Comments on: She Had a Question, 1921 (3rd set)

By: Clark

Clark — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:55:45 +0000

The sibling spat question seems to have hit a hot button with the author. Whoever wrote “Love at Home” must have forgotten about life with a house full of preschool-toddler aged kids running around….

By: Eric Boysen

Eric Boysen — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:38:34 +0000

Maybe the mascots in their current state could be “dressed” with little hats or something and put in the half pumpkin. I still don’t think I’d want it as a gift.

BTW Ardis, the motto link seems broken.

By: bfwebster

bfwebster — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:01:04 +0000

My wife eats rice with milk and sugar on a regular basis. But then, her dad was an Anderson from Samaria, Idaho, and her mom is a Sorenson from Koosharem, Utah, so she’s got deep LDS pioneer roots. (She’s also related to a large percentage of the Intermountain West.) She also likes beets. A lot. But I still love her dearly. ..bruce..

By: Ronnie Bray

Ronnie Bray — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:34:02 +0000

The raw poulet in the raw punkin was definitely way off base, but, like World Wars, I suppose it could be considered one of Mother Nature’s way of keeping a lid on population density.

The basket thing is a reminder of the time when a woman’s place was in the home, preferably chained to the oven but within reach of the sink and hand-cranked laundry machine, etc.

Running through the whole of the instructions is a solid vein of common sense and respect that is worth the keeping, and ought to be basic to the education and nurture of all children.

RICE:

Long grain and short grain rice is ideal for use as a vegetable complement to a meal, or as the base of a cordon bleu salad.

Round grain rice makes the perfect Rice Pudding, but, instead of cinnamon, powdered nutmeg will produce a richness of flavour that you will not soon forget.

By: Ardis E. Parshall

Ardis E. Parshall — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:44:01 +0000

Uncooked-chicken-in-a-pumpkin. I think we now have an official Keepa'ninny wedding present, to go along with our mascots (keep them away from pumpkins!), our motto, an official winter rendezvous, and all the other bits of KeepaKulture.

By: Anne (U.K)

Anne (U.K) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:09:04 +0000

My mind has been working overtime since yesterday trying to work out who could be the recipient of an uncooked- chicken- in- a- pumpkin- Christmas present. Alison, Keepa’ninny closest to me geographically, saw my postand sent a pre-emptive ‘no thanks!’ email. Curses.

kevinf: there’s potential to add food poisoning to that pie chart!

By: Floyd the Wonderdog

Floyd the Wonderdog — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 11:24:13 +0000

The yellow, blue, or pink fabric used to line the basket could be used to make baby clothes. Perfect for newly weds!

By: Hunter

Hunter — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:47:29 +0000

Thanks, Rosemary. That makes more sense.

By: Ray

Ray — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:25:41 +0000

#11 – Smurf garments!

By: Maurine

Maurine — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:18:48 +0000

I wonder if it would be a breach of etiquette at a bridal shower to line a work basket in a brown or green instead of yellow, pink, or blue.

Like Anne and Kevinf, I can’t imagine receiving a gift of a raw chicken in half a scooped out pumpkin, yuck!

Eric, even laundry bluing isn’t safe. Years ago I was trying to whiten some dingy white clothes, so I borrowed mother’s bluing bottle, poured in too much, and my husband had blue, never again to be white, underwear.