HOWDY BETTY. I JUST GOT BACK IN THE LIST YESTERDAY (THANKS TO MARGARETT). I HAD MY COMPUTER REPAIRED TODAY. I HAVE CONTACTED BOBBY BARTH. THANKS FOR YOUR HELP AND CONCERN. IT'S GOOD TO BE BACK. WILKIE ----- Original Message ----- From: "Betty Finley" <bettyfinley@hotmail.com> To: <arbradle@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, July 09, 2007 9:19 AM Subject: Re: [ARBRADLE] ARBRADLE Digest, Vol 2, Issue 85 >I was in touch with Wilkie not long ago and this is the email address he > used: > > WWILKINSON004@houston.rr.com > > Betty > > > > > >>From: BobbyBarth767761@aol.com >>Reply-To: arbradle@rootsweb.com >>To: arbradle@rootsweb.com >>Subject: Re: [ARBRADLE] ARBRADLE Digest, Vol 2, Issue 85 >>Date: Mon, 9 Jul 2007 06:49:11 EDT >> >>In a message dated 7/7/2007 2:00:59 A.M. Central Daylight Time, >>arbradle-request@rootsweb.com writes: >> >>I was also trying to contact an individual named "Wilke" but his E-np >> > Mail address is not in service at this time. Any assistance with >> > locating him would be greatly appreciated. >> >>I have a physical address of Wilke, you might want to write him. >> >>Oscar M. Wilkerson >>200 Sandgate Road >>Houston, Texas, 77061 >> >>Bobby Barth >>Friendswood, Tx >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>************************************** See what's free at >>http://www.aol.com. >> >>------------------------------- >>To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>ARBRADLE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > _________________________________________________________________ > http://liveearth.msn.com > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ARBRADLE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Hi List, I've got a general kind of question for you. When I was growing up, my church (in Louisiana) used to have what they called "syrup soppin' suppers." It was mostly biscuits and pancakes and syrup and fixins. My great-great grandfather, raised in Bradley County, was known for "soppin" biscuits. My silly question is: How far back does this tradition go? Did Bradley County residents have "syrup soppin' suppers? Anne Wise annewise@suddenlink.net Bradley County surnames: STUART , THOMAS , ATKINSON sidelines: BENNETT, CARNELL

Anne, I grew up in Marsden, a Bradley County farming community. I was born in 1931, so I've been around awhile. While my age doesn't help me to answer your question, perhaps I can add a little perspective. My father raised sugar cane as well as sorghum, both of which produced syrup. So syrup was in ready supply. We were active in the Marsden Church, but to my recollection we never had an event called a "syrup soppin' supper". What I recall is the marvelous "Dinner-on-the-Ground" event. Dinner was then the midday meal, so a Dinner-on-the-Ground was a feast laid out on blankets, quilts, and the like after a church service. All the ladies brought some of their best dishes, and there were more cookies than even sweets-starved small boys and girls could eat. Those were the years of the Great Depression, and treats were scarce in almost every household. While I don't recall a syrup soppin' supper, it would have been a great addition to our church's social calendar. Gerry Hickman ----- Original Message ----- From: <annewise@suddenlink.net> To: <arbradle@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, July 09, 2007 4:03 PM Subject: [ARBRADLE] Syrup Soppin' Suppers > Hi List, > > I've got a general kind of question for you. > When I was growing up, my church (in Louisiana) used to have what they > called "syrup soppin' suppers." It was mostly biscuits and pancakes and > syrup and fixins. > > My great-great grandfather, raised in Bradley County, was known for > "soppin" > biscuits. > My silly question is: How far back does this tradition go? Did Bradley > County residents have "syrup soppin' suppers? > > Anne Wise > annewise@suddenlink.net > Bradley County surnames: STUART , THOMAS , ATKINSON sidelines: BENNETT, > CARNELL > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ARBRADLE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >