Hello, I need to get away from my computer right now, but I just asked my hubby to remind me of 2 of his childhood stories. He had eye problems as a toddler and around Age 5 he started going to "Mass. Eye and Ear" in Boston. On the way home with his mother, they would stop for lunch, and he had his first taste of "french fries." He came from a poor family, for several reasons, but partly because both sets of his grandparents were immigrants. And, when he was about 10, his uncle built him a shoe-shine box, and he would sit on a Cambridge city-street. When he had made a dollar, he went into the "lunch counter" nearby and asked for "hot chocolate" and toast. The waitress spread something on his toast and he didn't know what it was. It was butter. He said at this home, they would take lard and color it, etc., and make oleo with it. Right at this second, neither one of us can remember the name of the "5 and 10" type store which was in Central Square. It had a "lunch counter" inside the store where you could sit and ask for coffee, or a sandwich and a soda, etc. I know about the "5 and 10's," and I know about the "Ben Franklin Store." But what was the name of the similar store? The store we're thinking of was still existing in New England up until about 5-10 years ago. He said there were other stores which had "lunch counters." He remembers "Gorin's." Betty (near Lowell, MA, USA) List Administrator (My mother was an OK cook, but not great. There were 3 foods which she liked to cook for meals, which I did not like at all. "liver and onions," her version of "pea soup," and asparagus. I still don't like liver. But, as an adult, I tried "fresh asparagus" and liked it. I remembered she had always pulled asparagus out of a can. And, one day I tried "pea soup" in a restaurant, and discovered it wasn't so bad.) (Her mother was a great baker ! She was well-known for her home-made bread and rolls, etc. Because of genealogy, I found out she probably learned how to be a great baker at "The Temporary Home for Women and Children" in Boston. She was the grandmother who was twice-orphaned near Boston, and ended up at Age 10 in an orphanage, and then around 13 or 14 when to "The Temporary Home." She remained there until she was about 20.) (Her Adoptive parents told her she was a "foundling" on the steps of a church in Boston. I believe that was another "lie." I believe that they were her grandparents, and that their married in daughter in CT had a pregnancy outside of her marriage in the "summer of 1888.") (For unknown reasons, my grandmother was given the name, Daisy WATROUS, at birth. At her adoption in 1892, her name was changed to Mary Anna Clark DEXTER. The only thing I can think of is that her birth-father was a WATROUS. Her Adoptive parents "knew" her both her birth-mother and birth-father were, and they never told her. They died between 1899 and 1905, while she was 10 and 16.) (I'm told that WATROUS is a variation on WATERHOUSE.)

Could it be Woolworth's???? AnnE in MN Hello, I need to get away from my computer right now, but I just asked my hubby to remind me of 2 of his childhood stories. He had eye problems as a toddler and around Age 5 he started going to "Mass. Eye and Ear" in Boston. On the way home with his mother, they would stop for lunch, and he had his first taste of "french fries." He came from a poor family, for several reasons, but partly because both sets of his grandparents were immigrants. And, when he was about 10, his uncle built him a shoe-shine box, and he would sit on a Cambridge city-street. When he had made a dollar, he went into the "lunch counter" nearby and asked for "hot chocolate" and toast. The waitress spread something on his toast and he didn't know what it was. It was butter. He said at this home, they would take lard and color it, etc., and make oleo with it. Right at this second, neither one of us can remember the name of the "5 and 10" type store which was in Central Square. It had a "lunch counter" inside the store where you could sit and ask for coffee, or a sandwich and a soda, etc. I know about the "5 and 10's," and I know about the "Ben Franklin Store." But what was the name of the similar store? The store we're thinking of was still existing in New England up until about 5-10 years ago. He said there were other stores which had "lunch counters." He remembers "Gorin's." Betty (near Lowell, MA, USA) List Administrator (My mother was an OK cook, but not great. There were 3 foods which she liked to cook for meals, which I did not like at all. "liver and onions," her version of "pea soup," and asparagus. I still don't like liver. But, as an adult, I tried "fresh asparagus" and liked it. I remembered she had always pulled asparagus out of a can. And, one day I tried "pea soup" in a restaurant, and discovered it wasn't so bad.) (Her mother was a great baker ! She was well-known for her