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The Hardest Thing
My two German cousins greet me at the undertaker. I’ve just come direct from Frankfurt airport to help prepare for my grandmother’s funeral. “I picked out these clothes, don’t you think Oma will look so well?” The first sister wants … Continue reading
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Do You Know Where You Are Going?
New York City, 1946. A family gathers at the Castleholm Restaurant to celebrate a 70th birthday. They are all there, everyone who has immigrated from Bavaria, Germany since the early 1900s. In less than a half century, they have started … Continue reading
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Tagged Ancestry, biography, culinary, family, family history, fashion, food, geneology, german immigrants, Germany, history, memoir, new york city, old new york, restaurants, sweden, travel, writing
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Cranberry Bread
Of all the cherished Thanksgiving memories and traditions, the strongest one for me is Mom’s famous cranberry bread. Or, more precisely, according to the actual recipe, “Grandmother’s Famous Cranberry Bread.” Except, that it’s neither. The dog-eared, decades-old family recipe, faithfully … Continue reading
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