Actually, Jean, this started with me quoting from Chalkley's, I was serious, the data was serious - the early pioneers - 1745 era - paid a tax with squirrel pelts, wolf heads and crows - they had to provide a certain number of each at regular times - we decided this was for pest reduction to protect crops and stock - then things got wierd and we got all these strange comments and recipes - we got into moonshine recipes and exactly how it was made. A lot of list members got impatient with us, but it was very interesting, we all learned a lot about what it was really like to live in that area in 1745. It was certainly much different than now, or even 100 years ago. I regularly research these details as it helps me to establish time periods and neighborhoods - Mike Gwinn was listowner then and he told us to quit because he was getting complaints, but he wrote me that he really enjoyed it! Most of us did! Norma -----Original Message----- From: Jenn of MS Delta <raj@tecinfo.com> To: VAAUGUST-L@rootsweb.com <VAAUGUST-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Sunday, July 18, 1999 10:44 PM Subject: [VAAUGUST-L] Re: Squirrell Pelts |Shirleen Johnston wrote: |> |> That moonshine and squirrel breaks the record!! |> | |To the List; | |In case those of the newbies are wondering "What is all the talk |of squirrels?", Well, it all began with a history lesson given |on the list of our ancestors. If memory serves, it had to do |with a "rule" or "community" law to assist in hunting the squirrels, |in order to protect the crops. Each household had to turn in |a certain number of pelts to prove their assistance in the |goal of controlling the squirrels. | |One note led to another, and the next thing you know we were |talking squirrel recipes, and the menus of the settlers. |It was a great time to be had by all in the imaginations of |a crazy few (me included). We advanced to opposum and pig |recipes as well. It is known that during these hard times and |others, parts of any animal, were seldom wasted. | |Now if I haven't lost you at this point: | |I will list my surnames: | |Moffett (Gabriel), Carrington, Francis, Sumrall, Morgan, |Champlin, Clark, Yeager | |Memories are the best of times on this list. | |Jenn | | |==== VAAUGUST Mailing List ==== |**************************************************************** |The Augusta County mailing list page has instructions on how to | subscribe and unsubscribe from the list | Visit it at: |http://www.rootsweb.com/~vapulask/augustaquery/augustalist.htm |*************************************************************** |