MARY REMINISCING . . . in her own words . . .
When Nellie was about six, Mama Anna said Mary should buy
some material and make Nellie a kerchief.
Instead, Mary bought Nellie a birthday dress with panties.
Nellie was a very good girl and comical. She was never into mischief much, but if she
did something naughty and was scolded, she just laughed.
Mary had a rubber apron.
Nellie blew bubbles in it and made them pop. Mary was disappointed so she scolded Nellie,
but Nellie just laughed so Mary laughed, too.
“You just had to laugh, too.”
One
Saturday, Mama Anna bought stockings for Nellie. “It
was a must to have stockings,” said Mary.
The next day, Nellie and Myron found
a horse lying in a ditch. Something had
happened to it. Nellie and Myron tried
to get him up, and Nellie’s stockings got ripped.
Nellie
was a tomboy. She liked horses and was always
with them. Once, when it was dark, Nellie
got caught on Tato John’s barbed wire fence, and cut her neck badly. “Maybe
she still has a mark on her neck,” reflected Mary. “They said she could have died.”
Growing up, Nellie was best friends with Myron.
Nellie looked after Florence and was very good to her. She let Florence do whatever she wanted.
When she was two, Florence was breaking dishes because she liked the noise, and Nellie didn’t scold her.
When Nellie was twelve, she went out to work. Mary was married then.
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SPICED BISCUITS
Start preheating oven to 425.
Grease a baking sheet.
Put into food processor and blend together:
2 cups flour
¾ tsp cinnamon
½ tsp ground ginger
¼ tsp ground nutmeg
1/8 tsp ground cloves
2 tsp baking powder
½ tsp baking soda
¼ tsp salt
½ cup softened butter
Transfer to a large bowl and lightly stir in:
1/3 cup corn syrup stirred into:
1 cup buttermilk
Drop onto baking sheet and bake 14 to 15 minutes.
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