Tuesday, December 8, 1936

plesant but cold
6 [degrees] above zero this morning
Made a grape pie* and macaroni and cheese for dinner-
Harry put weather strips on my bedroom door this morning-
He went home to Half Acre this afternoon-
Susie Harring called this afternoon-
She invited me too come to church-
I got warmer shirt and another skirt on Mother this morning-
She has been good today-

Grape Pie recipe by Irene Bouchard*

*Grape pie is a Central NY tradition. Check out this recipe featured in the Fall/Winter 2002 edition of Voices: The Journal of New York Folklore.

Friday, October 23, 1936

cloudy & little rainy spells all day with steady rain this eve-
I made 16 glasses of grapes jelly today part of them being pint glass jars-
No water in the well yet.
Mother good today

Wednesday, October 21, 1936

plesant & warm, beautiful day-
Rec'd letter from Iliff and mailed one to him-
Harry  Baker & Mr. Fred Clark came to go hunting  this afternoon-
No game-
I made 4 pts cauliflower pickle-
Tapioca custard and ost flake cookies-
helped Aunty make 8 glasses of red grape jelly-
Leroy Bower called and asked me to go hunting -
Aunty told him I was sick so we did not go-

Irene's single barrel, 12 gauge shotgun

Tuesday, October 20, 1936

plesant & warm all day
canned 5 pints of blue grapes and 2 pints of Catauba grapes
Seem to feel a little better today.
Clifford Wooley came to look at Aunty's stove but wanted a round oak instead-
Rec'd a card from Iliff today-
Wrote letter to Iliff this eve-

Thursday, October 8, 1936

plesant and cool
Finished the ironing
combed Mothers hair and washed her neck and ears
Harry came and brought 7 pigeons and pumpkins and 3 pts milk and cans of water and concord grapes-
We went to Ludlowville for tea and coffee and to Ben Worsells for Catauba grapes*-
We raked up the horse chestnuts-

Catawba grapes <image Cornell>*

*Catawba grapes are an American hybrid popular for making sparkling and desserts wine in Central NY. Read more on the blog New York Cork Report. Or check out this article from Cornell. <Image from Cornell University: http://www.hort.cornell.edu/reisch/grapegenetics/Varietyphotos/catawba.JPG>