ALS, 1942 March 23, [s.l.], to Mr. Henry Ford.

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ALS, 1942 March 23, [s.l.], to Mr. Henry Ford.

Carver expresses his delight over the recent visit of "the greatest of all living prophets." He lists all the "things from Nature's Garden formed the filling for the sandwiches you had for dinner" and gives a recipe for how to make this vegetarian sandwich. "When I come up we will take your own dooryard plants and work them up."

3 p.; 28 x 21.5 cm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6915819

Copley Press, J S Copley Library

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