1944 Press Photo New York Mrs Mary Sossong with Hotel New Yorker Chef NYC

Mrs Sossong, of Scranton, Pa., dubbed the "Champion Grandman Cook of the Country," swaps recipes with the hotel chef. She was the winner in the contest, sponsored by the American Grandmas Association, Inc., for the Nation's best old fashioned molasses recipe, beating out over 1,000 other American grandmas. Photo measures 6 x 8 inches. Photo is dated 01-20-1944.

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