This time of year was the time to store up all food; get ready for winter experience. I remember the walnut stain on my hands from shelling walnuts. No soap would get rid of the stain; it had to "wear off". Shag bark hickory nuts were also stored. We didnt bother with the small hickory nuts. Most homes had food cellars back then, where can goods, potatoes,kraut, and homemade wine were stored. The cellars were mostly in hillsides, but some were underneath the homes. My aunt,lula (Baisden) Vickers, was the champ on making homemade wines, from grapes, elderberrys. Laying in a wood supply for winter. You will never guess how much wood has to stored for winter fires; an awful lot ! We were near some coal mines, and when finances permitted, we would lay in some coal. We often had to get our coal from waste piles, or from the bottom of Guyan river, in boats. Boy's clothing was overalls, corduroys, boots, with long john under wear. Sheepskin coats were the favorites. I remember getting some hand me down shoes from my well to do cousins in Charleston. They were too large, so I stuffed paper in the toes ! Shelby B. ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com