My grandmother used to say "forever more" whenever she was surprised. She also used to say , when she was baking, "We got a real good scald on that pie". She could not tell me what it meant. While watching Fried Green Tomatoes, I finally figured out that it meant a nice golden color (I think~!!)

I am sure lots of others on the list have heard "got a good scald on it" You probably hear more men say it than women. When men butchered hogs, they had to dip them in scalding water. Then scrape off the hair and outside skin. they didn't use thermoters, just by feel (my grandfather dipped his finger!) Scalding water is 150 degrees. If the water was too cold by a few degrees the hair would not slip and it was hard to remove (scrape it off). If the water was too hot by a few degrees, the hair would "set" and it was hard to scrape off too. SOOOO if it was "just right" you got a "good scald on it". In my family this was a friday after Thanksgiving ritual... At 05:58 AM 6/12/01 -0400, you wrote: >My grandmother used to say "forever more" whenever she was surprised. She >also used to say , when she was baking, "We got a real good scald on that >pie". She could not tell me what it meant. While watching Fried Green >Tomatoes, I finally figured out that it meant a nice golden color (I >think~!!) > > > >==== MOMARIES Mailing List ==== > > > >============================== >Search over 1 Billion names at Ancestry.com! >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp >