By Arnold Krusemark This was the week of Thanksgiving. Normally we have snow on the ground which lasts all Winter. Not so this year. We’ve had one and only one snowfall and that all melted promptly. And then the trees lose their leaves this time of year. We did see some green tree leaves earlier in the week, but nearly all are gone as we write this column. And then there’s the thanksgiving dinner we’ve mentioned. Our Duluth relation found a floating lake island which grow cranberries each year. For many years they supplied the family and some neighbors with fresh cranberries - costing only gas and oil for the boat motor. This writer can’t remember what we had for main meat in earliest Thanksgiving dinners but things changed when my first grade teacher gave me six goose eggs one year. They all hatched and grew. We harvested one for thanksgiving dinner but this was the only hen goose in the batch. The goose was great tasting. One local relative told us the next day she had gotten sick from the goose and had to throw up. The goose was just as delicious coming up as it was going down.
Whatever you did for Thanksgiving day remember it started in 1621 when the pilgrims had such a good year they invited the local Indians and made a 3-day event out of it. This gave peace between the pilgrims and the Indians for several generations.
Now we look forward to December and two more holidays. And winter weather. We shall see what comes of the weather. Its about time for a hard winter with much snow and cold. Check your indoor pantry to see what produce you have stored from the garden. We usually raised potatoes or bought a 100-pound sack about now which lasted most of the winter. And then there’s the canned and frozen items in our basement cellar and freezer.
And then to make plans for Christmas. More about that in upcoming columns.
Be sure to water your house plants too.
Until next week.
