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Over the last few years, a wave of change has been going on in the Jewish communities on the East Coast of the US, with ever-larger numbers of people moving from the concentrated and older communities inside New York...
Yes, it is possible to fail your way to success. Sometimes the best things in life are created by accident, like this cherry crumble! A few weeks ago I made a cherry pie in a graham cracker pie crust....
Dough
½ cup butter or margarine
1 cup milk (or non-dairy substitute)
½ cup sugar
1 package active dry yeast
4½-4¾ cups flour, divided
1 teaspoon baking powder
2 teaspoons salt
Filling
¾ cup margarine
¾ cup brown sugar
2 tablespoons cinnamon
1. Melt butter or margarine in a saucepan over...
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