Ohh, you just ruined that nice brown cornybread with the gravy. No, I'll take mine plain to eat with some good fresh vegetables, or crumbled into a glass of milk. That sounds soooo good. My mother used to fry cornbread on top of the stove. I have no idea how she did it but when she just wanted a small amount of cornbread, like for herself, she would fry it instead of baking it. It isn't something I would want all the time but I wish I knew her recipe for doing it. Emma > Date: Sun, 10 Oct 2010 10:08:13 +0000 > From: freckletoes@comcast.net > To: southern-chat@rootsweb.com > Subject: [SOUTHERN-CHAT] scalded milk cornbread???. > > oh for corn sakes.... dug out mom's old cookbook and found a recipe for cornybread using scalded milk. Anyone ever hear of this. It was so simple...no flour...just baking powder/salt/corn meal/scalded milk/egg. I am trying to duplicate my Gramma Ruth's cornybread....it was grainy...and sorta dry. But I'll be dang diddley durned - I can't get it right. Am just about to die for some of Gramma's cornybread covered with gravy!! > > paula in sw fla usa....it's finally cool enough to cook > xoxoxo > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SOUTHERN-CHAT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

The listing below tells it all...On more lists than one folks began discussing Religion and Politics and soon flaming began...and folks started dropping out. IF you know of a list that encourages Religion and Politics maybe you could send the addresses in ??? I'm not the Moderator, but when I answered as to allowed content I didn't know I had to BE the moderator...just tried to help someone who asked a question .... Jeannie T """ SOUTHERN-CHAT-L > > Topic: Discussing of all things Southern from Southern surnames to Southern recipes and folklore."""""""" ____________________________________________________________ Refinance Now 3.7% FIXED $160,000 Mortgage for $547/mo. FREE. No Obligation. Get 4 Quotes! http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/4cb14cb55dad11f5d0m06duc

Strange how things get started. Like a ball..it picks up more momentum as it rolls down a hill!! LOL I came in around the middle of it...hadn't the slightest idea what was going on. Poor Belle feels that people have been critical b/c of religion..or at least something close to that. Personally, I like the list the way it is & see no point to even discuss changing it. Once in a while, we have some problems come up & just like that ball..it seem to pick up more momentum as it rolls down a hill (as people start discussing things). Have to go & get to bed. I'm going to be in trouble if I cannot get up in time for church tomorrow. ~J ----- Original Message ----- From: <askgranny@juno.com> To: <southern-chat@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, October 09, 2010 10:28 PM Subject: Re: [SOUTHERN-CHAT] Misc.. > The listing below tells it all...On more lists than one folks began > discussing Religion and Politics and soon flaming began...and folks > started dropping out. IF you know of a list that encourages Religion and > Politics maybe you could send the addresses in ??? I'm not the Moderator, > but when I answered as to allowed content I didn't know I had to BE the > moderator...just tried to help someone who asked a question .... Jeannie > T > > > """ SOUTHERN-CHAT-L >> >> Topic: Discussing of all things Southern from Southern surnames to > Southern recipes and folklore."""""""" > ____________________________________________________________ > Refinance Now 3.7% FIXED > $160,000 Mortgage for $547/mo. FREE. No Obligation. Get 4 Quotes! > http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/4cb14cb55dad11f5d0m06duc > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > SOUTHERN-CHAT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

MaryClyde, The last thing I would want is to have another list. This one has such nice people on it & I would feel as though I had lost friends if this list was dissolved or changed. I agree with you, we have to be careful of what & how we say things. In the past, I have accidentally hurt people's feelings & that is the last thing that I would want to do to any one on this list. ~J ----- Original Message ----- From: "MaryClyde" <maryclyde@comporium.net> To: <southern-chat@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, October 09, 2010 11:43 AM Subject: Re: [SOUTHERN-CHAT] Misc.. > OH no, no, no!!! We don't, or I don't anyway, want to start a new list... > Some of us have been on this list for years and years. I'm not leaving... > "all things Southern" sounds like we can talk about anything!!! Be it > Southern religion...or Southern politics... or Southern families... or > Southern whatever! We just have to be careful by not saying something > that > hurts anothers feelings!!! What do you other list members think? > I've tried many times to contact the list administrator but haven't been > able to. I went to Rootsweb and here's what I copied... > SOUTHERN-CHAT-L > lists2 > > Topic: Discussing