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Old 06-20-2014, 06:26 PM
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Originally Posted by scrapple View Post
I was raised in Tamaqua, class of '77. We used to go up in the "strippins" to swim, camp out, watch the world go by. . . I miss the church ladies selling pierogies, halushka and stickie buns. And the Friday codfish cakes! I still make boilo in the winter. When is the next meeting?
I was in Tamaqua last week . . . and going back during the 4th of July. We spent our summers in the coal region. We used to love swimming at the Bungalow. Birch beer and cream soda were big. I bought a lot of "penny candy" in Tuscarora. (Class of '75)