Making a pot of barley soup and lemon bars

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6. My parents owned a grocery store

how ironic She preferred her soup, and my Dad liked beef and potatoes. We always had plenty of fresh meals, leftovers and stuff that came home from the store. Both of them were good cooks, 50s and 60s kinds of meals.

I thought Lent might have come about because of the seasonal ups and downs of crops and larders. I hadn't thought about the pregnant animals, but it makes sense.