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I found this one a little dry. it was hard to roll into balls because it was very crumbly. They also went very hard shortly after being baked.<\/p>","CommentId":3,"DateRated":"02\/08\/2012 19:27","GUID":"fd98a9f835a0409db6e7064cab281872","MemberId":6203085,"Rating":3,"ScreenName":"MichMajor","SubmittedDate":"02\/08\/2012 19:27"},{"Comment":"
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