Guest guest Posted September 6, 2005 Report Share Posted September 6, 2005 LOL Pepper I was the same way! I was always my grandpa's little shadow and let me tell ya - when I went out with him to "get a chicken" and witnessed the wringin' of the neck - I was ruined for eating chicken for a LONNNNGGGG time LOL! I've just started eating chicken myself about 4 years ago haha! Never did have the dresses made out of flour sacks, but my mom loved to sew and she made all my clothes - I loved them until I was a teenager, then I kinda bucked the system - I wanted my ratty jeans LOL I do remember the matching mother/daughter mini-skirts that my mom made for us. Even as a teen I thought it was pretty cool that my mom could wear a mini skirt and look good in it ha! Melody Moris, Leader TOPS #Tx1454, Pleasanton http://www.texastops.org email: topsmama@... -----Original Message-----From: TexasTOPS [mailto:TexasTOPS ] On Behalf Of PepperSent: Monday, September 05, 2005 11:20 PMTo: TexasTOPS Subject: Re: out on the farm I can relate to the chicken killing, except mom would wring their neck and daddy would chop thier heads off and then we would have to put them in HOT SCALDING water and BOY DID THAT STINK!!! We then had to pluck the feathers off them and then burn papper over them so the fire would shringe the fine feathers off. I did not eat chicken at all while growing up. I really did not start eating chciken until about 15 years ago. I had dresses made out of the flour sacks. Mom would buy flour in the 25 lb. bags and she would trade eggs to this lady to make me dresses out of the sacks. They were really pretty, BUT, I did get made fun of at school because everyone knew they were flour sacks dresses. I still loved those dresses. They were new and no one had wore them before me!! lol Mom use to churn butter also. I did like the butter now just not the cream or the milk. Peppermwdw@... wrote: Same here, - - we had cows - even sold the cream (except for what we needed to make butter) at the grocery store on Saturdays to have enough money to buy staples like flour & sugar & coffee - raised & killed hogs, had chickens for eggs (sold some of them, too) and had chicken for dinner every Sunday! My husband's family raised chickens to kill, clean & sell to a restaurant in town - - my dresses were made from the bags that flour & chicken feed came in! That was a highlight - - getting to pick the pattern on the bags! Clara, that is my life....are you sure we aren't sisters. My sister and I had to kill chickens practically everyday and dress them out. Mom worked in a hospital and sold chickens and eggs to someone about everyday. My dad worked for another person so they got the money for the farm and my dad got paid $25.00 a week (to feed 9) plus we got 2 hogs to slaughter, one in the spring and one in the fall. We didn't have cows but the owner had about 4 of them and a mean old bull who use to chase us. We got all the milk we wanted so mom had extra butter also to sell. We made do with what we had but I sure did have some pretty skirts to wear for church made out of those bags. Love ya, Melody __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 6, 2005 Report Share Posted September 6, 2005 Isn't it funny how the kids think? They think you "did without" but back then that was just life. .....and as hard as it was - I still think it was better than today (well.....except the lack of air conditioning LOL) Melody Moris, Leader TOPS #Tx1454, Pleasanton http://www.texastops.org email: topsmama@... -----Original Message-----From: TexasTOPS [mailto:TexasTOPS ] On Behalf Of PepperSent: Monday, September 05, 2005 11:30 PMTo: TexasTOPS Subject: Re: out on the farm Well my grandchildren can not even imagine the life I had. They love to hear the stories, but, every time they hear one, they tell me that I won't ever have to do without anything anymore. They love going to Missouri with me because there is still a lot of the country life there. They love playing out in the fields when we go there. I have taken them there just about every season so they know all, about the cotton fieldss, corn fields, and wheat fields.It is a real experience for them. PepperClara Gleghorn wrote: Melody, I didn't think you were old enough to remember all those "farm" things!! I knew I was a sister to Helen - - and several of us have "memories" in common - - guess it was just the "American" way of life back then! Some of the younger people that my husband worked with (before he retired) didn't believe him when he said he lived out on a farm with no running water, no bathroom, and no electricity! But it really wasn't that many years ago!! And by-the-way - - - I'm glad to claim you as a sister!! Lovya, ClaraNo virus found in this outgoing message.Checked by AVG Anti-Virus.Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.10.18/89 - Release Date: 9/2/2005 Click here to donate to the Hurricane Katrina relief effort. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 6, 2005 Report Share Posted September 6, 2005 Clara, that is my life....are you sure we aren't sisters. My sister and I had to kill chickens practically everyday and dress them out. Mom worked in a hospital and sold chickens and eggs to someone about everyday. My dad worked for another person so they got the money for the farm and my dad got paid $25.00 a week (to feed 9) plus we got 2 hogs to slaughter, one in the spring and one in the fall. We didn't have cows but the owner had about 4 of them and a mean old bull who use to chase us. We got all the milk we wanted so mom had extra butter also to sell. We made do with what we had but I sure did have some pretty skirts to wear for church made out of those bags. Love ya, Melody We rented the farm we were on. My Dad for a lot of years used horses to farm with, some time about the second or third year in High School he got a tractor. Since I was allergic to a lot of stuff, my Mother worked with Dad and I did the house work and cooked. I grew up hating house work. Oh yes we had a cistern for drinking water, the water couldn't be used from a well. Betty 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 6, 2005 Report Share Posted September 6, 2005 Clara, that is my life....are you sure we aren't sisters. My sister and I had to kill chickens practically everyday and dress them out. Mom worked in a hospital and sold chickens and eggs to someone about everyday. My dad worked for another person so they got the money for the farm and my dad got paid $25.00 a week (to feed 9) plus we got 2 hogs to slaughter, one in the spring and one in the fall. We didn't have cows but the owner had about 4 of them and a mean old bull who use to chase us. We got all the milk we wanted so mom had extra butter also to sell. We made do with what we had but I sure did have some pretty skirts to wear for church made out of those bags. Love ya, Melody We rented the farm we were on. My Dad for a lot of years used horses to farm with, some time about the second or third year in High School he got a tractor. Since I was allergic to a lot of stuff, my Mother worked with Dad and I did the house work and cooked. I grew up hating house work. Oh yes we had a cistern for drinking water, the water couldn't be used from a well. Betty 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 6, 2005 Report Share Posted September 6, 2005 Are you OK ? Is Melody at your house? Does she have you bound and gagged? She is sending emails out on your log on. Let us know if you need help. Concerned OH MY GOODNESS!!! See what Melody has done to me....I have her on my brain 24/7......LOL I wondered when Clara answered yesterday and started her note address to Melody, and I thought "Melody didn't write that I did"...LOL That is just so funny. And no Grammy Pat didn't share any of her drugs with me...lol See I do need drugs....LOL Love ya, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 6, 2005 Report Share Posted September 6, 2005 Are you OK ? Is Melody at your house? Does she have you bound and gagged? She is sending emails out on your log on. Let us know if you need help. Concerned OH MY GOODNESS!!! See what Melody has done to me....I have her on my brain 24/7......LOL I wondered when Clara answered yesterday and started her note address to Melody, and I thought "Melody didn't write that I did"...LOL That is just so funny. And no Grammy Pat didn't share any of her drugs with me...lol See I do need drugs....LOL Love ya, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 6, 2005 Report Share Posted September 6, 2005 Are you OK ? Is Melody at your house? Does she have you bound and gagged? She is sending emails out on your log on. Let us know if you need help. Concerned OH MY GOODNESS!!! See what Melody has done to me....I have her on my brain 24/7......LOL I wondered when Clara answered yesterday and started her note address to Melody, and I thought "Melody didn't write that I did"...LOL That is just so funny. And no Grammy Pat didn't share any of her drugs with me...lol See I do need drugs....LOL Love ya, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 6, 2005 Report Share Posted September 6, 2005 mwdw@... wrote Clara, that is my life....are you sure we aren't sisters. My sister and I had to kill chickens practically everyday and dress them out. Mom worked in a hospital and sold chickens and eggs to someone about everyday. My dad worked for another person so they got the money for the farm and my dad got paid $25.00 a week (to feed 9) plus we got 2 hogs to slaughter, one in the spring and one in the fall. We didn't have cows but the owner had about 4 of them and a mean old bull who use to chase us. We got all the milk we wanted so mom had extra butter also to sell. We made do with what we had but I sure did have some pretty skirts to wear for church made out of those bags. Love ya, Melody Are you OK ? Is Melody at your house? Does she have you bound and gagged? She is sending emails out on your log on. Let us know if you need help. Concerned, Kathie S. