cybercat wrote:
> "Nancy Young" > wrote
>
>> Let's face it, they did what they had to do to feed the family.
>> In the end, that's what matters.
>>
>
> Yep. My mother's mother served some type of potatoes most nights
> as a main dish, since meat was scarce. Mom talked about the horrors
> of oleo, the big white tub of lard with the yellow coloring to mix
> in. She had to have real butter as a result, all her life. And she
> hoarded and hid sweets. Of course, that may also be because my
> oldest sister hoovered up everything.

Well I never had Oleo inflicted on me, but I won't touch anything but real
butter You can keep the sweets though)

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