Eat Less Cottage Cheese and More Ice Cream copyright © 1979, 2003 by Erma Bombeck. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of reprints in the context of reviews. For information, write Andrews McMeel Publishing, an Andrews McMeel Universal company, 1130 Walnut street, Kansas City, MO 64106.

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The text of this book originally appeared in a newspaper column, “If I Had My Life to Live Over,” on December 2, 1979.

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Eat Less Cottage Cheese and More Ice Cream

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