home-made bread and rolls, etc. Because of genealogy, I found out she probably learned how to be a great baker at "The Temporary Home for Women and Children" in Boston. She was the grandmother who was twice-orphaned near Boston, and ended up at Age 10 in an orphanage, and then around 13 or 14 when to "The Temporary Home." She remained there until she was about 20.) (Her Adoptive parents told her she was a "foundling" on the steps of a church in Boston. I believe that was another "lie." I believe that they were her grandparents, and that their married in daughter in CT had a pregnancy outside of her marriage in the "summer of 1888.") (For unknown reasons, my grandmother was given the name, Daisy WATROUS, at birth. At her adoption in 1892, her name was changed to Mary Anna Clark DEXTER. The only thing I can think of is that her birth-father was a WATROUS. Her Adoptive parents "knew" her both her birth-mother and birth-father were, and they never told her. They died between 1899 and 1905, while she was 10 and 16.) (I'm told that WATROUS is a variation on WATERHOUSE.) When you want to respond to a query or comment posted on this List, I find it MUCH easier to post a new message -- remembering to include the SUBJECT from the post you are responding to !! Please make sure there is a SURNAME or place-name in the Subject. To search the archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?path=CAN-USA-MIGRATION The information page is: http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Immigration/CAN-USA-MIGRATION.html ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CAN-USA-MIGRATION-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

It wasn't Woolworth's, was it???? -----Original Message----- From: can-usa-migration-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:can-usa-migration-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Betty Sent: Saturday, July 11, 2009 9:14 AM To: can-usa-migration@rootsweb.com Subject: [CAN-USA-MIG] Foods You First Ate as a Child in '40's Hello, I need to get away from my computer right now, but I just asked my hubby to remind me of 2 of his childhood stories. He had eye problems as a toddler and around Age 5 he started going to "Mass. Eye and Ear" in Boston. On the way home with his mother, they would stop for lunch, and he had his first taste of "french fries." He came from a poor family, for several reasons, but partly because both sets of his grandparents were immigrants. And, when he was about 10, his uncle built him a shoe-shine box, and he would sit on a Cambridge city-street. When he had made a dollar, he went into the "lunch counter" nearby and asked for "hot chocolate" and toast. The waitress spread something on his toast and he didn't know what it was. It was butter. He said at this home, they would take lard and color it, etc., and make oleo with it. Right at this second, neither one of us can remember the name of the "5 and 10" type store which was in Central Square. It had a "lunch counter" inside the store where you could sit and ask for coffee, or a sandwich and a soda, etc. I know about the "5 and 10's," and I know about the "Ben Franklin Store." But what was the name of the similar store? The store we're thinking of was still existing in New England up until about 5-10 years ago. He said there were other stores which had "lunch counters." He remembers "Gorin's." Betty (near Lowell, MA, USA) List Administrator (My mother was an OK cook, but not great. There were 3 foods which she liked to cook for meals, which I did not like at all. "liver and onions," her version of "pea soup," and asparagus. I still don't like liver. But, as an adult, I tried "fresh asparagus" and liked it. I remembered she had always pulled asparagus out of a can. And, one day I tried "pea soup" in a restaurant, and discovered it wasn't so bad.) (Her mother was a great baker ! She was well-known for her home-made bread and rolls, etc. Because of genealogy, I found out she probably learned how to be a great baker at "The Temporary Home for Women and Children" in Boston. She was the grandmother who was twice-orphaned near Boston, and ended up at Age 10 in an orphanage, and then around 13 or 14 when to "The Temporary Home." She remained there until she was about 20.) (Her Adoptive parents told her she was a "foundling" on the steps of a church in Boston. I believe that was another "lie." I believe that they were her grandparents, and that their married in daughter in CT had a pregnancy outside of her marriage in the "summer of 1888.") (For unknown reasons, my grandmother was given the name, Daisy WATROUS, at birth. At her adoption in 1892, her name was changed to Mary Anna Clark DEXTER. The only thing I can think of is that her birth-father was a WATROUS. Her Adoptive parents "knew" her both her birth-mother and birth-father were, and they never told her. They died