:] The chickens don't lay eggs every day year in and year out. We stored them while they were laying. Every year they take a hiatus.:} I don't recall when that was but we prepared for it.:} We had a large pottery barrel that held them. Do you know what water glass is like.:}:} ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alli :)" <iamcheroke@gmail.com> To: cherokee@rootsweb.com Sent: Sunday, March 30, 2014 2:20:20 PM Subject: Re: [Cherokee Circle] More on Black Drink Why did you store eggs in a glass of water? -----Original Message----- From: cherokee-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:cherokee-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Barbara Young Sent: Sunday, March 30, 2014 12:11 PM To: cherokee@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [Cherokee Circle] More on Black Drink Hi Fran, I had the shivers reading what your Granny said. Thank you for sharing it.:} You are up on me by a few years.:} If I get into the summer, it will be my 83rd.:}I am writing about my life growing up on a farm. Some of the things do seem ancient.:} I helped with haying driving the horse drawn equipment and storing eggs in water glass - oh! that was not fun taking them out.:} Thank you for answering. All the best and enjoy your memories.:} Take good care Barbara ======*====== List archives http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index?list=cherokee ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CHEROKEE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

It was likely in the fall when the moult. Most game chickens will lay hoards in the spring and summer in preparation for setting. Today's more domesticated chickens will lay almost every day with the exception of fall and early winter. Mature hens will begin laying in Jan or Feb Joyce Gaston Reece -----Original Message----- From: Barbara Young Sent: Sunday, March 30, 2014 2:27 PM To: cherokee@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [Cherokee Circle] More on Black Drink :] The chickens don't lay eggs every day year in and year out. We stored them while they were laying. Every year they take a hiatus.:} I don't recall when that was but we prepared for it.:} We had a large pottery barrel that held them. Do you know what water glass is like.:}:} ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alli :)" <iamcheroke@gmail.com> To: cherokee@rootsweb.com Sent: Sunday, March 30, 2014 2:20:20 PM Subject: Re: [Cherokee Circle] More on Black Drink Why did you store eggs in a glass of water? -----Original Message----- From: cherokee-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:cherokee-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Barbara Young Sent: Sunday, March 30, 2014 12:11 PM To: cherokee@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [Cherokee Circle] More on Black Drink Hi Fran, I had the shivers reading what your Granny said. Thank you for sharing it.:} You are up on me by a few years.:} If I get into the summer, it will be my 83rd.:}I am writing about my life growing up on a farm. Some of the things do seem ancient.:} I helped with haying driving the horse drawn equipment and storing eggs in water glass - oh! that was not fun taking them out.:} Thank you for answering. All the best and enjoy your memories.:} Take good care Barbara ======*====== List archives http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index?list=cherokee ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CHEROKEE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ======*====== List archives http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index?list=cherokee ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CHEROKEE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message