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 6, 2005 Report Share Posted September 6, 2005 mwdw@... wrote Clara, that is my life....are you sure we aren't sisters. My sister and I had to kill chickens practically everyday and dress them out. Mom worked in a hospital and sold chickens and eggs to someone about everyday. My dad worked for another person so they got the money for the farm and my dad got paid $25.00 a week (to feed 9) plus we got 2 hogs to slaughter, one in the spring and one in the fall. We didn't have cows but the owner had about 4 of them and a mean old bull who use to chase us. We got all the milk we wanted so mom had extra butter also to sell. We made do with what we had but I sure did have some pretty skirts to wear for church made out of those bags. Love ya, Melody Are you OK ? Is Melody at your house? Does she have you bound and gagged? She is sending emails out on your log on. Let us know if you need help. Concerned, Kathie S. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 6, 2005 Report Share Posted September 6, 2005 mwdw@... wrote Clara, that is my life....are you sure we aren't sisters. My sister and I had to kill chickens practically everyday and dress them out. Mom worked in a hospital and sold chickens and eggs to someone about everyday. My dad worked for another person so they got the money for the farm and my dad got paid $25.00 a week (to feed 9) plus we got 2 hogs to slaughter, one in the spring and one in the fall. We didn't have cows but the owner had about 4 of them and a mean old bull who use to chase us. We got all the milk we wanted so mom had extra butter also to sell. We made do with what we had but I sure did have some pretty skirts to wear for church made out of those bags. Love ya, Melody Are you OK ? Is Melody at your house? Does she have you bound and gagged? She is sending emails out on your log on. Let us know if you need help. Concerned, Kathie S. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 6, 2005 Report Share Posted September 6, 2005 good to know I'm not "that" crazy LOL no maybe your not but your driving the rest of us bonkers...Now are you happy with yourself.....I'm going to the funny farm and believe you me I'm telling them YOU sent me....LOL Love ya, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 6, 2005 Report Share Posted September 6, 2005 good to know I'm not "that" crazy LOL no maybe your not but your driving the rest of us bonkers...Now are you happy with yourself.....I'm going to the funny farm and believe you me I'm telling them YOU sent me....LOL Love ya, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 6, 2005 Report Share Posted September 6, 2005 good to know I'm not "that" crazy LOL no maybe your not but your driving the rest of us bonkers...Now are you happy with yourself.....I'm going to the funny farm and believe you me I'm telling them YOU sent me....LOL Love ya, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 6, 2005 Report Share Posted September 6, 2005 ROFL I wondered about that myself, but figured....ok....I must've posted something I forgot about ROFL! whew! good to know I'm not "that" crazy LOL Maybe we need to do some "brain exercises"??? Melody Moris, Leader TOPS #Tx1454, Pleasanton http://www.texastops.org email: topsmama@... -----Original Message-----From: TexasTOPS [mailto:TexasTOPS ] On Behalf Of mwdw@... Are you OK ? Is Melody at your house? Does she have you bound and gagged? She is sending emails out on your log on. Let us know if you need help. Concerned OH MY GOODNESS!!! See what Melody has done to me....I have her on my brain 24/7......LOL I wondered when Clara answered yesterday and started her note address to Melody, and I thought "Melody didn't write that I did"...LOL That is just so funny. And no Grammy Pat didn't share any of her drugs with me...lol See I do need drugs....LOL Love ya, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 7, 2005 Report Share Posted September 7, 2005 Just make sure you tell 'em to save a spot for me and I'll keep ya company Melody Moris, Leader TOPS #Tx1454, Pleasanton http://www.texastops.org email: topsmama@... -----Original Message-----From: TexasTOPS [mailto:TexasTOPS ] On Behalf Of mwdw@...Sent: Tuesday, September 06, 2005 5:51 PMTo: TexasTOPS Subject: Re: out on the farm good to know I'm not "that" crazy LOL no maybe your not but your driving the rest of us bonkers...Now are you happy with yourself.....I'm going to the funny farm and believe you me I'm telling them YOU sent me....LOL Love ya, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 7, 2005 Report Share Posted September 7, 2005 Just make sure you tell 'em to save a spot for me and I'll keep ya company Melody Moris, Leader TOPS #Tx1454, Pleasanton http://www.texastops.org email: topsmama@... -----Original Message-----From: TexasTOPS [mailto:TexasTOPS ] On Behalf Of mwdw@...Sent: Tuesday, September 06, 2005 5:51 PMTo: TexasTOPS Subject: Re: out on the farm good to know I'm not "that" crazy LOL no maybe your not but your driving the rest of us bonkers...Now are you happy with yourself.....I'm going to the funny farm and believe you me I'm telling them YOU sent me....LOL Love ya, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 7, 2005 Report Share Posted September 7, 2005 Just make sure you tell 'em to save a spot for me and I'll keep ya company Melody Moris, Leader TOPS #Tx1454, Pleasanton http://www.texastops.org email: topsmama@... -----Original Message-----From: TexasTOPS [mailto:TexasTOPS ] On Behalf Of mwdw@...Sent: Tuesday, September 06, 2005 5:51 PMTo: TexasTOPS Subject: Re: out on the farm good to know I'm not "that" crazy LOL no maybe your not but your driving the rest of us bonkers...Now are you happy with yourself.....I'm going to the funny farm and believe you me I'm telling them YOU sent me....LOL Love ya, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 7, 2005 Report Share Posted September 7, 2005 I was raised in Kentucky and I can remember sitting at the table and turning a churn and making butter for my grandmother. I didn't eat that butter though... don't think I ever tasted it. I was a margarine person (grin). I also can remember my grandmother using a wringer washing machine out on her back porch then hanging the clothes to dry. Similar story all over the country - we're not so different huh? Judy in OhioMelody Moris wrote: LOL Pepper I was the same way! I was always my grandpa's little shadow and let me tell ya - when I went out with him to "get a chicken" and witnessed the wringin' of the neck - I was ruined for eating chicken for a LONNNNGGGG time LOL! I've just started eating chicken myself about 4 years ago haha! Never did have the dresses made out of flour sacks, but my mom loved to sew and she made all my clothes - I loved them until I was a teenager, then I kinda bucked the system - I wanted my ratty jeans LOL I do remember the matching mother/daughter mini-skirts that my mom made for us. Even as a teen I thought it was pretty cool that my mom could wear a mini skirt and look good in it ha! Melody Moris, Leader TOPS #Tx1454, Pleasanton http://www.texastops.org email: topsmama@... -----Original Message-----From: TexasTOPS [mailto:TexasTOPS ] On Behalf Of PepperSent: Monday, September 05, 2005 11:20 PMTo: TexasTOPS Subject: Re: out on the farm I can relate to the chicken killing, except mom would wring their neck and daddy would chop thier heads off and then we would have to put them in HOT SCALDING water and BOY DID THAT STINK!!! We then had to pluck the feathers off them and then burn papper over them so the fire would shringe the fine feathers off. I did not eat chicken at all while growing up. I really did not start eating chciken until about 15 years ago. I had dresses made out of the flour sacks. Mom would buy flour in the 25 lb. bags and she would trade eggs to this lady to make me dresses out of the sacks. They were really pretty, BUT, I did get made fun of at school because everyone knew they were flour sacks dresses. I still loved those dresses. They were new and no one had wore them before me!! lol Mom use to churn butter also. I did like the butter now just not the cream or the milk. Peppermwdw@... wrote: Same here, - - we had cows - even sold the cream (except for what we needed to make butter) at the grocery store on Saturdays to have enough money to buy staples like flour & sugar & coffee - raised & killed hogs, had chickens for eggs (sold some of them, too) and had chicken for dinner every Sunday! My husband's family raised chickens to kill, clean & sell to a restaurant in town - - my dresses were made from the bags that flour & chicken feed came in! That was a highlight - - getting to pick the pattern on the bags! Clara, that is my life....are you sure we aren't sisters. My sister and I had to kill chickens practically everyday and dress them out. Mom worked in a hospital and sold chickens and