The Family Table: Memories of Albania: Simple Dishes, Beach Picnics, and Food Rations

The Family Table: Memories of Albania: Simple Dishes, Beach Picnics, and Food Rations
The author and her three best friends share a picnic lunch on the shores of the Ionian Sea during their high school senior year, in May 1996. Courtesy of Elda Capuni-Lemmon
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Submitted by Elda Capuni-Lemmon, Apalachin, New York

My childhood food memories are of simple cooking, big and small family gatherings and celebrations, and food lines and rations.