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Also a fan of Errol Flynn's Robin Hood! My parents showed us a lot of classic films, and that was one of my and my brother's favorites. Thanks for the lovely history tidbits.

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You’re welcome! It’s an excellent film and I hope to write a post soon about the costumes!

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Very much looking forward to that.

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Great research! I didn't know that Catholics conceived the idea of the Empire State building. When I think of the 1930's, I remember my grandmother who was born earlier. It must have been a time of change and progress. But I can't believe there were no chocolate chip cookies yet. :-)

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Thank you! It came as a surprise to me, as well. I was just trying to find out when it was built, and the article was kind enough to tell me about their Catholicism! It’s amazing to think about the people who lived through these times, and to try and get a sense of what it was like. I need to make chocolate chip cookies now…

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This was so fun! Thank you for sharing all this effort you put in!

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You’re welcome! I look forward to writing more posts like this!

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What a great post. Loved the info and the humor. Check out what watches people of 1934 would be wearing too.

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We need to bring back the term "zebra crossing!"

Coffee soup: Okay...what kind of bread though? Because in Mexico we have coffee with pan dulce, so I imagine a sweet bread would work.

What is a water pie??

I also love chocolate chip cookies, and cannot imagine a time before them. 🍪

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Yes, we do! I saw that in different parts of the world, it was named after other animals, even.

Good question! I haven’t found any types specified, so I’m not sure if this would be a newfangled sliced bread, or something more homemade. I’m thinking about how soggy it might get, even with toasted bread! I bet something thicker and drier, like a ciabatta (not a likely original candidate I suppose) or something more cake-like would be really good.

The filling of water pie seems to be just water, flour, sugar, butter, and vanilla! It sounds surprisingly delicious and easy to make. Here’s one version of the recipe:

https://www.southernplate.com/water-pie-recipe-from-the-great-depression/

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That's neat! Thank you for sharing your fun facts!

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Anytime! This was fun to put together.

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Arguably the most famous "zebra crossing" in the world is the one The Beatles walked across on the cover of "Abbey Road".

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Yes! I originally referenced it, but it turns out that wasn’t the original zebra crossing as I had been thinking. It seems the original was in Slough, which is just outside London. But that’s definitely what I think of with these zebra crossings!

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