eggs to someone about everyday. My dad worked for another person so they got the money for the farm and my dad got paid $25.00 a week (to feed 9) plus we got 2 hogs to slaughter, one in the spring and one in the fall. We didn't have cows but the owner had about 4 of them and a mean old bull who use to chase us. We got all the milk we wanted so mom had extra butter also to sell. We made do with what we had but I sure did have some pretty skirts to wear for church made out of those bags. Love ya, Melody __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 7, 2005 Report Share Posted September 7, 2005 I was raised in Kentucky and I can remember sitting at the table and turning a churn and making butter for my grandmother. I didn't eat that butter though... don't think I ever tasted it. I was a margarine person (grin). I also can remember my grandmother using a wringer washing machine out on her back porch then hanging the clothes to dry. Similar story all over the country - we're not so different huh? Judy in OhioMelody Moris wrote: LOL Pepper I was the same way! I was always my grandpa's little shadow and let me tell ya - when I went out with him to "get a chicken" and witnessed the wringin' of the neck - I was ruined for eating chicken for a LONNNNGGGG time LOL! I've just started eating chicken myself about 4 years ago haha! Never did have the dresses made out of flour sacks, but my mom loved to sew and she made all my clothes - I loved them until I was a teenager, then I kinda bucked the system - I wanted my ratty jeans LOL I do remember the matching mother/daughter mini-skirts that my mom made for us. Even as a teen I thought it was pretty cool that my mom could wear a mini skirt and look good in it ha! Melody Moris, Leader TOPS #Tx1454, Pleasanton http://www.texastops.org email: topsmama@... -----Original Message-----From: TexasTOPS [mailto:TexasTOPS ] On Behalf Of PepperSent: Monday, September 05, 2005 11:20 PMTo: TexasTOPS Subject: Re: out on the farm I can relate to the chicken killing, except mom would wring their neck and daddy would chop thier heads off and then we would have to put them in HOT SCALDING water and BOY DID THAT STINK!!! We then had to pluck the feathers off them and then burn papper over them so the fire would shringe the fine feathers off. I did not eat chicken at all while growing up. I really did not start eating chciken until about 15 years ago. I had dresses made out of the flour sacks. Mom would buy flour in the 25 lb. bags and she would trade eggs to this lady to make me dresses out of the sacks. They were really pretty, BUT, I did get made fun of at school because everyone knew they were flour sacks dresses. I still loved those dresses. They were new and no one had wore them before me!! lol Mom use to churn butter also. I did like the butter now just not the cream or the milk. Peppermwdw@... wrote: Same here, - - we had cows - even sold the cream (except for what we needed to make butter) at the grocery store on Saturdays to have enough money to buy staples like flour & sugar & coffee - raised & killed hogs, had chickens for eggs (sold some of them, too) and had chicken for dinner every Sunday! My husband's family raised chickens to kill, clean & sell to a restaurant in town - - my dresses were made from the bags that flour & chicken feed came in! That was a highlight - - getting to pick the pattern on the bags! Clara, that is my life....are you sure we aren't sisters. My sister and I had to kill chickens practically everyday and dress them out. Mom worked in a hospital and sold chickens and eggs to someone about everyday. My dad worked for another person so they got the money for the farm and my dad got paid $25.00 a week (to feed 9) plus we got 2 hogs to slaughter, one in the spring and one in the fall. We didn't have cows but the owner had about 4 of them and a mean old bull who use to chase us. We got all the milk we wanted so mom had extra butter also to sell. We made do with what we had but I sure did have some pretty skirts to wear for church made out of those bags. Love ya, Melody __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 7, 2005 Report Share Posted September 7, 2005 I was raised in Kentucky and I can remember sitting at the table and turning a churn and making butter for my grandmother. I didn't eat that butter though... don't think I ever tasted it. I was a margarine person (grin). I also can remember my grandmother using a wringer washing machine out on her back porch then hanging the clothes to dry. Similar story all over the country - we're not so different huh? Judy in OhioMelody Moris wrote: LOL Pepper I was the same way! I was always my grandpa's little shadow and let me tell ya - when I went out