Baptists, Bootleggers, and Everything in Between

Baptists, Bootleggers, and Everything in Between

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Baptists, Bootleggers, and Everything in Between
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Thelma and Lowell's Diary: Dec. 22, 1943

Thelma and Lowell's Diary: Dec. 22, 1943

Water taste like kerosene? Drink eggnog instead!

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Thelma and Lowell's Diary: Dec. 22, 1943
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Once again Thelma and Lowell’s diary is limited to a list of expenditures on the basics, “Rides” and “Eats.” Maybe they felt too ill from the smelly, bad-tasting water coming out of their taps to write anything more. (Especially Thelma, who was pregnant.) Paid subscribers can read about what caused the problem and get a tasty eggnog recipe that requires no water.

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