Wednesday, August 12, 2009

They Fed The Hungry

Daddy said that during the depression times were hard, but they always had food, but many in Auburn did not. The one story I remember is that Grandpa Cox (Bill) would take daddy out and they would kill lots and lots of rabbits. Daddy said that they would have many gunny sacks full of rabbits. Grandpa and daddy would then go house to house and grandpa would give each house the number of rabbits that it would take to feed the family for a few days. Daddy said that grandpa would also give them enough lard to fry the rabbits. Daddy said that the lard was very important as most people did not have access to lard. Grandpa and daddy would butcher cows and render the fat to make the lard. Daddy said that they did this often. Daddy told me this story several times and it always made him smile. I think that daddy was proud that they could help feed people in need.

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