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Pot on a stove with a tea pitcher, tea bags and a cup of sugar.
08.15.18
Let's Ask Francine: How Do You Make Killed Lettuce and Onions?
Francine loves questions. She writes our Almost Monthly E-mail, which, as the name implies, goes out almost monthly. It starts out like a letter from your favorite aunt with a...
Dear Francine, Recipes
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Mast Store in the 1800s with a horsedrawn buggy out front
02.21.18
Let's Ask Francine: What Was Happening in Valle Crucis in the 1800s?
Our Almost Monthly E-mail correspondent gets many questions over the course of the year. Many are answered with a quick e-mail back to the inquirer, but sometimes there are questions...
Dear Francine, Local Flavor
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Cornbread in a cast iron skillet on an old fashiones stove
09.20.17
Let's Ask Francine
If you subscribe to Mast Store’s Almost Monthly E-mail, you are well acquainted with Francine. She’s corresponded with folks for more than 16 years – almost since the invention of...
At Home, Dear Francine, Recipes
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Ingredients of a sweet potato pie including butter, sweet potatoes and eggs.
08.08.14
Ask Francine - Low Fat Sweet Potato Pie?
Would you think it's possible to make a good fried sweet potato pie at home that is not loaded with saturated fat?
Dear Francine, Recipes
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