of all things Southern from Southern surnames to > Southern > recipes and folklore. > > For questions about this list, contact the list administrator at > SOUTHERN-CHAT-admin@rootsweb.com. > > a.. Subscribing. Clicking on one of the shortcut links below should work, > but if your browser doesn't understand them, try these manual > instructions: > to join SOUTHERN-CHAT-L, send mail to SOUTHERN-CHAT-L-request@rootsweb.com > with the single word subscribe in the message subject and body. To join > SOUTHERN-CHAT-D, do the same thing with > SOUTHERN-CHAT-D-request@rootsweb.com. > a.. Subscribe to SOUTHERN-CHAT-L > b.. Subscribe to SOUTHERN-CHAT-D (digest) > b.. Unsubscribing. To leave SOUTHERN-CHAT-L, send mail to > SOUTHERN-CHAT-L-request@rootsweb.com with the single word unsubscribe in > the > message subject and body. To leave SOUTHERN-CHAT-D, do the same thing with > SOUTHERN-CHAT-D-request@rootsweb.com. > a.. Unsubscribe from SOUTHERN-CHAT-L > b.. Unsubscribe from SOUTHERN-CHAT-D (digest) > c.. Archives. You can search the archives for a specific message or > browse > them, going from one message to another. Some list archives are not > available; if there is a link here to an archive but the link doesn't > work, > it probably just means that no messages have been posted to that list yet. > a.. Search the SOUTHERN-CHAT archives > b.. Browse the SOUTHERN-CHAT archives > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "jkaywojack" <jkaywojack@aol.com> > To: <southern-chat@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, October 09, 2010 1:00 PM > Subject: Re: [SOUTHERN-CHAT] Misc.. > > >> Who scolded you for your religious views? Shame on them. Maybe we >> should >> start a new site where people are free to express their views on religion >> and politics. >> Kay >> >> >> >> In a message dated 10/08/10 17:31:24 Central Daylight Time, >> belleshep@cox.net writes: >> I was strongly scolded for my comments on religion.Is it ok to push >> your views on Polotics? >> >> Belle >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> SOUTHERN-CHAT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without >> the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> SOUTHERN-CHAT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without >> the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > SOUTHERN-CHAT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I was only thinking that the discussion topics don't need to be censored. The things discussed here are great and it is a joy to read about memories from the past. But, to my way of thinking, there is no reason to put any topic off limits as long as it is discussed in a civil and tasteful manner. Kay In a message dated 10/09/10 13:43:08 Central Daylight Time, maryclyde@comporium.net writes: OH no, no, no!!! We don't, or I don't anyway, want to start a new list... Some of us have been on this list for years and years. I'm not leaving... "all things Southern" sounds like we can talk about anything!!! Be it Southern religion...or Southern politics... or Southern families... or Southern whatever! We just have to be careful by not saying something that hurts anothers feelings!!! What do you other list members think? I've tried many times to contact the list administrator but haven't been able to. I went to Rootsweb and here's what I copied... SOUTHERN-CHAT-L lists2 Topic: Discussing of all things Southern from Southern surnames to Southern recipes and folklore. For questions about this list, contact the list administrator at SOUTHERN-CHAT-admin@rootsweb.com. a.. Subscribing. Clicking on one of the shortcut links below should work, but if your browser doesn't understand them, try these manual instructions: to join SOUTHERN-CHAT-L, send mail to SOUTHERN-CHAT-L-request@rootsweb.com with the single word subscribe in the message subject and body. To join SOUTHERN-CHAT-D, do the same thing with SOUTHERN-CHAT-D-request@rootsweb.com. a.. Subscribe to SOUTHERN-CHAT-L b.. Subscribe to SOUTHERN-CHAT-D (digest) b.. Unsubscribing. To leave SOUTHERN-CHAT-L, send mail to SOUTHERN-CHAT-L-request@rootsweb.com with the single word unsubscribe in the message subject and body. To leave SOUTHERN-CHAT-D, do the same thing with SOUTHERN-CHAT-D-request@rootsweb.com. a.. Unsubscribe from SOUTHERN-CHAT-L b.. Unsubscribe from SOUTHERN-CHAT-D (digest) c.. Archives. You can search the archives for a specific message or browse them, going from one message to another. Some list archives are not available; if there is a link here to an archive but the link doesn't work, it probably just means that no messages have been posted to that list yet. a.. Search the SOUTHERN-CHAT archives b.. Browse the SOUTHERN-CHAT archives ----- Original Message ----- From: "jkaywojack" <jkaywojack@aol.com> To: <southern-chat@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, October 09, 2010 1:00 PM Subject: Re: [SOUTHERN-CHAT] Misc.. > Who scolded you for your religious views? Shame on them. Maybe we should > start a new site where people are free to express their views on religion > and politics. > Kay > > > > In a message dated 10/08/10 17:31:24 Central Daylight Time, > belleshep@cox.net writes: > I was strongly scolded for my comments on religion.Is it ok to push > your views on Polotics? > > Belle > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > SOUTHERN-CHAT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > SOUTHERN-CHAT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SOUTHERN-CHAT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

