The Traveling Lemon Sorbet Comments

Women go through stages when it comes to losing weight. They often begin with diet. When I was young I remember Ry-Krisp, a cracker of sorts, was the last resort for mothers in my old blue-collar neighborhood who were in despair over excess tonnage, a common plight when times were good after World War II and rationing had stopped.

Cream puffs and chocolate éclairs were gold after World War II. But I would know how serious my mother was about losing weight when the Ry-Krisp box appeared in the pantry. I tried Ry-Krisp once in grammar school and I found only buttermilk to be worse. I gagged on both.
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