Aunt Mary remembered out loud the years it took for her to master the sauerkraut that her husband loved, as younger women who coveted the recipe lingered on her every word.
Aunt Mary remembered out loud the years it took for her to master the sauerkraut that her husband loved, as younger women who coveted the recipe lingered on her every word.
In rural Indiana when someone died, neighbors and relatives brought formal table settings including their best silver and and lots of food.
In New Amsterdam, New York City, funerals had been the occasion for heavy drinking. Among the Pennsylvania Dutch the tradition called for heavy eating. . . .
This is a WPA story from Jackson Mississippi in which the writer describes African-Americans in that region as a group who prepares to depart this earth and style including serving an abundance of food to those who come to celebrate their life.
