Took the Long Way Home Today

[capsoda]

I think I see a wippletree, a plow wrench, an adjustable plow nuckle, a plowshare, a coffee grinder, a set of hames, a stove plate handle, a draw knife and a swivel grab hook with out the swivel. I have seen the item in pic two but can't think of the name off hand but I do recognize the cow bell.

How did I do.[]

 

[OsiaBoyce]

Cotton scale and a pea

 

[logueb]

Cap, 8 out of 10 , that's pretty good. Pat's right on #2 , the ol cotton scale and pea. The pea has a hole in the bottom for calabration. Lead is poured in or can be taken out. Have heard stories of farmers whose scales weighed "lighter". As Cap can verify, you know how much that you can pick in a day, and you hate to get short-changed after a long hot day in the sun.

Item #10 is a pair of Ice Tongs. Probably should have done a better pic. These were used to carry those large blocks of ice that you bought at the Ice house. Before refrigeration, there were Ice Plants that made ice using ammonia and brine water. These frozen blocks were stored in ice houses and bought by the block. These blocks could be placed in the "ice box" the forerunner of the modern day fridge. Remember taking an ice pick to those large blocks?

Pat, This pair of tongs are hand forged and have a name stamped into the side. W J Hills. There was a W J Hills from South Carolina listed on the web that was in the Civil War. Suppose he could have become a blacksmith after the war?

 

[marjorie040]

Hey Logueb, I got #10!!
This Connecticut Yankee got 1 out of 10 and I'm Proud!!!
Thanks for sharing, I love your stories!

 

[logueb]

Well, Looks like Cap was the winner on that little display. So he wins a trip to the Fire station and the recipe for the famous Firehouse 'nanna pudding. Those guys love this stuff, but I don't understand why. It's not the kind that Granny used to fix in the oven. Like everything else today, it's instant.

Two E-One Pumpers ready to roll. A 2003 and a 2007. Not bad for a small town Volunteer Fire Dept.

 

[logueb]

Closeup.

 

[logueb]

Well Cap, Here we go. Now this is the large recipe version, for feeding those hungry firemen. First take a large aluminum roasting pan. Add one box of 'nilla waffers. Slice one bunch of bananas.

 

[logueb]

When the first bunch is sliced, pour in the second box of waffers. Then slice up the second bunch.

 

[logueb]

Next pour a gallon of milk into a large bowl, and add three large and one small box of vanilla instant pudding. I know, you would think banana pudding, but nope, it's vanilla.

 

[logueb]

Mix up real good.