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Any thing YOUR mom said, is true, cuz your mom was WONDERFUL!!

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It makes me so happy you knew my momma! xo

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OHHH Lebkuchen!!! That’s the taste of my childhood growing up in Germany! And YES!!! I actually have an original home made recipe, thanks to a Bavarian friend who shared her family recipe with me (hand written), handed down by generations of good Bavarian women!

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Ach du lieber! And ja, the German side of my family is from Bavaria (Munich) auch.

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Ha!!! Small Lebkuchen world!

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The BBC did a programme about Hildegarde of Bingen years ago. It prompted me to buy a cassette of her music (yes, that long ago!). It may still be available somewhere. I believe Patricia Routledge took the lead.

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