Do any of you remember "Wings" cigerates? Mother somked them and we saved the cards with pictures of airplanes for awhile but then they got lost when we moved about ao much. Darn. Charles ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ruth Barton" <mrgjb@sover.net> To: <NYNIAGAR-FOLKS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, March 20, 2005 4:04 PM Subject: Re: [FOLKS] Collecting Tin Foil During WWII >I was born in '42 but I still remember certain aspects of the war. I > remember rationing, tokens, and yes, collecting the tin foil off cigarette > packs and gum wrappers. We live on what used to be the main route through > eastern Vermont before the interstate went in so there was quite a lot of > stuff thrown out and we used to pick up and save the tin foil. Ruth > > > > > At 8:28 AM -0500 3/20/05, evelyn wrote: >>Hello all, >> >>Having been born in 1940 one wouldn't think I'd have any memories of WW2, >>but such is not the case. The songs of that time are some of my >>favorites, >>and I remember bringing money to school (I started in first grade at age 5 >>so this had to be at least June of 1945) to buy stamps that went in a >>small >>paper book.) ??? What do you think? Do I have this correct or is my >>memory >>playing games with me this morning? >> >> >>My family was poor anyways, so I don't recall eating less since my father >>had a vegetable garden, raised chickens for eggs and meat, and usally got >>a >>deer each hunting season. Plus my mom worked at a nearby fruit farm. As >>for collecting tin foil and such - it must have happened though I don't >>remember. Perhaps with my earliest childhood being during WW2 is where I >>learned to be frugal and not waste. >> >>Evelyn > > -- > Ruth Barton > mrgjb@sover.net > Dummerston, VT >