have written the following recipe in his diary shortly before his death in 1888. [29] [30] The recipe does not specify when or how the ingredients are mixed, nor the flavoring oil quantity units of measure (though it implies that the "Merchandise 7X" was mixed first). This was common in recipes at ...
This recipe features wild rice and apricot stuffing tucked inside a tender pork roast. The recipe for these tangy lemon bars comes from my cousin Bernice, a farmer's wife famous for cooking up feasts.
Irish soda bread is a staple of St. Patrick's Day. Folks have been enjoying the festive bread for over two centuries. Now it's a classic recipe to bring out every March 17th. Check out the ...
"Let them eat cake" is the traditional translation of the French phrase "Qu'ils mangent de la brioche ", [1] said to have been spoken in the 18th century by "a great princess" upon being told that the peasants had no bread. The French phrase mentions brioche, a bread enriched with butter and eggs, considered a luxury food. The quote is taken to ...
What is "ghost bread?" Kindred Spirits hosts Adam Berry and Amy Bruni share the story behind the baguette that makes an appearance in every episode. (Photo: Adam Berry)
Fo Fum! (You're) lookin' down the barrel of the devil's gun." "Somebody's Been Sleeping", a 1969 song by 100 Proof (Aged in Soul) which tells of a man who suspects that another man has been sleeping in his bed. Although the song mimics the story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears, the man repeatedly says "Fe Fi Fo Fum." Ablaut reduplication