(PCM+) April FOOD CRUSH - Snyder’s Chicken & Catering

by Amy Dewitt Geurin | Contributing Writer

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Food is often the catalyst for nostalgia. When studying why food and memories are so entwined, it is fascinating to learn how food not only triggers but reinforces familiar bonds. Fried chicken immediately transports me to Sunday lunch at my parents’ house where, for years, my dad would spend all morning preparing a homecooked meal for anyone that showed up. As adults, if my siblings and I knew fried chicken was on the menu, there was no doubt EVERYONE was showing up.