OH no, no, no!!! We don't, or I don't anyway, want to start a new list... Some of us have been on this list for years and years. I'm not leaving... "all things Southern" sounds like we can talk about anything!!! Be it Southern religion...or Southern politics... or Southern families... or Southern whatever! We just have to be careful by not saying something that hurts anothers feelings!!! What do you other list members think? I've tried many times to contact the list administrator but haven't been able to. I went to Rootsweb and here's what I copied... SOUTHERN-CHAT-L lists2 Topic: Discussing of all things Southern from Southern surnames to Southern recipes and folklore. For questions about this list, contact the list administrator at SOUTHERN-CHAT-admin@rootsweb.com. a.. Subscribing. Clicking on one of the shortcut links below should work, but if your browser doesn't understand them, try these manual instructions: to join SOUTHERN-CHAT-L, send mail to SOUTHERN-CHAT-L-request@rootsweb.com with the single word subscribe in the message subject and body. To join SOUTHERN-CHAT-D, do the same thing with SOUTHERN-CHAT-D-request@rootsweb.com. a.. Subscribe to SOUTHERN-CHAT-L b.. Subscribe to SOUTHERN-CHAT-D (digest) b.. Unsubscribing. To leave SOUTHERN-CHAT-L, send mail to SOUTHERN-CHAT-L-request@rootsweb.com with the single word unsubscribe in the message subject and body. To leave SOUTHERN-CHAT-D, do the same thing with SOUTHERN-CHAT-D-request@rootsweb.com. a.. Unsubscribe from SOUTHERN-CHAT-L b.. Unsubscribe from SOUTHERN-CHAT-D (digest) c.. Archives. You can search the archives for a specific message or browse them, going from one message to another. Some list archives are not available; if there is a link here to an archive but the link doesn't work, it probably just means that no messages have been posted to that list yet. a.. Search the SOUTHERN-CHAT archives b.. Browse the SOUTHERN-CHAT archives ----- Original Message ----- From: "jkaywojack" <jkaywojack@aol.com> To: <southern-chat@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, October 09, 2010 1:00 PM Subject: Re: [SOUTHERN-CHAT] Misc.. > Who scolded you for your religious views? Shame on them. Maybe we should > start a new site where people are free to express their views on religion > and politics. > Kay > > > > In a message dated 10/08/10 17:31:24 Central Daylight Time, > belleshep@cox.net writes: > I was strongly scolded for my comments on religion.Is it ok to push > your views on Polotics? > > Belle > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > SOUTHERN-CHAT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > SOUTHERN-CHAT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

This was just posted on another list and it's too good not to post here also. Emma > > *S**outhern women appreciate their natural* > > * assets:* > > > > > Clean skin. > > A winning smile. > > That unforgettable Southern drawl.. > > > > > *Southern women know their manners:* > > 'Yes, ma'am.' > > 'Yes, sir.' > > 'Why, no, Billy!' > > > > > *Southern women have a distinct way with fond expressions* : > > 'Y'all come back!' > > 'Well, bless your heart.' > > 'Drop by when you can.' > > 'How's your Momma?' > > > > > *Southern women know their summer weather report:* > > Humidity > > Humidity > > Humidity > > > > > *Southern women know their vacation spots:* > > The beach > > The rivuh > > The crick > > > > > *Southern women know the joys of June, July, and August:* > > Colorful hi-heel sandals > > Strapless sun dresses > > Iced sweet tea with mint > > Straw hats and big sunglasses > > > > > *Southern women know everybody's first name:* > > Honey > > Darlin' > > Shugah > > > > > *Southern women know the movies that speak to their hearts:* > > Fried Green Tomatoes > > Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood > > Steel Magnolias > > Gone With The Wind > > > > > > *Southern women know their religions:* > > Baptist > > Methodist > > Catholic > > Football > > > > > *Southern women know their country breakfasts:* > > Red-eye gravy > > Grits > > Eggs > > Country ham > > Mouth-watering homemade biscuits with momma's homemade jelly > > > > > *Southern women know their cities dripping with Southern charm:* > > Chawl'stn > > S'vanah > > Foat Wuth > > N'awlins > > Addlanna > > > > > *Southern women know their elegant gentlemen:* > > Men in uniform. > > Men in tuxedos > > Rhett Butler > > > > > *Southern girls know their prime real estate:* > > The Mall > > The Country Club > > The Beauty Salon > > > > > *Southern girls know the 3 deadly sins:* > > Having bad hair and nails > > Having bad manners > > Cooking bad food > > > > *More Suth en-ism's:* > > Only a Southerner knows the difference between a* hissie fit* and a* > **conniption > fit*, and that you don't 'HAVE' them, you 'PITCH' them. > > _____ > > Only a Southerner knows how many fish, collard greens, turnip greens, peas, > beans, etc, make up* 'a mess.'