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Describes Meals Of The Long Ago (By C. A, David In Greenville News) If it wasn't the principal event of the wa* npK>at enjoyable one, no ru8h or hurry *? through, *nd try out the ',m)W c*r" in a fifty mile ride. Everything about it wa* deliberate and lo?g. Urawn out, even t0 the long "blessing" that seemed to me would never end. In my ?hi home the family were c,||e<i together by ringing a bell that could be heard half way to the courthouse. And when they were assembled, they indulged in social conversation, something that seems to ihave gone out of style in these strenuous times. Nowadays they flop down in the nearest chair, swallow a lettuce leaf, wipe their mouths on a paper napkin and wonder where they can go next.' About the only thing concerning eating that seems not to have dlianged, is my appetite?for it is as young and vigorous as it was when I was wearing dirty rags instead of toe nails. It has stood by me through thick and thin, and is one friend I can always count on. It is one of the many blessings I am thankful for. I can eat anything, at any hour of the day or night, and if anything has ever disagreed with me?I have forgotten it. People used to eat three square meals a day, and did not eke out a miserable existence, on sandwiches the sise and thickness of postage stamps, or on saltines that come in five-cent pasteboard boxes. When they ate?they ate?it was no mere gesture. Of course, what I have said does not apply to all present day housekeepers, as there are still normal pebple, with normal appetites, nnd normal stomachs, and I am glad to say that I live with the prince, or maybe I should say the princes* of them el), when it comes to deliciou# cooking end generous helping of plates. When I was growing up, the usual 'breakfast served would have made a dinner ashamed of itself. There would always be fried chicken, country ham or sausage, or if the cook was in a good humor, maybo all three of them, flanked by a dish of yellow hominy, with stacks of pan-cakes and waffles dripping with homemade syrup. And one did not have to wait for the coffee to percolate, as it came on the table readymado and steaming hot, in a big tin pot. To be candid and tell the truth?it is much easier to "make coffee" now than then, when the beans had to ibe parched in an oven and then ground in a coffee mill, screwed to a wall, and that made more noise than cranking a Ford; Now, this meal I have been describing was just an ordinary breakfast? and not a banquet. Dinners, ' of course, were much more elaborate, and every square inch of table cloth was covered by a dish of something calculated to tickle the palate, and was just a shade more tastey than the others. For many years a table was not thought to be properly "set," unless the <dumpy little syrup pitcher, though we said molasses, sidled up alongside the castor. The vinegar cruit and the pepper shaker are still with us, but the syrup pitcher is absent, and has been for years. Don't suppose there is one in town, unless it is on the top shelf in some dark pantry?at le^st, it is not in society. Another thing that has disappeared, are the round wire covers to keep the flies out of the dishes. There was one for every size and shape dish, from a gravy -boat to the largest platter. And they were very useful, as flies,,%swarmed in the house, and made straight for the table, and -T would have covered the food if it had not been for the wire protectors. The butter wae their favorite gather-* ing place and they seemed to think it was put thero for their special use^ as a door mat for wiping their in those days, it seemed never to have occurred to people to keep the pests out of the house, but the sole idea was to keep them off the food after they had come in. If they had only realized how much easier it would have been to put up screens! at doors and windows, and shut them out doprs where they belong. But screens had not been invented, so, of course, that could not be <hwip. Like the pqor, we always, had flies with us ail(i say, Aobody seemed I to mihd them, if we could only manage to keep them from swallowing a few along with the food. But that was before we hp*] heard so much about the germs they bring in on their feet from the stable. People used to imagine that a kitchen, or cook room, increased the danger of Are, so they were usually built some distance from the dwelling. While it might have been safer, from an insurance point of view, it was anything but convenient, as all food had to be carried by hand clear across the yard to where it was eaten, and generally by little negro boys, whose hands were never clean, and who were not at all careful as to keeping their thumbs out of the pudding. And in bad, rainy weather, it was some job to have the biscuits arrive dry. }E.ven the lop-sip*^} old umbrella they tried to hold over it often failed to keep water out of tho soup. Under such adverse conditions it was almost impossible. In many homes now the food Is eaten right where it is cooked, so there is no trouble to keep it hot? the trouble is to get it cool enough to ibe eaten. The average old time supper was just another dinner, under