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Mary Jane Cookies

December 7, 2021

(Leo Cimino, Jane Paulson Martin, and Leo Paulson)  To do this Zonian family interview for the book, I traveled through the center of Florida Gators territory, and then proceeded deep into the heart of Florida State Seminole territory. Just south of Tallahassee, I pulled up to a home on 15 acres and to my surprise; what did I see? A Florida Gators flag. Jane told me that her husband, Milton, was the Gator. No more than she informed me, her brother, Leo Paulson, walked in the door wearing an FSU hat. I had a great time interviewing and recording stories about the family. The hours passed by quickly. To top it off, after eating an afternoon lunch, Jane packed me some famous Canal Zone Mary Jane cookies for my journey back to UCF Knights territory. It was a long day with the reward of another amazing story. During my interview, I questioned whether Mary Jane cookies were named after their mother, Mary Jane Paulson. The answer to that question is revealed in the book.