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Comments (12)I remember those times as well. My parents were reluctant to permit regular playing cards in the home, the ones with kings, queens and jacks. The were religious and thought that a regulation deck of cards might promote gambling. Instead, a Rook deck was available. The rook deck has 4 suits, each a different color and 15 cards per suit. The cards are numbered from 1 to 15. Various games were played, some similar to the games played with a regulation deck. LOL. The standard treat was popcorn prepared in a skillet on a wood fired kitchen range. The favorite popping oil was bacon fat. There was a ready supply of bacon fat saved from breakfasts that often included home cured bacon or ham. Often, the popping oil was 50% bacon fat and 50% cooking oil. On cold winter nights, popcorn balls might be made. After the balls were formed, the warm messy balls could be taken out on the porch to cool in the frigid winter air. We grew most of our popcorn. We had a large vegetable garden and a section of it was allocated to popcorn. About 1/3 of the garden was planted in potatoes. These were harvested in the fall. A bushel of potatoes were kept out for immediate use and the rest stored in a "potato hill". I still remember how to construct a potato hill and it can keep potatoes from late September to late March before it begins to fail. The dirt walls of the hill must be thick enough to protect the potatoes from freezing and the potatoes must be able to receive heat from ground under the hill....See MoreNew Story on my Blog
Comments (5)Thank you again for sharing with us. Finding something here from you to read was a perfect way to end my day. Please let me tell you how much we enjoy your writing and your efforts....See MoreNew Story on my Blog
Comments (8)To rhizo, I'm baffled--I thought the boarding school story was on the blog, then looked on KT, then looked for it in my word processor files. I CAN'T find it, but I know it is somwhere. I'll give it a rest and look again. I have been writing some things for the 150th anniversary of my high school and I think it should be in there, too. A mystery. My brain is mushy today, I think. I'm going downstairs to play some sort of dice game-maybe that will brighten me up....See MoreFinally-Another Post on my Blog
Comments (3)Are you using the link option down below the reply box? I have found just doing a copy and paste of the url in the body of the post works too. Good for you glad you are still writing!...See More
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