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Speaker: And we needed a lot of meat. And we had meat for breakfast, meat for dinner and meat for supper. Interviewer: Yes. Speaker: So that, ah- and then for supper we had our warmed up potatoes. See, we had our dinner at twelve-o-clock. Interviewer: Mm-hm. Speaker: And at supper we'd have warmed up potatoes that was left from dinner and cold meat. |
The last meal of the day. |
About three-o-clock he'd come in and I'd have the supper ready then from whatever the dinner for my husband. ... 'Cause he didn't come home for dinner, he took a lunch. But, oh, it was a busy life, you-know- |
The last meal of the day. |
Speaker: Well, ah, I don't know why they called it the tea meeting. Interviewer: 'Cause the- 'cause the next meal is your tea isn't it? Speaker: Mm-hm. Interviewer: (laughs) Speaker: But, no, ah, it was the tea meeting and we all went and- and we would go, like, for supper. And then they'd have a program after that. |
The last meal of the day. |
Speaker: ... but I remember so well that we'd potato salad every meal. Not every meal but every day, you-know, for supper for a long time. Interviewer: Yes. Speaker: Potato salad and cold meat. |
The last meal of the day. |
And, ah, we'd have that with a piece of cake for supper. And that was- different all- the menu was altogether different- ... Than what it is now. |
The last meal of the day. |
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Oh, the old people couldn't stand for the like of that at all. He says, "You take your breakfast here in the morning and your supper in England or Ireland in the evening." An idea- oh that's the idea of it just took in person- shouldn't be allowed, shouldn't be allowed, at all. And told about the, ah, talking machines. |
The last meal of the day. |
Interviewer: They called that a jigger? Speaker: Yeah. For the knocking around. But he says, "You'd say to your brother, 'Let's run down to the Ottawa after supper and, ah- to see the walking talkies. See the people there all walking talking machine, ah, down at the Nelson.'" |
The last meal of the day. |
No. We, ah, had a nice supper up there, and a neighbour man brought us double buggy, and, ah, my brothers, well they had a buggy load of their own, do-you-see. Ah, and they all come to the, ah, station and brought us at about twelve-o'-clock at night. |
The last meal of the day. |
I, ah- (clears throat) to tuck me in, to give me supper, there'd be a kitchen there and a dang big dog, he'd stand to be that height, and the big long tongue, and- it was hot, you-know, it was a hot day. And I was sitting across the table from him, and they were thirsty from sitting around. |
The last meal of the day. |
I didn't eat very much supper, so I went to bed early. |
The last meal of the day. |
The old woman had a nice supper or breakfast (laughs) I-don't-know what, waiting at me on the table. |
The last meal of the day. |
When, ah, we were coming- I was sitting at the fire, I was done, do-you-see, and the man that drove us up was sitting, and then I sat down beside him at the stove, waiting to have the supper, waiting 'til Cohen got through, do-you-see, with his orders. And we were going to have our supper. They wouldn't let us away without it. |
The last meal of the day. |