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Title
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Letters, Aug. 14th, 1911_006
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Alternative Title
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Letters, Aug. 14th, 1911
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Date
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Aug. 14th, 1911
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Creator
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Edith Schwartz Clements
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Description
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Edith Schwartz Clements handwritten letter
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Identifier
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nshs-rg3158am
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Transcription
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6 ized by English abundance & excellence. Everything, even the drinking water had to be brought in boats five miles & yet we had huge “joints” of ham, corned beef & roasted chix, fresh tomatoes, cucumbers, lettuce, bread, butter, drinks, & tart. There may have been more, but those I remember. And English tarts! Have I yet expatiated on their excellence? They correspond to American pie in that they have a top crust & fruit filling, but differ ing in that they are baked in a deep earthenware dish, with only a top crust & the filling, in consequence four or five inches deep. They are always served with cream & sugar & are delicious. I think I shall always make ours so. After the lunch, the tide had come in the bay & we were taken in sail-boats back to the places where the carriages waited. One of the features of our days which is unique to us, is the inevitable afternoon tea. Whatever else happens, that function’s sacred. It is distressing to us, as co it comes in the middle of the afternoon & is so tempting with its jams & marmalades & cakes & delicate slices of bread & butter. As for the tea itself, it is usually so stong, we can only drink it when 3/4 of a cup of
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Rights
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