It all started with Popcorn

Sunday afternoon I decided to make popcorn, and not microwave popcorn either. I got out my big pot and add oil and added the popcorn and before I knew it, both of my daughters were watching. They kept asking how is this going to make popcorn, we didn't know you could deep fry popcorn, soon the popcorn started to pop as I was shaking the pan over the stove, the girls were amazed at what they saw, and laughed when it started popping out onto the stove and counter top. I put the lid on and it finished popping.

Then out of the mouth of my 11 year old, I thought popcorn only came out of the microwave???? Gee, what kids these days are missing out on. That's when I started thinking. What all our kids are missing out on and what things from my past are slowly going away.

I grew up on a farm in South Carolina, I thought that all veggies came from grandpa's garden and mom and grandma either froze or canned the extra for winter time. Jelly and jams came from grandma's kitchen, (her fig jam was the best). My mom's friend Ms. Jane made the best pickels and would go to her house to help shell pea's in the summer. I remember watching Princess Di and Prince Charles wedding while shelling peas. And asking dad if we could have fish for supper, and his answer would be, if you go catch enough. So we did. Hamburger and steak came from that cow out in the pasture that was taken to the butcher and weeks later was wrapped up in white packages and put in the freezer.


(the fishing pond)
Today,I am trying to change that for my kids. We grow some of our veggies, bake cookies from scratch and cakes, too. I am making biscuts instead of opening up a can of biscuts, I have made my own sausage, and hope to do that again soon. DD and I this summer put up some veggies in the freezer, and I have taughter her to crochet and we are taking quilting classes.