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Tina P.
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Posted: Jan 31 2008 at 10:49am | IP Logged Quote Tina P.
A Song for Lena is a sweet book by Hilary Horder Hippely about a Hungarian family whose grandmother remembers picking apples in Hungary and making strudel. She remembers the year a beggar came to their house asking for bread. Her mother wondered why give him bread when there's strudel to be had? Generosity from a relatively poor family is a quality I admire. And the gift he returned to them for their generosity is priceless!

It does *not* contain a whole lot of history or indicate *when* the grandmother was a little girl. But it might be a good segue into the history of the peaceful times in Hungary before WWII. Anyway, there's a recipe for Apple Strudel in the back that I believe we'll try.

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Posted: Jan 31 2008 at 11:32am | IP Logged Quote cathhomeschool
It sounds like a lovely book, Tina!

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