Tag: canning
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Reconstruction Diary Meditations: Indiana Farm Summer
Tuesday, June 26, 1866 Lizzie has been too much indisposed in health to assist much in household duties. I did the ironing and cooking mostly. Mother is still gathering and canning fruit – currants and raspberries. Jonathan and Milton went to Charlottesville to look at some reaping machines. They finally concluded to get an “iron…