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May 23, 2025 20 mins
In this episode, we get excited about two new books: Aftertaste: A Novel by Daria Lavelle and Feeding Ghosts: A Graphic Memoir by Tessa Hulls. Then Mel delves into the story of New Jersey’s favorite beachy souvenir for National Taffy Day. Links Aftertaste: A Novel by Daria Lavelle Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson Butter Honey Pig Brea by Francesca Ekwuyasi Cinnamon and Gunpowder by Eli Brown Lush by Rochelle Dowden-Lord Feeding Ghosts: A Graphic Memoir by Tessa Hulls Podcast: Mel recommends Piglet by Lottie Hazell The History of Fralinger’s Salt Water Taffy Inside the Epic Quest for a More Perfect Taffy A Mathematical History of Taffy Pullers by Jean-Luc Thiffeault Cape May Magazine: Fralinger’s Salt Water Taffy Buy Fralinger’s Original Salt Water Taffy Tasty’s recipe for salt water taffy Peanut Butter Salt Water Taffy from Food52 Video: How Shriver’s Salt Water Taffy Is Made Using A 200-Year-Old Technique Transcript of this episode. The Library of Lost Time is a Strong Sense of Place Production! https://strongsenseofplace.com Join our FREE Substack to get our (awesome) newsletter and join in chats with other people who love books and travel. Do you enjoy our show? Do you want to make friends with other (lovely) listeners? Please support our work on Patreon. Every little bit helps us keep the show going and makes us feel warm and fuzzy inside - https://www.patreon.com/strongsenseofplace As always, you can find us at: Our site Instagram Substack Patreon Parts of the Strong Sense of Place podcast are produced in udio! Some effects are provided by soundly. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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