* > > _____ > > Only a Southerner can show or point out to you the general direction of* ** > 'yonder.'* > > _____ > > Only a Southerner knows exactly how long* 'directly'* is, as in: 'Going to > town, be back directly.' > > _____ > > Even Southern babies know that *'Gimme some sugar'* is not a request for the > white, granular sweet substance that sits in a pretty little bowl in the > middle of the table. > > _____ > > All Southerners know exactly when *'by and by'* is. They might not use the > term, but they know the concept well. > > _____ > > Only a Southerner knows instinctively that the best gesture of solace for a > neighbor who's got trouble is a plate of hot fried chicken and a big bowl of > *cold potato salad*. If the neighbor's trouble is a real crisis, they also > know to add a large banana puddin! > > _____ > > Only Southerners grow up knowing the difference between* 'right near' *and* 'a > right far piece.'* They also know that* **'just down the road'* > > can be 1 mile or 20.. > > _____ > > Only a Southerner both knows and understands the difference between a > redneck, a good ol' boy, and po' white trash. > > _____ > > No true Southerner would ever assume that the car with the flashing turn > signal is actually going to make a turn. > > _____ > > A Southerner knows that* 'fixin'* can be used as a noun, a verb, or an > adverb. > > _____ > > Only Southerners make friends while standing in lines, and when we're 'in > line,' we talk to everybody! > > _____ > > Put 100 Southerners in a room and half of them will discover they're > related, even if only by marriage. > > _____ > > In the South,* y'all* is singular,* all y'all* is plural. > > _____ > > Southerners know grits come from corn and how to eat them. > > _____ > > Every Southerner knows tomatoes with eggs, bacon, grits, and coffee are > perfectly wonderful; that red eye gravy is also a breakfast food; and that > fried green tomatoes are not a breakfast food. > > _____ > > When you hear someone say, 'Well, I caught myself lookin',' you know you are > in the presence of a genuine Southerner! > > _____ > > Only true Southerners say* 'sweet tea, ''sweet milk,' and 'light bread'*. Sweet > tea indicates the need for sugar and lots of it we do not like our tea > unsweetened. 'Sweet milk' means you don't want buttermilk. And 'Light > bread' is white bread. > > _____ > > And a true Southerner knows you don't scream obscenities at little old > ladies who drive 30 MPH on the freeway. You just say*,'Bless her > heart'......* > > and go your own way. > > _____ > > To those of you who are still a little embarrassed by your Southernness: > Take two tent revivals and a dose of sausage gravy and call me in the > morning. Bless your heart! > > _____ > > And to those of you who are still having a hard time understanding all this > Southern stuff, .. bless your hearts, I hear they are fixin' to have classes > on Southernness as a second language! > > _____ > > And for those that are not from the South but have lived here for a long > time, all y'all need a sign to hang on y'alls front porch that reads 'I > ain't from the South, but I got here as fast as I could.' > > > > > *Southern girls know men may come and go, but friends are fahevah* ! > > > > *Now....... Shugah, send this to someone who** **was raised in the South or > wish they had** **been!* > > *If you're a Northern transplant, Bless your** **little heart, fake it..* > > *We know you got** **here as fast as you could.* > > > ------------------------------ > > > > <h@aol.com> > > > > > > > > <http://www.incredimail.com/index.asp?id=109095&rui=61774397> > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > > > > > > -- > "If you don't get outside every day, even for a minute, you have not > appreciated what God has done. It makes you grateful for our surroundings, > and it starts your day differently." > > Johnny Cash > > > > > > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mbousman1/memory.htm > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MEMORY-LANE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I'm not anxious to have another list started either. Sounds like the other list would just be about religion. I like this one that we can chat about anything. We don't seem to chat about too much southern stuff but that's OK too with me. I like the back and forth chatting that we do. Emma > > OH no, no, no!!! We don't, or I don't anyway, want to start a new list... > Some of us have been on this list for years and years. I'm not leaving... > "all things Southern" sounds like we can talk about anything!!! Be it > Southern religion...or Southern politics... or Southern families... or > Southern whatever! We just have to be careful by not saying something that > hurts anothers feelings!!! What do you other list members think? > I've tried many times to contact the list administrator but haven't been > able to. I went to Rootsweb and here's what I copied... > SOUTHERN-CHAT-L > lists2 > > Topic: Discussing of all things Southern from Southern surnames to Southern > recipes and folklore. >

