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Rural/Farm Life

marble falls

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4. Mine were the Czech version of years, there was a season for something all through ...

Reply to 3Hotdogs (Original post)

Tue Nov 16, 2021, 10:28 AM

Nov 2021

... the year. My grandmother made wine from everything: currants, concord grapes, elderberries, dandelions. We picked berries through the summer and a man with a station wagon and a scale came down the road about once a week, buying blackberrues, elderberries, grapes, blueberries.

She's pack loads for us to take home after the fall hog butcher came through. Jars of food and cuts of pork, carrots and cabbages.

Winter was baking season. Pirogi, pogach (made one three days ago), bread, cookies, pies.

Life was delicious in those days.

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Thinking about my grandmother... gone in '57. September was the time of year for canning tomatoes. [View all] 3Hotdogs Nov 2021 OP

sounds amazing... FirstLight Nov 2021 #1

What you described Diamond_Dog Nov 2021 #2

My Grandparents we're farmers. Texaswitchy Nov 2021 #3

Mine were the Czech version of years, there was a season for something all through ... marble falls Nov 2021 #4

I see this is an old post but it brought back memories womanofthehills Jul 2023 #5

Wonderful times and wonderful memories. 3Hotdogs Jul 2023 #6