between 1899 and 1905, while she was 10 and 16.) (I'm told that WATROUS is a variation on WATERHOUSE.) When you want to respond to a query or comment posted on this List, I find it MUCH easier to post a new message -- remembering to include the SUBJECT from the post you are responding to !! Please make sure there is a SURNAME or place-name in the Subject. To search the archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?path=CAN-USA-MIGRATION The information page is: http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Immigration/CAN-USA-MIGRATION.html ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CAN-USA-MIGRATION-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I remember Gorins. The sign said Go In Gorins. Is the 5 & 10 you're thinking of Woolworths or Kresges? I remember a 5 & 10 in Central Sq. too, but I'm not sure which one it was. Pat ----- Original Message ----- From: "Betty" <bbffrrpp@comcast.net> To: <can-usa-migration@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, July 11, 2009 9:13 AM Subject: [CAN-USA-MIG] Foods You First Ate as a Child in '40's > Hello, > > I need to get away from my computer right now, but I just asked my hubby > to > remind me of 2 of his childhood stories. He had eye problems as a > toddler and around Age 5 he started going to "Mass. Eye and Ear" in > Boston. > On the way home with his mother, they would stop for lunch, and he had his > first taste of "french fries." > > He came from a poor family, for several reasons, but partly because both > sets of his grandparents were immigrants. And, when he was about 10, > his > uncle built him a shoe-shine box, and he would sit on a Cambridge > city-street. When he had made a dollar, he went into the "lunch counter" > nearby and asked for "hot chocolate" and toast. The waitress spread > something on his toast and he didn't know what it was. It was butter. > > He said at this home, they would take lard and color it, etc., and make > oleo > with it. > > Right at this second, neither one of us can remember the name of the "5 > and > 10" type store which was in Central Square. It had a "lunch counter" > inside the store where you could sit and ask for coffee, or a sandwich and > a > soda, etc. I know about the "5 and 10's," and I know about the "Ben > Franklin Store." But what was the name of the similar store? The > store we're thinking of was still existing in New England up until about > 5-10 years ago. > > He said there were other stores which had "lunch counters." He > remembers > "Gorin's." > > Betty (near Lowell, MA, USA) > > List Administrator > > > (My mother was an OK cook, but not great. There were 3 foods which she > liked to cook for meals, which I did not like at all. "liver and > onions," her version of "pea soup," and asparagus. I still don't > like > liver. But, as an adult, I tried "fresh asparagus" and liked it. I > remembered she had always pulled asparagus out of a can. And, one day I > tried "pea soup" in a restaurant, and discovered it wasn't so bad.) > > (Her mother was a great baker ! She was well-known for her home-made > bread and rolls, etc. Because of genealogy, I found out she probably > learned how to be a great baker at "The Temporary Home for Women and > Children" in Boston. She was the grandmother who was twice-orphaned > near > Boston, and ended up at Age 10 in an orphanage, and then around 13 or 14 > when to "The Temporary Home." She remained there until she was about > 20.) > (Her Adoptive parents told her she was a "foundling" on the steps of a > church in Boston. I believe that was another "lie." I believe that > they were her grandparents, and that their married in daughter in CT had a > pregnancy outside of her marriage in the "summer of 1888.") > > (For unknown reasons, my grandmother was given the name, Daisy WATROUS, at > birth. At her adoption in 1892, her name was changed to Mary Anna Clark > DEXTER. The only thing I can think of is that her birth-father was a > WATROUS. Her Adoptive parents "knew" her both her birth-mother and > birth-father were, and they never told her. They died between 1899 and > 1905, while she was 10 and 16.) > > (I'm told that WATROUS is a variation on WATERHOUSE.) > > > When you want to respond to a query or comment posted on this List, I > find it MUCH easier to post a new message -- remembering to include the > SUBJECT from the post you are responding to !! Please make sure there > is a SURNAME or place-name in the Subject. > > To search the archives: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?path=CAN-USA-MIGRATION > The information page is: > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Immigration/CAN-USA-MIGRATION.html > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > CAN-USA-MIGRATION-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.392 / Virus Database: 270.13.27/2258 - Release Date: 07/24/09 05:58:00