Elizabeth, I'd forgotten about the oyster stew! Same thing in my Indiana
family. Kathy
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Subject: INOWEN Digest, Vol 3, Issue 69
Today's Topics:
1. Re: Christmas of Yesterday (Gfahs(a)aol.com)
2. Indiana Christmas traditions (Elizabeth Chain)
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Date: Tue, 9 Dec 2008 06:44:26 EST
From: Gfahs(a)aol.com
Subject: Re: [INOWEN] Christmas of Yesterday
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The memory that most lingers in my mind about my childhood Christmases
occurred every Christmas Eve over sixty-some years ago. I was raised in
northeastern Pennsylvania where we attended North Jackson Methodist
Church, several
miles from home. On Christmas Eve we drove to our church for the
children's
program. Everyone donned our best outfits and there was much excitement.
The
lights dimmed and the youngsters gave their recitations and sing the
special
Christmas songs, for which we had been practicing for weeks. Then Santa
would come and give each of us a small box of candy. Often it would snow
while
we were in church, to give us that special white Christmas. Although it
would
be late to bed, I was always up early to see what Santa had left under my
small tree, and I was never disappointed. Santa never forgot, or left
coals in
my stocking. And perhaps because of this event, and other children's
events
at our small church, my faith has never failed me, an intrinsic part of
my
personality.
Glorianne Fahs
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Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2008 00:38:20 +0000
From: Elizabeth Chain <eechain(a)msn.com>
Subject: [INOWEN] Indiana Christmas traditions
To: Owen County Posting <inowen-l(a)rootsweb.com>
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My grandmother's family was from Indiana, she always called herself a
Hoosier though she lived in Iowa all her life.
Grandma made Oyster Stew on Christmas eve - a milk base and lots of oyster
crackers.
On Christmas day, besides the huge dinner, she always made an Angel food
birthday cake - for the Christ child.
The woven cornucopia basket was the centerpiece at dinner - filled with
fruit and nuts to accompany the birthday cake.
Elizabeth Chain
Owen County names Hilsabeck, Ellsbury, Fiscus
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