Super cool find today in my stash!
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I just love finding pieces of history! I checked on when we stopped getting sugar from Cuba. I copied this from this website http://www.coldwarstudies.com/2010/1...can-sanctions/
"In retaliation, in July 1960, Cuba’s sugar quota was cut from the US market when Eisenhower cut Cuban sugar imports by 700,000 tons, the balance of the quota for 1960. He then fixed any future quota at zero. This move was devastating because, under normal circumstances, Cuba sold an average of 3,000,000 tons of sugar each year to the United States, at “prices that had been kept artificially high by laws designed to protect the high – cost US producer.”"
"In retaliation, in July 1960, Cuba’s sugar quota was cut from the US market when Eisenhower cut Cuban sugar imports by 700,000 tons, the balance of the quota for 1960. He then fixed any future quota at zero. This move was devastating because, under normal circumstances, Cuba sold an average of 3,000,000 tons of sugar each year to the United States, at “prices that had been kept artificially high by laws designed to protect the high – cost US producer.”"
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Write the history , as much as you know, about this quilt. The story adds so much to the enjoyment as you view it. It will also be valuable in years to come for historians knowledge. Hugs and keep up the good work.
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What a wonderful and touching thing to do for this SIL. It will be a special treasure for her and only you will know the adjustments you needed to make to compensate for the difficulties her mother had in later years. This quilt will have a special binding-love and care between two ladies who are sisters at heart!
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