another name. Some kind "of meat was always on the table and was considered as necessary as for the midday meal. And it was specially prepared for the occasion, and was none of your "warmed-over" scraps that remind you of some dish you had a week before. ' In the old days heavy suppers were not thought to be injurious?or even more so, as the stomach had all night in which to rest and catch up? If people were ever made sick from eating, they kept it to themselves, and went right on eating the same kind. You can say what you please, but some of the old-time dishes do not taste like they did when cooked in a Dutch oven, or a wood-burning stove. Why that should affect the taste I do not know?but something has affected it?and not for the best. Of all the changes that have taken place in the last forty years or so, I can think of none so pronounced afid startling than the change that has come over1 the taste and general appearance of ham gravy. As I remember it, ham gravy was th? acme of all delicious goodness? the very tip-top of things to be desired in my little world. s ' One might just as well try to paint the changing glory of a sunset as j to tell another person how old-time, honest-to-goodness ham gravy tastes, smells and looks. There are no words in the language for such a description?none that can do it jusi tice. A spoonful turned loose on a plate, spread slowly and gathered in rich, brown globules here and there, that to my boyish imagination made won- | derful maps of paradise and the promised land. One of the standbys on the breakfast table of other days was usually a big, fat mackerel on a platter, all to itself, with the inevitable stripe of silvery white on each side. If there can be anything more toothsome than mackerel for breakfast, I can't even imagine what it can be. Some folks may have them yet?'but I can walk through the residential sections and never get so much as a whiflf of the well remembered salty smell. Our old pantry would have been a flat failure if it did not always house a "kit" of mackerel. ? There., are some foods, especially some fruits, now in common use that our grandparents never heard of, for instance, bananas, alligator pears and grapefruit. Even the tomato, that now'*occupies such a prominent place, was little known and not cultivated as a food. The only tomato they knew anything about was a little smooth, round apple, about the size of a small plunp In fact, at that time they were believed to be poisonous. I was told that I might play :with them, but <1 must never put them in my -mouth, as they would make me sick. They were full of water and 4x>y* had lots of fun squeezing them and squirting the juice on each other.. Togive an idea of tKelaVish ma?ner in which food was served in the old days, I might mention a certain dinner that I helped to eat, where a there was a baked ham at one end of the table, a turkey at the other and a roasted pig, with an apple in its mouth in the center. To say nothing of fried chicken, apareriba and sausage and hog's head cheese. , Probably the best thing was the "crackling-bread"?but you will have to ask your grandmother how it was made.' * . Beside* the meats, of course, there were dishes of rice, candied ffnus, dumplings, cabbage and every kind of vegetable one could think of. And glory be, you were expected to eat some of it all! I think the greatest insult that any' delicacy has hud to put up with is speaking of sausage as "hot dog.*' Club !>let With Mrs. Anderson The Midway home demonstration club held its regular meeting with Mrs. L. T. Anderson on Friday, May 18, with sixteen members, our agent and four visitors present. After all business was attended to the meeting was turned over to Miss Sadie Craig. She gave a lovely talk and made comments of the home which was enjoyed by everyone. Then we were j all invited to the kitchen where delicious refreshments were sorved, then to 'tho yard, where lively games were played. The afternoon was enjoyed by everyone,?Contributed. The A. M. E. church general conference at Cleveland elected as bishop Rev. David B. Sims, president of Allen university at Columbia. He will go to his assigned field in South Africa. On his return to Columbia, and before his departure, he will bo given a ibig welcome reception by Columbia negroes, who held a meeting this week and appointed committees of arrangements for it. A $75,000,000 irrigation project, claimed to be the world's greatest irrigation undertaking, has been completed in the province of Sind, India. NOTICE OF SALE Notice is hereby given, That under and by virtue of the Decree of the Court of Common-Pleas for Kershaw County, State of South Carolina, dated th<> 12th day of May, 1032, in the caOae of First Carolinas Joint Stock Land Bank of Columbia against Charlotte J. Du^ose, et al, I will sell to the highest bidder or bidders before the Court House Door in the Town of Camden, State of South Carolina, during the legal hours of sale, on the first Monday in June, 1932, being the 6th day of said month, the following described property: "All that parcel of lot of land, situate, lying and being in the State of South Carolina, County of Kershaw about six miles South of Camden, containing 124.12 acres more or less, and bounded on the North by lands now or formerly <5f L. W. Boykin and by lands of C. H. Yates, formerly of Ancrum; on the West by lands formerly of Ancrum now of C. H. Yates; on the South by Swift Creek and on the West by lands formerly of Elizabeth B. Boykin, now of Cantey. The above described tract of land is shown as Tract No. 1 on plat of the estate lands of Charlotte A. Cantey, made by W. P. Tavel, Surveyor, dated November 13th, December 6, 1911, recorded in the office of the Clerk of Court for Kershaw County in Plat Book <42", page 25, and is the portion of the land of the said Charlotte A. Cantey derived by the said W. E. Johnson under the will on file in the office of the judge of Probate for Kershaw County in Apart. 