Sheldon wrote:

> Nice haul!

Those were the days.

> I sure wish the pic was taken with a better camera, the resolution sucks big
> time.... and what's with that sepia tone?

It was an old Polaroid Instant picture (you remember those -- you
"shook" them as they developed). Mom scanned that on her little home
scanner and sent it to me last night. I've asked if she wouldn't mind
bringing it with her when I see her in a couple of weeks so Ican get a
better scan. Whether the sepia tone is just the age of the Polaroid or
mom using a little "artistic license" I don't know.

> I would have liked to have seen
> pics of them growing... seing the poor things all heaped in a pile on old
> newpaper like so many fish entrils is culinarilly sacriligious. Did you eat
> them?

No -- we didn't eat them all. We'd have a pretty big gatherings and they
were part of the feast, but when Mona and Kenny came in they would take
quite a few home with them. My little sisters weren't crazy about them
(adult tastes and all) and I would be the one that sautéed them in a
little butter and a splash of wine. The folks preferred them batter
dipped and fried.

It would have never occurred to my folks to sell them. They enjoyed
sharing those types of things with family and friends.

--Lin