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Bea Ojakangas, From Finnish Food To Pizza Rolls

The Sporkful

CHAPTER

Baking Lessons and Life's Challenges

This chapter explores Bea's family history, emphasizing the tensions with her new stepmother, Helena, and the humorous baking mishap that brought her mother's supportive nature to light. As Bea reminisces about her childhood farming experiences and her early wins in cooking competitions, she also reveals her struggle with societal expectations for women in the 1950s. Despite feeling restricted by her home economics program, Bea's passion for writing and determination to pursue her true interests shine through.

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