with him to "get a chicken" and witnessed the wringin' of the neck - I was ruined for eating chicken for a LONNNNGGGG time LOL! I've just started eating chicken myself about 4 years ago haha! Never did have the dresses made out of flour sacks, but my mom loved to sew and she made all my clothes - I loved them until I was a teenager, then I kinda bucked the system - I wanted my ratty jeans LOL I do remember the matching mother/daughter mini-skirts that my mom made for us. Even as a teen I thought it was pretty cool that my mom could wear a mini skirt and look good in it ha! Melody Moris, Leader TOPS #Tx1454, Pleasanton http://www.texastops.org email: topsmama@... -----Original Message-----From: TexasTOPS [mailto:TexasTOPS ] On Behalf Of PepperSent: Monday, September 05, 2005 11:20 PMTo: TexasTOPS Subject: Re: out on the farm I can relate to the chicken killing, except mom would wring their neck and daddy would chop thier heads off and then we would have to put them in HOT SCALDING water and BOY DID THAT STINK!!! We then had to pluck the feathers off them and then burn papper over them so the fire would shringe the fine feathers off. I did not eat chicken at all while growing up. I really did not start eating chciken until about 15 years ago. I had dresses made out of the flour sacks. Mom would buy flour in the 25 lb. bags and she would trade eggs to this lady to make me dresses out of the sacks. They were really pretty, BUT, I did get made fun of at school because everyone knew they were flour sacks dresses. I still loved those dresses. They were new and no one had wore them before me!! lol Mom use to churn butter also. I did like the butter now just not the cream or the milk. Peppermwdw@... wrote: Same here, - - we had cows - even sold the cream (except for what we needed to make butter) at the grocery store on Saturdays to have enough money to buy staples like flour & sugar & coffee - raised & killed hogs, had chickens for eggs (sold some of them, too) and had chicken for dinner every Sunday! My husband's family raised chickens to kill, clean & sell to a restaurant in town - - my dresses were made from the bags that flour & chicken feed came in! That was a highlight - - getting to pick the pattern on the bags! Clara, that is my life....are you sure we aren't sisters. My sister and I had to kill chickens practically everyday and dress them out. Mom worked in a hospital and sold chickens and eggs to someone about everyday. My dad worked for another person so they got the money for the farm and my dad got paid $25.00 a week (to feed 9) plus we got 2 hogs to slaughter, one in the spring and one in the fall. We didn't have cows but the owner had about 4 of them and a mean old bull who use to chase us. We got all the milk we wanted so mom had extra butter also to sell. We made do with what we had but I sure did have some pretty skirts to wear for church made out of those bags. Love ya, Melody __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 8, 2005 Report Share Posted September 8, 2005 Judyi in Ohio--What part of Kentucky?? My family is from Kentucky. My grandmother also had a wringer washing machine. Bethjminks500@... wrote: I was raised in Kentucky and I can remember sitting at the table and turning a churn and making butter for my grandmother. I didn't eat that butter though... don't think I ever tasted it. I was a margarine person (grin). I also can remember my grandmother using a wringer washing machine out on her back porch then hanging the clothes to dry. Similar story all over the country - we're not so different huh? Judy in OhioMelody Moris wrote: LOL Pepper I was the same way! I was always my grandpa's little shadow and let me tell ya - when I went out with him to "get a chicken" and witnessed the wringin' of the neck - I was ruined for eating chicken for a LONNNNGGGG time LOL! I've just started eating chicken myself about 4 years ago haha! Never did have the dresses made out of flour sacks, but my mom loved to sew and she made all my clothes - I loved them until I was a teenager, then I kinda bucked the system - I wanted my ratty jeans LOL I do remember the matching mother/daughter mini-skirts that my mom made for us. Even as a teen I thought it was pretty cool that my mom could wear a mini skirt and look good in it ha! Melody Moris, Leader TOPS #Tx1454, Pleasanton http://www.texastops.org email: topsmama@... -----Original Message-----From: TexasTOPS [mailto:TexasTOPS ] On Behalf Of PepperSent: Monday, September 05, 2005 11:20 PMTo: TexasTOPS Subject: Re: out on the farm I can relate to the chicken killing, except mom would wring their neck and daddy would chop thier heads off and then we would have to put them in HOT SCALDING water and BOY DID THAT