I bought this material last week and plan to cut into it today.
------------Going through some of the stuff at Laddie's, I found these odds and ends of buttons and an old buckle(?). Everyone saves buttons; buttons can probably be found in 0ver 90% of junk drawers nation wide. There are button jars and loose buttons and buttons still in the little paper envelopes-- multiplying and waiting for the next occasion of their being put to use.
The important one is the Sledge button - my mother's father was a dentist, but he also owned a general store in Castor, LA. (Wickipedia lists Castor as a village; its current population 209. It could never have been much more than that.) I believe he bought the store in the 1920's. The Sledge button must have been on some promotional item in the store.
------I made some of the lentil/spinach soup yesterday...it was good. Fee liked it...but it wasn't heavenly. Don't get me wrong, if I hadn't tasted Sunshine's lentil/spinach soup, I wouldn't even quibble, but I had and this just wasn't as good.
The recipe made a big batch, so some of it is in the fridge for today's lunch, and a couple of bags are now in the freezer and will be greatly appreciated a few months from now. In the meantime, I will attempt to find out the secret to the soup of the gods served at Sunshine Health Food's restaurant.
I love soups. Here are a couple more recipes that sound good to me; I must try this dilled tomato and eggplant soup and this roasted eggplant and tomato soup from Epicurious soon. Then, if they are really good, I'll make a batch to freeze for those fall and winter months when soup is even tastier.
the roasted tomato and eggplant soup sounds scrumptious to me! my eggplant is still producing so i think i'll make some with my next batch. thanks!!
ReplyDeleteThe button with the anchor on it came off an old US Navy pea coat. I actually have my father's navy pea coat hanging in the closet. Heavy wool -- can't imagine what it was like when it got wet. :)
ReplyDeletesuesue - I love eggplant any way it can be presented. I have an eggplant soup recipe that it is delicious, but the roasted eggplant/tomato one sounds wonderful, doesn't it?
ReplyDeletepaulal - I wondered about that one; my uncle was in the Navy so I suspect it may have been his. Thanks for confirming. Don't you know those pea coats were frequently wet! :)
I do love good soup recipes. The eggplant soups looks interesting.
ReplyDeleteVery pretty fabric. How lovely to be cutting fabric as it rains. Sounds relaxing. Lentil/spinach soup sounds divine. I'm sure you're being too hard on your own soup and it's wonderful. ;o) Thank you for stopping by my blog. Kindly, Jessica
ReplyDeleteOh! I love your buttons, but being a button floozy, it may go without saying!
Button, button, you've got neat buttons. I have some from my grandma's sewing box. Everyone wonders why I hang onto them. They just don't get it.....take care and have a great weekend.
ReplyDeleteKim - Anything with eggplant is interesting to me. I can't wait until it is really soup season!
ReplyDeleteKids Napping - Ooops! I still haven't gotten around to cutting those fabrics -- things around here have gotten out of hand, and I really need to get back on track.
:) The soup was actually better the next day.
Rhondee - Oh, another button lover! How many of us were influenced by grandma's sewing box or button jars?