Inside she saw the plump sweet potatoes in their gray jackets. There arose on the air such a delicious smell that Ella smacked her lips expectantly. Why should he when he had his nice hot street oven to push before him? When Ella caught sight of him, she said at once, “Just the thing for a cold day.” The sweet potato man stopped before her and pulled open one of the drawers of his oven. The sweet potato man did not mind the cold. “Selfish! How about giving us a taste, huh?” Henny pretended she didn’t hear them, but before the pickle was half gone, she stopped teasing and gave each a bite. She ate it greedily, with noise and gusto, while her sisters watched, their mouths watering. Observe, though, that these girls gravitate toward the savory snacks, as well as the sweets:Īt the next corner, Henny bought a fat, juicy sour pickle with her after-lunch penny.
Each daughter has a daily allowance of one penny, and there are no ends of goodies on which to spend it. One day Mama takes her girls along as she shops for the Sabbath on Rivington Street. As well as telling the engaging tales of the close-knit sisters, their extended family and community, the books also serve to educate on Jewish traditions and culture, and food figures very very prominently. I took them out repeatedly from the Croton Free Library, those wonderful books about the five little girls growing up on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, circa 1910. The All-of-a-Kind Family series by Sydney Taylor was probably among the most beloved of my childhood books.
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