Interviewer: And you call it the- the ti-- the meal at lunchtime, at noon was called lunch. Speaker: We called it dinner. Interviewer: Yeah. Speaker: And supper at evening. Interviewer: Yeah. Speaker: That was those years.

It's every second week. And it's almost like a house party. There's only about five tables. So I go over there when that's on. But we've a nice time. But there's- and- last night I was at- the home support have this ah, ah, supper every- once a month. O-- at the legion. And ah, they provide a very nice supper and they always have some entertainment. So I was at it.

Speaker: First day of hunting season. So the deal always was, eh? Whoever shot the deer that night, he had to buy a bottle of whiskey. (inc) basement, that's my basement. Interviewer: (Laughs) Speaker: In come the deer eh? At night, the old Chuckey (inc) supper that night 'cause the young lad was only sixteen years old. He went to the liquor store and bought twenty-six (inc).

Speaker 2: Supper at the legion? Speaker: Yeah. Speaker 2: Yeah. Speaker: Monday night. Speaker 2: Home support. Speaker: And they used to buy the- the lunch and supper. Interviewer: That's a great idea. Speaker: And then they have an orchestra come in.

Speaker 2: And another couple was sitting there and I said, "Come on, Renee. Come on, we're getting up." So the got up with us. And we danced and everybody clapped and ooo. Speaker: We ate supper, boy. Speaker 2: Yeah.

Five dollars jackpot. ... And then we have- we have a five dollar one and a ten dollar one, jackpot. So- oh we have a ball. Just- and we had a big supper on Wednesday night. ... They had- we had hash brown potatoes, we had meatballs and- with pineapples and-

It was college, right? And then um second semester our neighbours, who ah we never talked to before 'cause they party all the time, um they invited us over for supper. So we went over, we had a few drinks. We found out they were actually super nice and ever since then we just made tons of friends.

Um and me and my sister were playing like monkeys on a bed and we were jumping around holding hands and she dropped me and like the- the metal bedframe, I fell back and I hit my head on the metal bedframe and that day I didn't eat all my supper so I didn't get dessert and there was strawberries. She thought, you-know, little- little kid um- I was very young and little- she thought I had hidden strawberries in my hair 'cause I was bleeding ...

Interviewer: You- you must have had quite a conversation at the supper table- ... That night. Speaker: Oh no doubt, no doubt. Interviewer 2: (Laughs) Speaker: No I didn't have any supper, I don't think because I was so mad at them-

Speaker: So this was a big day for us and of course, the men had horse- or um, horseshoe pitching. Interviewer: Yup. Speaker: That was a big thing after supper at night. And the mosquitos were so bad that they would have pails of- of um, fire in them you-know, to cause smoke and that would chase the mosquitos away, you see? But the kids watched the men too you-know?

So Timmy came home at supper time and- and we had supper. I had the hot meal ready for them and- and ah, the two kids wanted to go out and- and play ah catch you-know outside, you-know?

So anyway, I waited 'til they had their dinner and-that and I said to Timmy, we'll take ah our tea out on the little patio at the back. He lived in a town-house then. And um, he said, "What's a matter mother? Y-- you seemed preoccupied at supper time-" ... You-know, I- and I told him and he was a lot like his dad and Timmy was a lot like his dad. He didn't give you an answer right away and Sammy never did.

My sister was a good cook. She cooked supper.

They're- ma works, pa works, everybody works and the kids come home from school and either get a bite and eat it or they pick up something on the way home and eat it and it's not per-- well supper time was supper time (laughs) when the kids here were coming home, you-know?

I-don't-know- and n-- nothing was ever planned like you-know? Somebody will say, "Well okay, let's have a potluck supper." Well next thing you knew you were having a potluck supper and you-know, just ah-

... just had a plain dinner. Potatoes, meat and veggies. And ah nothing fancy. A lot of these things in store now, I don't even know what they are. You-know that come from other countries. But um, and usually our main meal would be at noon hour and then at supper we would heat up whatever potatoes and veggies were left and sometimes if I had cooked a roast, we'd just have ah cold meat then.

But it was Kira's turn so I'd put the tail and the dish and I'd put it in the pantry. So then it's supper time, Kira said, "Well, I'm going in to get my tail." Wasn't there anymore. Aunt-Melissa had eaten it on her.

Speaker: And we used to sleigh right there every night. Interviewer: Really? On the road. Speaker: Oh yeah, oh yeah. Ah, once it comes supper time, this thing was pretty dead around here. So there'd be the odd horse on the road or a horse and cutter but we'd sleigh right on- right on the main road.

... my dad, he said, "You shoed him before and you had a lot of trouble with him." My dad said, "I remember him, yeah. He's a bad one." So he said to me, I was helping in the shop at the time, I said, "Well leave that lad 'til after supper. So just leave him standing there.

So we went down after supper, he said, "I'll get you to hold him by the head, he's alright on the front feet but his- when you go near the hind feet you just-" And they could fly, my God, he could kick me to that door. So I went up.