Just dropped · Trial Balloon · Ep. 193
The Magnificent Seven
“Watching his father, George, eat an entire batch of home-made ice cream that was accidentally sweetened with salt, so that it wouldn’t go to waste, had a huge impact on Mitt. Waste is simply not tolerated.”
— Laurie Romney, quoted by the Colorado Statesman, describing her
father-in-law’s frugality.
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