78, Package 15763 ^nd by deed of the other devisees in said will to wit: Elizabeth B. Boykin, John Cantey and James. Willie ?enteyV said deed dated October 2. l?l2, and recorded in the office of the Clerk of Court for Kershaw County in Hook "AD" at page 645." Terms: For Cash; the Master to require of the successful bidder a deposit of $75.00 immediately upon the conclusion of the bidding as a guaranty of good faith, and upon such bidder's failure to make said deposit the said Master shall immediately resell said property on the terms above provided. In case of any subsequent raised bid, as provided by law, each bidder shall make a like deposit. The amount of such final deposit shall be forfeited and applied to the judgment and costs in the event of non-compli ance by such last bidder within thirty days from the date of public sale as provided. W. L. DePASS, JR., Master for Kershaw County. May 20th, 1932. NOTICE OF SALE Notice is hereby given, Thrft under and-by virtue of the Decree.of the Court of Common Pleas for Kershaw County, State of South Carolina, in the cause of Wateree Building and Loan Association against James E. Ivevy, et al, I will sell to the highest bidder or bidders before the Court House Door in the Town of Camden, State of South Carolina, during the legal hours of sale, on the first Monday in June, 1932, (being the 6th day of said month, the following described property: "Ail that piece, parcel or tract of land, situated in the City of Camden, County of Kershaw and State of South Carolina, on the corner of York and Littleton Streets, consisting of lots Nos. 1107, 1108 and 1109 and bounded on the North hy lot No. 1106; East by I?yttleton Street: South by York Street and West by lot No. 1110,_formejrly _0_wned by the _ late Lewis A. Moore, and being the same conveyed to Mary Williams by Mrs. Eliza J. Brasington by deed dated February 5th, 1378, and recorded in the oflke of Register of Mesne Con1 ' ' ,^.v veyanoe for said County and State in Book CC, at page 763, being the property conveyed to Tenah I^vy by Mary Williams by deed of date October 10, 1006, and recorded in the office of the Clerk of iCourt for Kershaw County in Book* MMM, 'page 436." I will also sell at the same time and place to the highest bidder for cash, eleven (11) shares of the capital stock of the \Vateree Building and Loan Association held as collateral to plaintiff's mortgage. Terms: For Cash; the Master to require of the successful bidder a deposit of $200.00 immediately upon the conclusion of the bidding as a guaranty of good faith, and upon such bidder^ failure to make said deposit the said Master shall immediately resell said property on the terms above provided. In case of any subsequent raised bid, as provided by law, each such bidder shall make a like deposit. The amount of such final deposit shall bo forfeited and applied to the judgment and costs in the event of noncompliance by such last bidder within thirty days fj*om the date of public sale as provided. W. L. DeiPASS, JR., Master for Kershaw County. May 20th, 1032. NOTICE OF SALE . Notice is hereby given, That under and by virtue of a Decree of his Honor, W. H. Townsend, Judge of the Fifth Judicial Circuit, in the suit of The Enterprise Building and Loan association against L. T. Stewart and Mamie iS. Dempster, I will sell to the highest bidder for cash before the Court House door, in the City of Camden, S. C., during the legal hours of sale, off* the first Monday in June, 1932, being June 6, 1932, the following described (property "Three shares of the capital stock of The Enterprise Building & Loan Association, of the Sixteenth Series. "Two shares of the capital stock of The Enterprise Building & Loan Association of the Series of June, 1929. and the following described parcel of real estate: "All that parcel or lot of land in the City of Camden, in the County of Korshaw, and State aforesaid, ana fronting sixty-six (06) feet north on Rutledge Street and extending back south of a uniform width to a depth of one hundred ninety-eight (198) feet, and distinguished in thja plan of said City at Lot Number One Thousand Ninety-one (1091). Said lot is bounded on the north ~by Rutledge Street; oast by lots Numbers One Thousand Ninety-two (1092), One Thousand Ninety-three (1093), and One Thousand Ninety-four (1094); on the south by lot Number - One Thousand Ninety-five (1096) and on the west by lot Number One Thousand