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Skriven 2010-05-26 20:48:00 av JIM WELLER (1:123/140)
     Kommentar till en text av DAVE DRUM
Ärende: Farmers
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-=> Quoting Dave Drum to Jim Weller <=-

 LL> times were hard for everybody back then
 
 JW> Country people were generally better off than city people.

 DD> Hard to starve a farmer unless you chase him off the land or
 DD> confiscate his crops.

Even a mono-crop guy can barter to get some variety.

My Grandpa Nott and great Uncle Jim both owned farms that were
managed by hired hands and also had businesses in town. Grandpa had
a creamery and Uncle Jim a hardware store. Those businesses came to
a virtual halt and the farms had very little cashflow but their
families and the hired hands who stayed on for free rent and a share
of the crops but no wages all ate all the steaks they wanted to (and
hand rolled their own great cigars) while Grandpa Weller at Ford in
Windsor ate crap like fried oatmeal and liver 'n lites, gave up
smoking and shared his meagre pay cheque with his unemployed
brothers. He bought groceries for four families until the plant
reopened. (He was the chief stationary engineer and stayed on, all
by himself, when the plant was moth balled to watch over the heating
systems and act as security.)

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06

      Title: Canadian War Cake - Mom
 Categories: Cakes, Desserts
      Yield: 1 Servings

             MIX & BOIL TOGETHER 5 MINS
 2 c  brown sugar
 4 TB lard
 1 c  raisins
 2 c  water
 1 ts salt
 1 ts cinnamon
 1 ts cloves
             WHEN COLD, ADD:
 3 c  flour
 1 ts baking powder
 1 ts soda dissolved in little
    water

  Beat thoroughly.  Bake in 2 loaves or in layers about 1 hour in
  slow oven (325 F- 350 F).

  Recipe by: Opal Griffin

  From: Ed Griffin

MMMMM







Cheers

YK Jim


... Ranker than Pig's milk cheese

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