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Word: sherbert (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...fact that sales do not drop in cold or rainy weather, Lurie said, whereas most routes, such as beaches and residential areas, drop to two per cent of their usual income on damp or cool days. The reason for this, as accepted in local frozen sherbert circles, is that "people around here don't buy the stuff because they're hot, but because they're hungry...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Good Humorist Says Hunger, Not Heat Makes College Buy | 9/9/1942 | See Source »

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