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Eat Dessert First
Words to live by, according to Ruthie, who experienced the Great Depression, the sudden death of her husband, and many other calamities. She loved See's chocolates, coffee-flavored ice cream, and fruit-filled pastries. Despite the sweet tooth, she prided herself on her trim figure, and weighed the same in old age (117 pounds) as she did in high school. "I'm not going to be a Mrs. Portly," she said.