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references to Spry shortening, Aunt Penny would constantly mention that her cookies were baked in chicken fat, because "If you're using chicken fat, it's digestible... It won't sit in your stomach like a half-dollar piece". With Danny's bumbling interference, Aunt Penny was never able to complete a
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The show's theme was a strings interpretation of "Believe Me, If All Those
Endearing Young Charms", and the background music was supplied by organist Elsie Thompson. Various Aunt Jenny cookbooks were offered as Spry premiums.
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Unlike most continuing soap operas, on Monday of each week a new, self-contained storyline was begun, one which would then reach its conclusion on Friday. A review in the trade publication
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Aunt Jenny's recipes often included a mention of her sponsor, Spry shortening. Jimmy Dwan supplied the sound effects of rattling pots and pans. Every day, her friend Danny (announcer
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159:Dan Seymour
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303:15 January
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244:References
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