Ninety (1090)." Immediately upon the conclusion of the bidding upon the said real estate I shall require that the highest bidder therefor, if other than the plaintiff, m&Ke a deposit of three (3) per cent of the amount remaining due upon the indebtedness due to The En terprise Building and Loan a^apclation :i fter the application thereto of the proceeds of sale of the aforesaid shares of stock, as a guaranty of good faith, and upon such bidder's failure to mako said deposit I shall immediately resell said property upon the terms provided. In case of any subsequent raised bid, as now provided by law, each such bidder snail be required to make a like deposit. The amount of such tlnal deposit shall bo forfeited and applied to the judgment and costs in the event of noncompliance by such last bidder with the terms of his bid. W. L% DeFASS, JR., Master for Kershaw County. May 18, 1982. NOTICE OF SALE Notice is hereby given, That under and by virtue of the Decree of the * Court of Common Pleas for Kershaw County, State of South Carolina, dated the 12th day of May, 1982, in the causo of The Federal Land Bank of Columbia, plaintiff, against Paul Brown, et al, defendants, 1 will sell to the highest bidder or bidders for cash, before the Court House door in the Town of Camden, State of South Carolina, during the legal hours of sale on the first Monday in June, 1982, the same being the sixth day of said month, the following described property: 3 "All that piece,, parcel or tract of land situate, lyinj? and being in the State of South Carolina, County of Kershaw, in DeKalb Township about four miles East of the City of Camden, containing 117.99 acres, more or less, lying on both sides of the Black River Road and bounded on the North , by lands of H. G. Carrison; East by lands now or formerly of Moseley; South by Black River Road and by lands of D. R. Williams; West by lands of D. R. Williams, Black River Road and lands of Hr~C. Carrison, ,,, all of whioh is more fully shown by plat made by A. B. Boykin. Surveyor, dated April 17th, 1924, said tract or land was derived by inheritance by the grantors from the estate of E. A. Brown, by conveyance of the other heirs of the said E. A. Brown and by conveyance from the heirs at law of Margaret E. Brown, deceased." The purchaser shall pay for the preparation and recording of all papers, including the requisite revenue stamps. The highest bidder at the sale,- other than the plaintiff, and all other persons, except the plaintiff, who may thereafter raise the bid as provided by laW, must make, at the time of the acceptance of his bid, a cash deposit of Three (3%) per cent-? um of the total indebtedness adjudged to be due the plaintiff, the deposit . of the last high bidder to bo applied on the bid should there be a cdm- 1 pliance with the same, but should there be a failure to comply with the <bid without legal excuse then such deposit shall 'be paid to the plaintiff as liquidated damages and the premises resold on the next convenient sales day thereafter, And at such bidder's risk. W. L. DeFASS, JB.,, Master for Kershaw County. Camden, S. C., May 16, 1982. c* SEMI-ANNUAL SALE OF LIBBYS Famous FOODS 1 - | LIBBY'S HAPPTVALB PINK SALM0N4 m 25? LIBBY'S^-ROSEDALE PEARS Oft SLICED PINEAPPLE 2 ?w 23 ' LIBBY'S EVAPORATED MILK CAN CC O 8M- CC TALL^ Xm CANS Zf ! FOSTER'S ROAST BEEF 11-oz. S ftc CAN JL V LIBBY'S TOMATO JUICE 2 as 15e ~ LIBBY'S ROSEDALE PEAS 2 25? 1 LIBBY'8 CORNED BEEF no. i \ "Ec | C^N JL i Temple Garden TEA XA lb. 10c. 1/2 lb. 19c. T WELCH'S GRAPE JUICE pint 17 Jc OCTAGON CLEANSER 4 CANS 15o I | CAMAY TOILET SOAP . 4 CAKES- 25c | : Whittmore's SHOE POLISH can IOo Premium SODA CRACKERS 12?c CANOVA COFFEE lb can 31c Velvet SMOKING TOBACCO CAN 15c v OCTAGON SOAP 2 sm cakes 5c - SUPER SUDS 3 PKGS. FOR 25c i i < 1 PALMOLIVE SOAP 2 Cakes 15c ECHO?DRY?PALE ginger I - ale i' 2 Bottles 19c I I SunKiat LEMONS 2doz.for 35c | I ~^r^IALS FOR FRIDAY AND SATURDAY " I Reef Roast ju.. lb. 15c Round Steak 1. lb. 20c T Bone Steak *. lb. 20c ? Pork Roast T. lb. 15c Pork Chops .... .... lb. 15c Pork Sausage .. 2 lb*. 25c Picnic Ham* .... .... lb. 10c Banquat Sli Bacoq lb. 19c Smk. Strip Bacon lb. 15c Vaal Chop* .? ' I Penalty To Be Added I B A fifteen per cent, penalty will be added to all butinen licenses for the city of Camden for 1932, not paid by June 15, 1932. j j J; H! " .KV . ' By order of City Council of Camden, ?, C. I | J. C. BOYKIN, City Clerk. May 27, 1932. / I ! I Aspirin beware of imitations I Look for the name Bayer and the word genuine on the package as pictured below when you buy Aspirin. Then you will know that vou are getting the genuine Bayer product thousands of physicians ~ prescribe. ? ? Bayer Aspirin is SAFE, as millions of users have proved. It does not depress the heart, and no harmful after-effects follow its use.. Bayer Aspirin is the universal antidote foi' pains ol ail kinds* Headaches Sore Throat Rheumatism Neuritis Neuralgia IvUmbago Toothache Genuine Bayer Aspirin is sold at ail druggists in boxes of 12 and in bottles of 24 and 100. Asoirin is the trademark of Bayer manufacture of monoacetio eridrstf of saikyiicacid. 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