Who scolded you for your religious views? Shame on them. Maybe we should start a new site where people are free to express their views on religion and politics. Kay In a message dated 10/08/10 17:31:24 Central Daylight Time, belleshep@cox.net writes: I was strongly scolded for my comments on religion.Is it ok to push your views on Polotics? Belle ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SOUTHERN-CHAT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I'm a bit confused as far as what is going on. I think I wrote earlier that I had not been told the "rules" on this list when I joined. We seem to have a very elusive moderator..and to me, he/she should be the one who is telling the folks what is acceptable & what isn't acceptable. I'm perfectly willing to go along with any rules. Like someone says, if you want to discuss things which are not allowed on the list, then do it privately. No sense in exposing folks to things which they don't care to hear about!!! And now for me, it's bed time!! We put our down comforter on our bed tonight & we have the windows open. We may have to close the windows b/c I think I smelled burning wood & my husband cannot tolerate that with his COPD. G'Night, friends!!! ~J ----- Original Message ----- From: "MaryClyde" <maryclyde@comporium.net> To: <southern-chat@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, October 08, 2010 3:58 PM Subject: Re: [SOUTHERN-CHAT] Misc.. > Hi Belle, > I think it's safe now... I believe our "scolder" has left us! By the way, > I > hope you had a wonderful birthday... I'm a little late, but, HAPPY > BIRTHDAY!!! > Love, > MaryClyde > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Belle Shepherd" <belleshep@cox.net> > To: "Jen LaBonte" <AZJen@npgcable.com> > Cc: <homespun@rootsweb.com>; <KYHeritageFolklore@yahoogroups.com>; > <southern-chat@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, October 08, 2010 6:36 PM > Subject: [SOUTHERN-CHAT] Misc.. > > >> I was strongly scolded for my comments on religion.Is it ok to push >> your views on Polotics? >> >> Belle >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> SOUTHERN-CHAT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without >> the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > SOUTHERN-CHAT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Interesting...if you folks are referring to this list, I have never heard "rules" regarding what we were to talk about one way or another. Grant you, it's best to keep away from certain topics b/c it can cause problems. However, when I joined..I was not told what I could or could not talk about. If this is the case, then I'd like to be told by our "elusive" moderator what the rules are. I'm very willing to go along with whatever rules there might or might not be on a list..but I'd like to hear it from someone who is in charge. ~J ----- Original Message ----- From: <askgranny@juno.com> To: <southern-chat@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, October 08, 2010 10:44 PM Subject: Re: [SOUTHERN-CHAT] Misc.. >I was told no politics, either...Guess it all boils down to no talking > about religion, politics, sexual preferences, our age, maybe ? The ones > who like to talk about those subject can do it off line.....I've seen > lists torn apart ...Jeannie T > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > On Fri, 8 Oct 2010 15:36:39 -0700 "Belle Shepherd" <belleshep@cox.net> > writes: >> I was strongly scolded for my comments on religion.Is it ok to >> push your views on Polotics? >> >> Belle > > ____________________________________________________________ > Get Free Email with Video Mail & Video Chat! > http://www.juno.com/freeemail?refcd=JUTAGOUT1FREM0210 > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > SOUTHERN-CHAT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I was told no politics, either...Guess it all boils down to no talking about religion, politics, sexual preferences, our age, maybe ? The ones who like to talk about those subject can do it off line.....I've seen lists torn apart ...Jeannie T ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ On Fri, 8 Oct 2010 15:36:39 -0700 "Belle Shepherd" <belleshep@cox.net> writes: > I was strongly scolded for my comments on religion.Is it ok to > push your views on Polotics? > > Belle ____________________________________________________________ Get Free Email with Video Mail & Video Chat! http://www.juno.com/freeemail?refcd=JUTAGOUT1FREM0210

