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Podcast: The Personal History, Adventures, Experiences & Observations of Peter Leroy
Episode: 🎧 194: Larry’s mother . . .
Description: 9LARRY’S MOTHER was entirely occupied with domestic affairs, although she didn’t actually do much work. Marie did most of the cooking, though Mrs. Peters had several dishes for which she was famous: her chow-chow relish, piccalilli, one-eyed Egyptians, hoppin’ John, and pigs-in-blankets were family favorites. Marie made the beds, did the laundry, ordered supplies for delivery from Murky Bay, and generally bustled around, wisecracking, pushing dust around, and offering down-to-earth advice. Employees of the knickknack works did the heavier maintenance chores. Mrs. Peters was the domestic manager. She organized everything. It was clear to me from t...