A COUNTRY THANKSGIVING
A COUNTRY THANKSGIVING
Brrr! It was a cold day and we were all bundled up to go to Uncle Tom and Aunt Janie Barnard's for Thanksgiving. Dad had stashed the curtains to the model T in the garage but they were pulled out and snapped to the sides now. The cold wind still slipped in around the sides so we had a lot of quilts to wrap up in. After much lurching and sputtering, he was able to get the car cranked an off we went. Us kids were so excited as we seldom got to go such a long distance to visit folks. Rogersville was as far as we had been and now we would be going nearly to Fordland. We arrived after a uneventful trip and unloaded our basket of food. Mama had made chow-chow, picalilia and mincemeat pies.
There were a lot of folks there ahead of us. Maybe their cars ran faster. Right off we met Aunt Janie's sister. Now Maudie was not quite right in the head and followed us around giggling. That was somewhat upsetting to us. She was a big gal and never said anything just that silly giggle. We had never been around anyone like that so we tried to find ways to escape the gal. We could run a lot faster than her and so hid out behind the barn. She finally found us and we were trying to decide how to shake her, A big bellow from one of the cows done the trick as it scared the heebie-jeebies out of her and she ran to the house. We were not scolded for trying to be rid of her. She did not seem to mind anyway. I guess she was used to it.
We played tag and other chasing games with Cletus,Christie, Clyde and Coleen. They were all cousins and we liked playing with them. Cletus lived real close to Uncle Tom and Aunt Janie. Uncle Tom was Grandma White's brother.
Finally they hollered for us to come and eat. Boy, was there ever a big table of food. I hardly knew where to start. Oh, yes I will get a fried pie first before they are all gone. Besides the chicken and dressing there was heaped bowls of mashed potatos, beans (both kinds), turnips, sweet taters, and loafs of hot bread. There were all kinds of pies and cakes too. I nearly made myself sick. After I stuffed I went and found a stalk of celery to munch on to settle my tummy.
After the dishes were washed and the food was put away everyone visited while us kids played all around. We could barely run though. We were all to full of good food. I liked the chocolate pie best. Eula made it and she os a good cook.
Along about 3:00 we started home after dad was able to get that cranky car cranked. He had put a quilt over the engine to try to keep it a little warm. We all got in pulled the quilts up around us and started the long trip home. After we passed Rogersville, it started to snow. It was falling softly and looked so nice. We were all snug and the wind was not blowing now. Only soft white snow covering the ground. such a nice day and such a good time with kinfolks. Better yet, what a great feast!! A very good Thanksgiving.
Brrr! It was a cold day and we were all bundled up to go to Uncle Tom and Aunt Janie Barnard's for Thanksgiving. Dad had stashed the curtains to the model T in the garage but they were pulled out and snapped to the sides now. The cold wind still slipped in around the sides so we had a lot of quilts to wrap up in. After much lurching and sputtering, he was able to get the car cranked an off we went. Us kids were so excited as we seldom got to go such a long distance to visit folks. Rogersville was as far as we had been and now we would be going nearly to Fordland. We arrived after a uneventful trip and unloaded our basket of food. Mama had made chow-chow, picalilia and mincemeat pies.
There were a lot of folks there ahead of us. Maybe their cars ran faster. Right off we met Aunt Janie's sister. Now Maudie was not quite right in the head and followed us around giggling. That was somewhat upsetting to us. She was a big gal and never said anything just that silly giggle. We had never been around anyone like that so we tried to find ways to escape the gal. We could run a lot faster than her and so hid out behind the barn. She finally found us and we were trying to decide how to shake her, A big bellow from one of the cows done the trick as it scared the heebie-jeebies out of her and she ran to the house. We were not scolded for trying to be rid of her. She did not seem to mind anyway. I guess she was used to it.
We played tag and other chasing games with Cletus,Christie, Clyde and Coleen. They were all cousins and we liked playing with them. Cletus lived real close to Uncle Tom and Aunt Janie. Uncle Tom was Grandma White's brother.
Finally they hollered for us to come and eat. Boy, was there ever a big table of food. I hardly knew where to start. Oh, yes I will get a fried pie first before they are all gone. Besides the chicken and dressing there was heaped bowls of mashed potatos, beans (both kinds), turnips, sweet taters, and loafs of hot bread. There were all kinds of pies and cakes too. I nearly made myself sick. After I stuffed I went and found a stalk of celery to munch on to settle my tummy.
After the dishes were washed and the food was put away everyone visited while us kids played all around. We could barely run though. We were all to full of good food. I liked the chocolate pie best. Eula made it and she os a good cook.
Along about 3:00 we started home after dad was able to get that cranky car cranked. He had put a quilt over the engine to try to keep it a little warm. We all got in pulled the quilts up around us and started the long trip home. After we passed Rogersville, it started to snow. It was falling softly and looked so nice. We were all snug and the wind was not blowing now. Only soft white snow covering the ground. such a nice day and such a good time with kinfolks. Better yet, what a great feast!! A very good Thanksgiving.
