Let's chat about the 1930's
#101
Originally Posted by GrandmaAva
I was born in 1941 into a family that lived as if it were 1920. We shelled black walnuts - anybody else done that? Way different from pecans! We went up in the mountains to pick huckleberries.
My Grandpa and Grandma sold the feed so Mom had her choice of which feed sacks to buy. I had 3 feed sack dresses - my Mom said that was all anybody needed - one to wear, one to wash, and one in case you spilled something on yourself.
My Grandpa and Grandma sold the feed so Mom had her choice of which feed sacks to buy. I had 3 feed sack dresses - my Mom said that was all anybody needed - one to wear, one to wash, and one in case you spilled something on yourself.
My aunt canned quarts & quarts of huckelberries. I can't imagine picking the little bitty things plus washing them using well water (not running out of a tap). But she would put a bowl of them on the table and a pitcher of cream - and boy was it good. I think they call them wild blueberries now don't they?
#102
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Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Austin, TX
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Ramona your story is just like something out of "Reminisce" magazine. I love it.
I was born in 1947 so my mother made many of my clothes out of feed sacks. My uncle worked in a mill in New Braunfels, TX so he would bring her fabric and that would result in school clothes too. My mom also made my Saucy Walker a couple of dresses out of feed sacks which I still have. I am loving these blasts from the past!
I was born in 1947 so my mother made many of my clothes out of feed sacks. My uncle worked in a mill in New Braunfels, TX so he would bring her fabric and that would result in school clothes too. My mom also made my Saucy Walker a couple of dresses out of feed sacks which I still have. I am loving these blasts from the past!
#103
A lot of "talk" here about repurposing things. Ditter43 had a good one, read it here-http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-112047-1.htm
It is so true. People think they recycle good today but it's nothing compared to. I remember taking bottles back for 5 cents and we even had a "special" can outside in the ground for food garbage. It was collected seperately from regular garbage. We had a milk man and even a milk machine up the street mom would send us to. With 6 kids and little money, she used to mix powdered milk with whole milk to stretch it. We used to put water in the ketchup bottle to get every last drop! But I'm off track b/c I'm '61 baby. Mom was '36.
It is so true. People think they recycle good today but it's nothing compared to. I remember taking bottles back for 5 cents and we even had a "special" can outside in the ground for food garbage. It was collected seperately from regular garbage. We had a milk man and even a milk machine up the street mom would send us to. With 6 kids and little money, she used to mix powdered milk with whole milk to stretch it. We used to put water in the ketchup bottle to get every last drop! But I'm off track b/c I'm '61 baby. Mom was '36.
#104
Originally Posted by martha jo
I remember the feed and flour sacs well. As you got bigger, it took more to make a dress so you had to hope you could get them before the pattern changed. My grandmother lived in a small rural town and had chickens in the yard and we lived in a city. She would bring them to me. The feed sacs had a large loose weave and the flour sacs were almost like cotton today to hold the flour in. A flour sac was quite a bit smaller so we usually made things from them that were smaller than dresses. I remember my first piece of bubble gum too. There wasn't any until WWII was over. A neighborhood man took all the kids across town to where it was rumored there was bubble gum. We were each allowed two pieces. I don't even think I want to remember how long we chewed and saved that gum = yuk!
#105
Originally Posted by misseva
Originally Posted by martha jo
I remember the feed and flour sacs well. As you got bigger, it took more to make a dress so you had to hope you could get them before the pattern changed. My grandmother lived in a small rural town and had chickens in the yard and we lived in a city. She would bring them to me. The feed sacs had a large loose weave and the flour sacs were almost like cotton today to hold the flour in. A flour sac was quite a bit smaller so we usually made things from them that were smaller than dresses. I remember my first piece of bubble gum too. There wasn't any until WWII was over. A neighborhood man took all the kids across town to where it was rumored there was bubble gum. We were each allowed two pieces. I don't even think I want to remember how long we chewed and saved that gum = yuk!
#106
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Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: eastern Oklahoma
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I hope this qualifies as what you asked about. I was born in Jan 1938 and they made all my dresses and panties from the feedsacks. I have heard this from my Mom and my Aunt Mary also. She done the sewing not my mom. On into the 40s I can remember the pride I took in haveing a blouse or skirt made from yep,you guessed it.Flour sacks. I sure was proud of haveing something new. My Mom sewed these. I began sewing quilts from flour sacks in 1948. They were all cotton and had floewrs or geometric designs on them Some had like flower petals or leaves on them.
#107
Originally Posted by lyndaloo
Originally Posted by misseva
Originally Posted by martha jo
I remember the feed and flour sacs well. As you got bigger, it took more to make a dress so you had to hope you could get them before the pattern changed. My grandmother lived in a small rural town and had chickens in the yard and we lived in a city. She would bring them to me. The feed sacs had a large loose weave and the flour sacs were almost like cotton today to hold the flour in. A flour sac was quite a bit smaller so we usually made things from them that were smaller than dresses. I remember my first piece of bubble gum too. There wasn't any until WWII was over. A neighborhood man took all the kids across town to where it was rumored there was bubble gum. We were each allowed two pieces. I don't even think I want to remember how long we chewed and saved that gum = yuk!
What a small world.
#108
My mother went through the depression era, but I am not certain of the clothes. She did tell of only having a couple of dresses to wear and shoes that you put cardboard in the inside it they wore through, plus cutting the back seam of the shoe if they were outgrown so you could still wear them. Life was tuff in those days for sure.
#109
My Grandpa was George Stenhouse and I'll bet he was working in your grandpa's mines at that time. It is a small world for sure! My grandpa's and uncles' names are on the miners' monument in Greenwood, how about yours?
#110
Well, I was born in 1940 but I do remember feed sacks. My Grandparents had a ranch in SE Oklahoma and my Brother and I spent most of our summers there until we were grown. I can remember my Grandmother telling my Granddad over and over to be sure and get the sack that matched the one she was sending with him. As I remember most of the time he did pretty good. I also remember 5 cent ice cream cones and sitting on the curb and watching for friends who were arriving in town on Saturday mornings.
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