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Wooden shoes are still made by hand
others.....onA�a areas. During the depression in the earl
From page 12 n opular than an certain areas. 19 Os, when wooden shoes were hard toy
pairs of shoes. The popular color for Drente was white
for 80,000 the buy, they were made by people whe
However they are made, then basic pact andou Fn provinces of Noord Brabant didn't have the knowledge to construct a
ce
at aostill thes same,mbarring the fact southern
and Zeeland, yellow shoes were very good pair of shoes. Some of these
thatTfactories use a mold. shoes were roughly made and uncomfor-
becauseThe wood, usually willow or poplar popular. table. Tin was tacked on the bottom of
those woodseen lighter,
until it is reais dy The wooden shoe has a long tlife. Even the shoes to make them last longer. When
wet and preferably gthe weather turned cold, hay or straw
to be used. It is then cut into a square when the shoe is cracked or broken there was put in the shoes to keep the feet
about the size of the finished shoe. After were always uys of sport extending
n itsla life.
wann.
being split in certain places outside the Soccer, a popular
leather shoes until Many wooden shoes were made for
shoe, the piece of wood is then put into resulted in the wear and tear ofmany
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hollow and the insidehis completely mopathers
of regular would ore! wear Second World War.
llowed out and shaped using several mothers decidedotheir
rplays anymore! A Canadian soldiers xen shoeke ne after remainsha
do
differentsi ofsteel, spoon-shaPedhscoops. The simple shoeswire repaired Today the wooden
a- broken or cracked shoes. popular symbol of Holland's past culture.
outside the shoe is sanded when the simple procedure using
shoe has dried out thoroughly• 'Y °
The most common wooden shoe style is
top,' though one style had the Meals consist Of good food in Holland
the roundP a biscuit
round top portion removed and leather
strips on top. The style, called "leertje The Dutch start their days
choice a
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klomp," a leather strip wooden shoe, was typically ,hearty or
softer on the top of the foot while walk- white or brown bread, pumpernickel
ing. During the war the wooden bottom, gingerr. ,r ad, with
anslices
egg and to or
or
leather topped shoe was pop
The only other variation to the basic
is coffee.
Smaller lunches of sandwiches, the
style was the shoe used for turf (peat).
es
The woodentshcie had he wood tomakea boot ober withf ataf el" salad are served,
hot dish.In the
tacked onto
The designs and colors of wooden shoes winter, lunch often includes a hot bowl
are varied but there are no traditional of soup. five in the
colors, . designs ,or me colors were moemonial shoes rr re af$etween rnoontea isee served,sometimes with
regions. Simply,
The main meal is customarily eaten
between 6 and 8 p.m. and traditionally
includes soup, meat or fish, served
along with vegetables and gravy and
usually followed by dessert.
Worldwide, Holland is known for its
chocolate and licorice, gin, fish and
cheese. The round Edam cheese is the
best known Dutch variety. But many
connoisseurs prefer Gouda, Leyden or
cumin cheese. In Holland 26 varieties
are prodtked.
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