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« Boomtown and July Fourth | Main | Stanley Cup comes home » Tuesday, July 4, 2006Deluge and doughNEWTON Two of the most intriguing questions that arose during the daytime portion of Newton's Independence Day festivities: 1. Would it rain? And 2. Who, exactly, is Tish the Dough Lady? The second question came up yesterday, when Tish's impossible-to-miss, hot pink fried dough stand appeared at Albemarle Park in anticipation of the all-day Open Air Market and Amusement Rides event. I decided I had to meet her. Turns out, I would have had an equal chance of going to McDonald's and meeting Ronald. Tish, you see, is something of a fried dough magnate. As her daughter, Trish, explained to me, the Salisbury-based Saucier family actually has about 37 brightly-colored stands hawking fried dough, cotton candy, candy apples and other sinful carbohydrates to henpecked parents on any given weekend. This weekend, the 62-year-old Tish was actually in Bath, Me. at the Heritage Days Festival. So I had to ask Trish my burning question: Ever eat your own fried dough anymore? "Uh, no," the 37-year-old replied with a laugh. The answer to the first question came at about 2 p.m., when the skies opened up and soaked the dozens of picnic blankets put out in advance of the 6 p.m. concert by the Zaitchik Brothers. The storm passed after about an hour, and the weather radar actaully looked pretty good for the evening. Posted by the Boston Globe City & Region Desk at 03:41 PM
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