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I originate from a family where sauce is viewed as a refreshment.

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Erma Bombeck
Age: 69 †
Born: 1927
Born: February 21
Died: 1996
Died: April 22
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Journalist
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Bellbrook
Ohio
Erma Louise Bombeck
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Sauce
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Thanksgiving
Family
Refreshment
Refreshments

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