In last week’s blog I shared a letter from Deffenbaugh Disposal Service we received over 50 years ago. There was a recipe scribbled on the back. People have asked what the recipe was, so here it is. After reading through this recipe, I’m not sure I’d have the energy to make it anymore! Boston Brown Bread Combine:1 C. sifted flour1 t. baking powder1 t. soda1 t. salt Add:1 C. yellow corn meal1 C. whole wheat flour In another bowl combine:¾…
While looking for a recipe in an old cookbook, I found a recipe jotted on the back of an old type written letter. It’s undated but has to be over 55 years old. It’s from Deffenbaugh Disposal Services. The letter states that we can either pay every two or three months. They will furnish us with a coupon book to keep track of our payments. At an additional cost they will supply us with a container for a nominal fee….
Today phones do everything but the dishes. Seventy years ago in the 1950s life wasn’t ruled by the thing you held in your hand everywhere you went. Each house had only one phone. It was usually installed on the wall with a very short cord. It was black with no dial mechanism. When you wanted to make a call, you picked up the phone and waited for an operator at the Southwestern Bell office in town to ask you, “Number,…