Phyllis, Alice, and Rachel are discussing fears.
Alice wonders: "Why do I have a poltergeist in my room?" Lamps are going on and off. The stereo goes on at 10 or 11pm. Many years ago, her farm (bought for $8,000) was reputed to be haunted. Alice had 11 children and didn't ever keep them from a thunder and lightning storm. In an electrical storm you could smell the sulphur and watch the lightning jump from one cow to another.
Phyllis:
Was afraid of heights, and remembers being on a Ferris wheel, suspended out, unable to see the ground below. She remembers the stress of trying to get it just right, making valentines for Valentine's Day.
Rachel and Phyllis remember tasting paste - it had a little metal top and brush.
Somehow we got on the topic of favorite tastes.
Phyllis remembers her mother making marble cakes. "That was really great because you got to lick two pans."
Favorite recipes.
Alice - Spanish rice- baked in a loaf pan (bacon, tomatoes, rice, onions, tomato juice, garlic). Alice canned Hale Heaven peaches.
Phyllis- Old time cream of tomato soup- real tomatoes fresh from the garden. A pinch of baking soda to kill the acid. Phyllis remembers helping Mother with canning - how she would scald tomatoes and slip off the skins.
"Kids these days don't know what it's like to go to the garden, pull up a carrot, wipe it off on your pants and eat it," piped up Rachel.
No comments:
Post a Comment