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From: sally heller <>
Subject: STORY TIME CONT.
Date: Mon, 01 Dec 1997 21:52:10 -0800

Letter from Aunt Susan Blair; Part II

When there was election day, they made a gala day of it. The men would
bring a barrell of cider, and the women would bake half-moon pies. The
candidates would buy the cider and the pies and give to people to vote
for them. There was no secret voting, and many a vote was bought for a
quart of cider and a half-moon pie.

Nearly everyone cleared ground in the winter-time for corn the next
summer. They would invite all of the neighbors for miles around, and
women-folks would be kept busy for days before, cooking enough to feed
them. They did their cooking on the fireplace. The way they had to make
pies was to make them on a plate and then push them off onto a skillet
with a lid fitting on top. Coals were then put on top and underneath.
There would always be a deer or two killed for the occasion. This and
wild turkey, cornbread, hominy and dried pumpkin furnished the feast;
and a jug of moonshine was always provided to give them a good appetite.

There was a moonshine still above the SANDERS Ferry where they made
whiskey fit for a king to drink. Everybody bought it and drank it and
had a good time. sometimes they would have dances that lasted all night
to the tune of old-time fiddles, and hardly anyone got drunk. Every time
there was a wedding, there would be a dance that lasted all night. The
whole neighborhood, old and young, would be there. The old folks and
children would stay in the kitchen while the younger ones danced.

To be cont.

From the book "The Sanders Family of Edmonson Co., KY" by: Barry W.
Downs

Sal

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