Hi Belle, I think it's safe now... I believe our "scolder" has left us! By the way, I hope you had a wonderful birthday... I'm a little late, but, HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! Love, MaryClyde ----- Original Message ----- From: "Belle Shepherd" <belleshep@cox.net> To: "Jen LaBonte" <AZJen@npgcable.com> Cc: <homespun@rootsweb.com>; <KYHeritageFolklore@yahoogroups.com>; <southern-chat@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, October 08, 2010 6:36 PM Subject: [SOUTHERN-CHAT] Misc.. > I was strongly scolded for my comments on religion.Is it ok to push > your views on Polotics? > > Belle > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > SOUTHERN-CHAT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

I was strongly scolded for my comments on religion.Is it ok to push your views on Polotics? Belle

The closest I have been to cotton plants was when I was visiting relatives in the south. We also have cotton fields out here in AZ..plenty of them & people are always surprised to learn that many people make their living off of cotton which grows in AZ. I remember the first time I ever saw cotton...I couldn't imagine why these plants had white puffy stuff on them. I did end up going up close so I could actually see for myself how it grew. I really wish the children that I taught school, had this experience. Most of them didn't even have the slightest idea how or where cotton grew. I can understand how those plants could be quite hard on your hands. I never realized, however, that clean cotton brought more money . After my husband & I bought our first home & had built our 3 car garage out in back of our house...we put in a very large patch of strawberries which I guess you could say were ever 'bearying'. Paul & I used to come home from work every day & pick strawberries. My 2 sister-in-laws had gone in on it with me..but when it came to taking care of the plants..our even coming over to pick their share, they never had time. One day I ask this other insurance claims adjuster if he wanted to stop by my house after work & pick some strawberries. I knew that Joe had several sons & figured the kids would love the strawberries. Joe got to our house shortly after I did & he walked around our yard looking every where. Finally he asked where the strawberry trees were. I explained to him that the strawberries grew on the plants on the ground behind our garage. I think Joe went home with around 3 cash & carry bags that night. He said the next day at work that his boys had finished up nearly all that he brought home. Makes you wonder just how much children are taught in school...or if they are taught anything to begin with?? Maybe they didn't have strawberry plants in Mexico. ~J ----- Original Message ----- From: <askgranny@juno.com> To: <southern-chat@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, October 06, 2010 9:41 PM Subject: Re: [SOUTHERN-CHAT] Home made mattresses > You may have treated the cotton bolls so all opened at once..We didn't do > that....Yes, I remember those sharp pointed cotton bolls tearing up my > cuticles.....Some folks wore gloves with the fingers cut off to protect > their hands..we didn't have any of those....By the time you got the > cotton field picked over you would notice with disgust it was time to > start all over again...And those patches of cockle burrs you had to work > your way through...Had to not only put up with them scratching you, but > you must remove them from the clingy cotton...Clean picked cotton paid > more at the cotton gin...and when it was time to pick the bolls that > didn't open good...We hated that...Cold weather would hit before all the > bolls popped open, and those bolls would just be partly open....Had to > pick all of them...and we were paid less, too...This was after we got big > enough to hire out to make school money. None of us got a penny of > allowance for any of the work we did. Heck, our parents were feeding us > and taking care of us, right ? If we'd pushed that allowance deal we > would be eating off the mantel that night....No worries..we'd never heard > the word allowance. > > Ever think what your dad had to do to grow that cotton ? Daddy broke the > ground with a single row plow..Then he disked it with a disk that covered > 2 or 3 rows...then he raked it...small rake then he made raised > rows..one at a time. Then he planted it with a one row planter. When it > was big enough to hoe he went up and down each side of the row and > scraped it...took off some dirt so just the row was standing tall. We > hoed out grass and weeds and thinned the cotton if necessary. When the > weeds and grass we had pulled out into the middle was dead our Dad went > up and down each middle and tilled the weeds into the soil....Jeannie T > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > On Wed, 6 Oct 2010 10:28:59 -0400 "MaryClyde" <maryclyde@comporium.net> > writes: >> Hmmm... sounds like your life was about like mine! I remember working > in the fields of cotton...hoeing to keep the weeds out of it...I > remember chopping down some of the plants and sticking it back down in > the ground so Daddy wouldn't know... > ____________________________________________________________ > Refinance Now 3.7% FIXED > $160,000 Mortgage for $547/mo. FREE. No Obligation. Get 4 Quotes! > http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/4cad4db6507401817bm06duc > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > SOUTHERN-CHAT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

