The military-style food packets supplied by United Nations troops brought back happy memories because of the boiled sweets they sometimes contained.

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Manjunath, who runs a tiny kirana store selling boiled sweets, soap and single eggs, sees two ways to profit.

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The next morning starts early, ushered in at 5 am by a hot cup of Nescafe and a breakfast of bread with jam that tastes suspiciously like boiled sweets.

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