Terry wrote:
> On Wed, 21 Jan 2009 16:08:22 -0700, "Janet Bostwick"
> > wrote:
>
>> Tracy wrote:
>>> Anybody? I was eating a fuji apple yesterday. It was a little on the
>>> old side and not very sweet and it came to me that maybe a little
>>> salt would make it taste better and it worked.
>>>
>>> I remember sprinkling salt on apples as a kid - but I have not done
>>> it or thought about it in years. Weird how it just popped in my
>>> head like that.
>>>
>>> Tracy
>>
>> Of course. Green apples and raw rhubarb. yum
>> Janet
>>
>
> Ye gods, I had almost forgotten rhubarb! Been years and years since I
> did that... the whole kit-n-kaboodle of us loved either green apples
> with salt, or raw rhubarb (peeled) with salt. Probably didn't do my
> current hypertension much good.
>
> Best -- Terry

It was a favorite summer snack for us skinned-knee kids. Go-Go Red Light,
Mumble-de-Peg, fishin for bullheads with string and a piece of liver,
walking/balancing on rails, baseball, etc. All hard work. Oh, does anyone
remember dropping popped corn into orange soda pop?
Janet