Show rr I REMEMBER Y TIU OL OLD s sI I From ro Ellen A. A Sewart North Highlands California I remember when my father paid the grocery bill bm the grocer would always give him a big bag of mixed candy in striped bags We used to buy gum that came in small round tins or gum um to 0 the tin Un w e size 67 of a quarter From Iva C. C Oliver Perry Flori FiorI- Florida da I 1 remember when I was a achild achild achild child of ot about 10 my brothers a fid six children who were our neighbors neighbors neigh neigh- bors took me on a nut gathering party part We started earl early one Satur Saturday da day moning in October taking baskets of ot lunch for Cor a picnic at noon a jug of water and two sacks to be filled hUed with nuts I J lived in southeast Missouri and ithe j i the trip was some 8 or 9 miles mules to to the Mississippi river bottoms bottom where was a an a abundance of i hl hickory l K iry ry trees trees' and sor some if p pecan ca trees On this trip we brought home enough nuts to last throughout the winter for eating after alter supper and for mother to use In making delicious de licious nut cakes and candies candles The The day was scon soon spent and we made the long trip back home Inan Inan in inan an old wagon pulled b by two mules mues reaching home after dark and ready for Cor a good warm supper slipper This outing took place about GO 00 i years ago i j Mall to In Ihl to 10 1 The Tb Old OIl timer Community Pro Preto sev Sen I lee lo Box nos SJ S l tor Kentucky I I |