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Presque Isle: The Star City - Growing Up in Masardis - Page 2 of 4

"… during wintertime her school always had a pot of soup ready in case it was cold outside. In high school, there were meals already prepared."

Blue Hill, Maine - John Edward Horton, Civil War Soldier

"He mentions eating rice soup, bean soup, and bread and makes it clear that there was very little meat."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Northern Maine Fair Memories - Page 1 of 3

"When she was young they had hamburgers, hotdogs, and soups. Now there is pizza and baked potatoes. Her favorite fair food would be a hotdog."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Scarborough Marsh: "Land of Much Grass" - Page 1 of 4

"… decay, the rotted material forms a nutrient-rich “soup” that feeds the plankton, clams, mussels, worms and some fish."

Life on a Tidal River - Three Civil War Letters - Page 2 of 4

"… Turtle- of the later we might make a delicious Soup. The banks of the Pond are almost covered with Roses- White and Red while the margin of the…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - More on the Old Ell

"… largely of instant flavored oatmeal, Cup o' Soup, and Tang instant breakfast drink, or powdered hot cocoa."

Lubec, Maine - The Lighthouse at West Quoddy Head

"… Diaphone sounded safety through the soup. Its slotted cylinder pumped an effective low-pitch aural signal."

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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