Dill pickles, baking soda, fall frost, is celery healthful?

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Daily Newsletter for Wednesday, August 5, 2020



Wednesday, August 5, 2020
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And from the hot field's farthest edge
The cricket's soft refrain
With mellow accent tells the tale
That August's here again. 
–Helen Maria Winslow (1851–1938)

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The Best Uses for Baking Soda
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Celery: Bland and Boring? Not So Fast!
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