The story of the fourth street kitchen area Gang is one of the most lurid in our city’s history. With their razor-sharp spoons as well as bloody aprons, this gang of female — as well as disturbingly feminine — delinquents terrorized entire communities throughout the 1940s. Whether they were chasing down defenseless citizens as well as forcing them to eat pickled okra, or pelting passersby with biscuits solid as hardtack, nobody felt safe. Their cackling laughter as well as cries of “feed ’em, Sally!” were the signal for those who understood what was great for them to retreat inside their own houses, after leaving tributes of flour, eggs, milk, sugar, as well as chocolate chips on their doorsteps. Those who did not supply tribute may discover their homes or automobiles “breaded,” “riced,” dusted with “powdered sugar,” or worse. Junior members of the gang infiltrated elementary institutions to take potatoes to arm their spud guns, while older members extorted “protection money” from regional gardeners, grocers, as well as bakeries.
It was only after the end of the war as well as rationing that the power of the fourth street kitchen area gang was broken. With lots of ammo to go around, the Maple Avenue Greengrocers team started a devastating gang war for manage of the city which lastly drew authorities interest (before, the mindset of the authorities was that the gang activities were simply “girlish high spirits”), as well as which resulted in both organizations disbanding to go to house ec programs at the regional vocational college in the really hopes of “going straight,” with some success. It is rumored that cent “Paring Knife” Morton, the fourth street Gang’s leader, after graduating with honors, went on to invent cookie dough in a tube.
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