STINK!!! We then had to pluck the feathers off them and then burn papper over them so the fire would shringe the fine feathers off. I did not eat chicken at all while growing up. I really did not start eating chciken until about 15 years ago. I had dresses made out of the flour sacks. Mom would buy flour in the 25 lb. bags and she would trade eggs to this lady to make me dresses out of the sacks. They were really pretty, BUT, I did get made fun of at school because everyone knew they were flour sacks dresses. I still loved those dresses. They were new and no one had wore them before me!! lol Mom use to churn butter also. I did like the butter now just not the cream or the milk. Peppermwdw@... wrote: Same here, - - we had cows - even sold the cream (except for what we needed to make butter) at the grocery store on Saturdays to have enough money to buy staples like flour & sugar & coffee - raised & killed hogs, had chickens for eggs (sold some of them, too) and had chicken for dinner every Sunday! My husband's family raised chickens to kill, clean & sell to a restaurant in town - - my dresses were made from the bags that flour & chicken feed came in! That was a highlight - - getting to pick the pattern on the bags! Clara, that is my life....are you sure we aren't sisters. My sister and I had to kill chickens practically everyday and dress them out. Mom worked in a hospital and sold chickens and eggs to someone about everyday. My dad worked for another person so they got the money for the farm and my dad got paid $25.00 a week (to feed 9) plus we got 2 hogs to slaughter, one in the spring and one in the fall. We didn't have cows but the owner had about 4 of them and a mean old bull who use to chase us. We got all the milk we wanted so mom had extra butter also to sell. We made do with what we had but I sure did have some pretty skirts to wear for church made out of those bags. Love ya, Melody __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 8, 2005 Report Share Posted September 8, 2005 Judyi in Ohio--What part of Kentucky?? My family is from Kentucky. My grandmother also had a wringer washing machine. Bethjminks500@... wrote: I was raised in Kentucky and I can remember sitting at the table and turning a churn and making butter for my grandmother. I didn't eat that butter though... don't think I ever tasted it. I was a margarine person (grin). I also can remember my grandmother using a wringer washing machine out on her back porch then hanging the clothes to dry. Similar story all over the country - we're not so different huh? Judy in OhioMelody Moris wrote: LOL Pepper I was the same way! I was always my grandpa's little shadow and let me tell ya - when I went out with him to "get a chicken" and witnessed the wringin' of the neck - I was ruined for eating chicken for a LONNNNGGGG time LOL! I've just started eating chicken myself about 4 years ago haha! Never did have the dresses made out of flour sacks, but my mom loved to sew and she made all my clothes - I loved them until I was a teenager, then I kinda bucked the system - I wanted my ratty jeans LOL I do remember the matching mother/daughter mini-skirts that my mom made for us. Even as a teen I thought it was pretty cool that my mom could wear a mini skirt and look good in it ha! Melody Moris, Leader TOPS #Tx1454, Pleasanton http://www.texastops.org email: topsmama@... -----Original Message-----From: TexasTOPS [mailto:TexasTOPS ] On Behalf Of PepperSent: Monday, September 05, 2005 11:20 PMTo: TexasTOPS Subject: Re: out on the farm I can relate to the chicken killing, except mom would wring their neck and daddy would chop thier heads off and then we would have to put them in HOT SCALDING water and BOY DID THAT STINK!!! We then had to pluck the feathers off them and then burn papper over them so the fire would shringe the fine feathers off. I did not eat chicken at all while growing up. I really did not start eating chciken until about 15 years ago. I had dresses made out of the flour sacks. Mom would buy flour in the 25 lb. bags and she would trade eggs to this lady to make me dresses out of the sacks. They were really pretty, BUT, I did get made fun of at school because everyone knew they were flour sacks dresses. I still loved those dresses. They were new and no one had wore them before me!! lol Mom use to churn butter also. I did like the butter now just not the cream or the milk. Peppermwdw@... wrote: Same here, - - we had cows - even sold the cream (except for what we needed to make butter) at the grocery store on Saturdays to have enough money to buy staples like flour & sugar & coffee - raised & killed hogs, had chickens for eggs (sold some of them, too) and had chicken for dinner every Sunday! My