CULTURETECHLENSWater pie
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Combined Graph record U-01073 · provenance: canonical master store (CSV), record CTL-W-0673. Master record source: CTL seed 2026-10-16 — UNVERIFIED, verify before public citation.
Mental Floss: Depression-era families ate water pie, made from 'water, sugar, flour, and butter.' Stored water, flour, and sugar established as the dish's identity.
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Mental Floss: Depression-era families ate water pie, made from 'water, sugar, flour, and butter.' Stored water, flour, and sugar established as the dish's identity.
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- Work type: dish
- Category: desserts
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- https://www.mentalfloss.com/food/foods-families-ate-great-depression (verification source · master store)
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Mental Floss: Depression-era families ate water pie, made from 'water, sugar, flour, and butter.' Stored water, flour, and sugar established as the dish's identity.
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