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Tracing the legend of the R.I. 'pastry queen' who baked her way to freedom

"I tell people all the time, when I'm cooking I don't necessarily have to measure anything," says Shae Williams-Adams. "I just sprinkle until my ancestors tell me to stop." ....

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Tracing the legend of the 'pastry queen' who baked her way to freedom

Duchess Quamino is said to have baked her way to freedom and in the process became a local legend. But much of her story remains shrouded in mystery. ....

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This 18th-century enslaved woman became Rhode Island's 'pastry queen'

Duchess Quamino is said to have baked her way to freedom and in the process became a local legend. But much of her story remains shrouded in mystery. ....

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