husband's family raised chickens to kill, clean & sell to a restaurant in town - - my dresses were made from the bags that flour & chicken feed came in! That was a highlight - - getting to pick the pattern on the bags! Clara, that is my life....are you sure we aren't sisters. My sister and I had to kill chickens practically everyday and dress them out. Mom worked in a hospital and sold chickens and eggs to someone about everyday. My dad worked for another person so they got the money for the farm and my dad got paid $25.00 a week (to feed 9) plus we got 2 hogs to slaughter, one in the spring and one in the fall. We didn't have cows but the owner had about 4 of them and a mean old bull who use to chase us. We got all the milk we wanted so mom had extra butter also to sell. We made do with what we had but I sure did have some pretty skirts to wear for church made out of those bags. Love ya, Melody __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 8, 2005 Report Share Posted September 8, 2005 Judyi in Ohio--What part of Kentucky?? My family is from Kentucky. My grandmother also had a wringer washing machine. Bethjminks500@... wrote: I was raised in Kentucky and I can remember sitting at the table and turning a churn and making butter for my grandmother. I didn't eat that butter though... don't think I ever tasted it. I was a margarine person (grin). I also can remember my grandmother using a wringer washing machine out on her back porch then hanging the clothes to dry. Similar story all over the country - we're not so different huh? Judy in OhioMelody Moris wrote: LOL Pepper I was the same way! I was always my grandpa's little shadow and let me tell ya - when I went out with him to "get a chicken" and witnessed the wringin' of the neck - I was ruined for eating chicken for a LONNNNGGGG time LOL! I've just started eating chicken myself about 4 years ago haha! Never did have the dresses made out of flour sacks, but my mom loved to sew and she made all my clothes - I loved them until I was a teenager, then I kinda bucked the system - I wanted my ratty jeans LOL I do remember the matching mother/daughter mini-skirts that my mom made for us. Even as a teen I thought it was pretty cool that my mom could wear a mini skirt and look good in it ha! Melody Moris, Leader TOPS #Tx1454, Pleasanton http://www.texastops.org email: topsmama@... -----Original Message-----From: TexasTOPS [mailto:TexasTOPS ] On Behalf Of PepperSent: Monday, September 05, 2005 11:20 PMTo: TexasTOPS Subject: Re: out on the farm I can relate to the chicken killing, except mom would wring their neck and daddy would chop thier heads off and then we would have to put them in HOT SCALDING water and BOY DID THAT STINK!!! We then had to pluck the feathers off them and then burn papper over them so the fire would shringe the fine feathers off. I did not eat chicken at all while growing up. I really did not start eating chciken until about 15 years ago. I had dresses made out of the flour sacks. Mom would buy flour in the 25 lb. bags and she would trade eggs to this lady to make me dresses out of the sacks. They were really pretty, BUT, I did get made fun of at school because everyone knew they were flour sacks dresses. I still loved those dresses. They were new and no one had wore them before me!! lol Mom use to churn butter also. I did like the butter now just not the cream or the milk. Peppermwdw@... wrote: Same here, - - we had cows - even sold the cream (except for what we needed to make butter) at the grocery store on Saturdays to have enough money to buy staples like flour & sugar & coffee - raised & killed hogs, had chickens for eggs (sold some of them, too) and had chicken for dinner every Sunday! My husband's family raised chickens to kill, clean & sell to a restaurant in town - - my dresses were made from the bags that flour & chicken feed came in! That was a highlight - - getting to pick the pattern on the bags! Clara, that is my life....are you sure we aren't sisters. My sister and I had to kill chickens practically everyday and dress them out. Mom worked in a hospital and sold chickens and eggs to someone about everyday. My dad worked for another person so they got the money for the farm and my dad got paid $25.00 a week (to feed 9) plus we got 2 hogs to slaughter, one in the spring and one in the fall. We didn't have cows but the owner had about 4 of them and a mean old bull who use to chase us. We got all the milk we wanted so mom had extra butter also to sell. We made do with what we had but I sure did have some pretty skirts to wear for church made out of those bags. Love ya, Melody __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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