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There’s a list of foods that I associate almost exclusively with my mother: Big Red chewing gum, caramel candy, popcorn balls, M&Ms, fried chicken, biscuits, Cracker Jacks, fudge brownies (without nuts), soft-serve vanilla ice cream and cornbread.
She kept a packet of Big Red gum in her purse so her breath smelled like cinnamon.