You may have treated the cotton bolls so all opened at once..We didn't do that....Yes, I remember those sharp pointed cotton bolls tearing up my cuticles.....Some folks wore gloves with the fingers cut off to protect their hands..we didn't have any of those....By the time you got the cotton field picked over you would notice with disgust it was time to start all over again...And those patches of cockle burrs you had to work your way through...Had to not only put up with them scratching you, but you must remove them from the clingy cotton...Clean picked cotton paid more at the cotton gin...and when it was time to pick the bolls that didn't open good...We hated that...Cold weather would hit before all the bolls popped open, and those bolls would just be partly open....Had to pick all of them...and we were paid less, too...This was after we got big enough to hire out to make school money. None of us got a penny of allowance for any of the work we did. Heck, our parents were feeding us and taking care of us, right ? If we'd pushed that allowance deal we would be eating off the mantel that night....No worries..we'd never heard the word allowance. Ever think what your dad had to do to grow that cotton ? Daddy broke the ground with a single row plow..Then he disked it with a disk that covered 2 or 3 rows...then he raked it...small rake then he made raised rows..one at a time. Then he planted it with a one row planter. When it was big enough to hoe he went up and down each side of the row and scraped it...took off some dirt so just the row was standing tall. We hoed out grass and weeds and thinned the cotton if necessary. When the weeds and grass we had pulled out into the middle was dead our Dad went up and down each middle and tilled the weeds into the soil....Jeannie T ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ On Wed, 6 Oct 2010 10:28:59 -0400 "MaryClyde" <maryclyde@comporium.net> writes: > Hmmm... sounds like your life was about like mine! I remember working in the fields of cotton...hoeing to keep the weeds out of it...I remember chopping down some of the plants and sticking it back down in the ground so Daddy wouldn't know... ____________________________________________________________ Refinance Now 3.7% FIXED $160,000 Mortgage for $547/mo. FREE. No Obligation. Get 4 Quotes! http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/4cad4db6507401817bm06duc

Thanks to all who sent me Birthday Greetings. Monday October 4 th was my 88 th, I'm hoping to have the 89 th. Happy days to all you October folks. Best t regards , Belle

Hmmm... sounds like your life was about like mine! I remember working in the fields of cotton...hoeing to keep the weeds out of it...I remember chopping down some of the plants and sticking it back down in the ground so Daddy wouldn't know... next came the poisoning...I don't know what that stuff was but it smelled awful, I think that it had molasses in it to make it stick to the cotton boles. Daddy gave us a piece of wood with a piece of burlap attached and that was dipped into a bucket of that stinkin stuff...that we carried. Then came time to pick!!! If you've ever seen cotton ready to pick you know that the boles are very dry and you have to pull that cotton out of there...and you'd better not leave any in it!!! If you cut your finger on it, you'd better not get any blood on the cotton. But the fun time came when all that cotton was piled up in the barn before taking it to the cotton gin to take out the seeds and pack it in bales. We would climb up on the cotton and slide down. I think I was about 8 or 9 years old at that time. I don't remember anybody coming around to show us how to make mattresses though. But then, there's probably a lot that I've forgotten. We say "those were the good old days"... and when you think about it *they were*. We didn't get in trouble... we were so tired that we went to bed early AND went right to sleep. We always stopped work and came in to listen to "The Lone Ranger" and the news on the radio... OK, this is enough for now. I believe I kinda got carried away!!! Memories... MaryClyde ----- Original Message ----- From: <askgranny@juno.com> To: <SOUTHERN-CHAT-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, October 06, 2010 2:41 AM Subject: [SOUTHERN-CHAT] Home made mattresses > > Remember when the government sent folks around to schools ,etc. to teach > folks how to make mattresses ? There was a lot of surplus cotton after a > bumper crop and no place to sell it, so the government ...is a rare case > of sensable-itis, got together teams of people and