On 12/24/2014 5:30 AM, Ophelia wrote:
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> "Julie Bove" > wrote in message
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>> http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/24/di...anted=all&_r=0
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> So, what did people do before fridges?
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Many years ago I posted about a woman I worked with who grew up on her
grandparents farm. At sunup it was time to make breakfast for the
family. Immediately after breakfast (dishes and cooking pots washed) it
was time to start lunch. Her example was fried chicken, potatoes,
vegetables from the garden, more biscuits or fresh bread with butter.
The guys didn't always come in from tending the livestock and the fields
for a couple of hours. She said her grandmother just set the food on
the table and covered it with a cloth. The food often sat there for a
couple of hours before they finally sat down to eat. Amazing they survived.

Jill