The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-06-17


long indoor season, everyone en-
joys getting out occasionally in
the open to eat. 1t some how
makes food taste better. And
then some of the foods we scarce
ly eat at all, indoors, taste pretty
good on picnic. Even during
the gas shortage when we don't
feel periodically like going some
where, the back yard is pretty
good place to picnic.
According to all reports, pic
mics are already in sway around
here. We heard of one the other
day where a good time was had
by all, but alas, the rain came
down and dismay reigned for a
moment with some, as the newly
set curls Strengthened out. But
even those wanting particularly
to look their best, soon forgot
their dismay because of the good
LlInS Luey were having.
Rain, Rain, Go Away
Speaking of rain, we encount-
cred a novel experience in it last
week end. While making a jour
ney of considerable distance, we
travelled for some miles through
a heavy rain. When we asked
the bus driver to close the win
dow, which was wide open, he
replied that this was impossible
since it was broken. Rather than
have to stand in the back, we
raised our umbrella and kept
comfortably dry. After all, that
is the purpose of an umbrella,
even tho we had never before
used one on a bus.
Places and Words
We were amused by a lady
from Connecticut, who sat Across
the aisle from us. incidentally.
she was on her way to join her
husband at Fort Jackson, S. c.
She was proud of the fact that
she was a yankee and passed off
several slurs on the south.
She asked the bus driver some
thing about Fort Jackson, and he
I've carried several fell
lows over there and l like the
place."
She replied, Carried? How
could you have carried them over
there?"
"On a bus, he said.
"Oh, you mean you drove
them, the lady from Connecticut
said.
mo Nam, l didn't. We drive
cattle down here, not people,"
Different sections do attach
uses to words!
Dehydrat1On of Food
Dehydration is a pretty long
word for the process our grand
mothers used to call drying. But
even if they did not use such a
fancy word for it they dried food
to good advantage and again
this year when we are turning
to more food preservation we are
drying it.
And while principle is the same,
there are some short cuts to it
this year.
We had an opportunity of see
ing one of the new homemade
last week, which
was a box about three feet square,
heated by electricity and contain
ing several trays. On the wire
trays were apples, peaches and
string beans. These are only a
few of the many fruits and veg
etables that can be dried quickly
in it.
We understand that Mr.. Jas. T.
McLaurin of the Soil Conservation
office, has built one similar to
this for his own use and that
there are some others in use in
the county.
In The Mail Bag
This week a card comes from
Nena Bell Barr, who spent some
time in New Orleans, enroute to
Texas. Nena says that she spent
a most interesting afternoon in
the Old French Quarter.
To me, New Orleans is one of
the most interesting cities in the
United States and we know, that
just being out of college, Nena
Bell, with her knowledge of
French and history, enjoyed her
visit there.
From Miami, Florida, come a
Carload of oranges" Con. post
card) from Aux. Margaret Phil
lips. Margaret writes that after
cool vacation up here, the Flori-
da sunshine at los degrees, is a
little bit warm. We can imagine!
A True Story
Fish stories are often fabrica-