On Sun, 16 Sep 2012 15:58:42 -0400, Jim Elbrecht >
wrote:

> Mom cut the rare pies she made in 6 or 8. The home economics
> teacher taught us that it was barbaric-- pies were to be cut in 7's.

Weird. Maybe it was some sort of a way to train the eye how to divide
things into "odd" fractions.

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Food is an important part of a balanced diet.