sent them out to > schools, etc. When they came to our area they had the meeting at the 1 > room country school .. we all went and Mama made a mattress out in the > front yard. . The Gov. supplied the ticking and all and the neighbors > each made a mattress...It was sewn through the cotton with long > needles...We were cautioned about playing on the ground under the > 'tables' but Sister Joyce 'didn't mind,' and got a needle stuck in her > cheek...I can just barely remember it...It was about 1940... > > Seems like we had enough mattresses, because we had few beds, except the > large baby bed had a straw mattress...I can remember making up a new > mattress for it...The 2 oldest boys slept across the dog trot hall in a > big unheated room, and the rest of us slept in the big front room which > was warmed by a fire place. ...Mom and Dad and a baby or two in one bed > , and the next four of us girls in another full sized bed. Two at the > head and two at the foot .Feather beds and pretty quilts Mom had made > helped keep us warm in the winter time. Wonder how far under the jail > they would put you now for raising us the way they did....Working in the > fields starting about age 5 , etc.....Jeannie T > > > ____________________________________________________________ > Get Free Email with Video Mail & Video Chat! > http://www.juno.com/freeemail?refcd=JUTAGOUT1FREM0210 > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > SOUTHERN-CHAT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

What great memories! We may see similar things happening again, think we are in for some rough days ahead. Kay In a message dated 10/06/10 01:25:41 Central Daylight Time, askgranny@juno.com writes: Remember when the government sent folks around to schools ,etc. to teach folks how to make mattresses ? There was a lot of surplus cotton after a bumper crop and no place to sell it, so the government ...is a rare case of sensable-itis, got together teams of people and sent them out to schools, etc. When they came to our area they had the meeting at the 1 room country school .. we all went and Mama made a mattress out in the front yard. . The Gov. supplied the ticking and all and the neighbors each made a mattress...It was sewn through the cotton with long needles...We were cautioned about playing on the ground under the 'tables' but Sister Joyce 'didn't mind,' and got a needle stuck in her cheek...I can just barely remember it...It was about 1940... Seems like we had enough mattresses, because we had few beds, except the large baby bed had a straw mattress...I can remember making up a new mattress for it...The 2 oldest boys slept across the dog trot hall in a big unheated room, and the rest of us slept in the big front room which was warmed by a fire place. ...Mom and Dad and a baby or two in one bed , and the next four of us girls in another full sized bed. Two at the head and two at the foot .Feather beds and pretty quilts Mom had made helped keep us warm in the winter time. Wonder how far under the jail they would put you now for raising us the way they did....Working in the fields starting about age 5 , etc.....Jeannie T ____________________________________________________________ Get Free Email with Video Mail & Video Chat! http://www.juno.com/freeemail?refcd=JUTAGOUT1FREM0210 ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SOUTHERN-CHAT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Remember when the government sent folks around to schools ,etc. to teach folks how to make mattresses ? There was a lot of surplus cotton after a bumper crop and no place to sell it, so the government ...is a rare case of sensable-itis, got together teams of people and sent them out to schools, etc. When they came to our area they had the meeting at the 1 room country school .. we all went and Mama made a mattress out in the front yard. . The Gov. supplied the ticking and all and the neighbors each made a mattress...It was sewn through the cotton with long needles...We were cautioned about playing on the ground under the 'tables' but Sister Joyce 'didn't mind,' and got a needle stuck in her cheek...I can just barely remember it...It was about 1940... Seems like we had enough mattresses, because we had few beds, except the large baby bed had a straw mattress...I can remember making up a new mattress for it...The 2 oldest boys slept across the dog trot hall in a big unheated room, and the rest of us slept in the big front room which was warmed by a fire place. ...Mom and Dad and a baby or two in one bed , and the next four of us girls in another full sized bed. Two at the head and two at the foot .Feather beds and pretty quilts Mom had made helped keep us warm in the winter time. Wonder how far under the jail they would put you now for raising us the way they did....Working in the fields starting about age 5 , etc.....Jeannie T ____________________________________________________________ Get Free Email with Video Mail & Video Chat! http://www.juno.com/freeemail?refcd=JUTAGOUT1FREM0210