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Holiday GOAT BUTTER MINTS

ike many candies, butter mints seemed to be one of those mystical treats sold only in cellophane packaging. Then, I visited my dad in Salmon, Idaho. For several years, an Amish market had operated at the edge of town, and it had become so popular among Salmonites that it expanded each year. Dad requested

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