Fisher to life

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FISHER TO LIFE: Historical lecturer and Hemet resident Penelope Engard engages the crowd at the Idyllwild Library with stories of late food author MFK Fisher. Fisher once owned 90 acres of land in Hemet with her second husband and authored such books as “How to Cook a Wolf” and “The Art of Eating.” Photo by John Drake
FISHER TO LIFE: Historical lecturer and Hemet resident Penelope Engard engages the crowd at the Idyllwild Library with stories of late food author MFK Fisher. Fisher once owned 90 acres of land in Hemet with her second husband and authored such books as “How to Cook a Wolf” and “The Art of Eating.” Photo by John Drake

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