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Thursday, August 14, 2008 12:00 AM

Girl crush: Julia Child

America's favorite chef was also a top-secret WWII spy.

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  • Thursday, August 14, 2008 02:30 PM

    I didn't know about this...

    so it is news to me. And I grew up watching Julia Child on Saturday mornings on PBS (along with Yan Can Cook and the Frugal Gourmet.)When my parents were asleep on Sunday mornings, I would whip up crepes and I ALWAYS read the recipe aloud while I was cooking, using a combination of her voice and the swedish chef. My father caught me once; needless to say, he thought I was a freak. He wasn't the most imaginative man.

    But I didn't know she was an agent, or if I did, it didn't stick in my over loaded on pop trivia brain.

    What makes this "news" however, is the fact that they government is releasing the files on what she actually did as an agent, or at least thats what I'm getting from the article.

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