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Clara Steen Skott diary, 1936-1939
September 29
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SEPTEMBER 29 Ironed, canned 2 qt. plums, and 8 qt. of [Kentucky?] Wonder beans I got of Pauline, and Signe canned 1 of lima beans. Tried to make 3 PTA calls in [illegible] - only Opal [Hinde?] home; and on Alice Ross in P.M. Canned 1 qt. green tomato sandwich spread. [Painted?] 3 new window casings, also ledge [under?] sink. Drove to McFarland after school. [8-1/2?] qt. I canned in Sept. Canned 4 pt. grape conserve, [1/2?] qt. whole mixed pickles, 1 pt. soy [(chopped)?] pickle. Sewed on Kathryn's dress a little. Enjoying WHA's College of the Air series [beginning?] giving for current school year, this week. [Illegible] qt. canned in Sept. Went to Madison with the 4 girls; Mrs. MacKenzie and I went to cooking school at Orpheum with 2000 other women. Lunch at Woolworth's. Got new battery. Got [illegible] bu. tomatoes at Ziegler's. Rainy, cold.
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SEPTEMBER 29 Ironed, canned 2 qt. plums, and 8 qt. of [Kentucky?] Wonder beans I got of Pauline, and Signe canned 1 of lima beans. Tried to make 3 PTA calls in [illegible] - only Opal [Hinde?] home; and on Alice Ross in P.M. Canned 1 qt. green tomato sandwich spread. [Painted?] 3 new window casings, also ledge [under?] sink. Drove to McFarland after school. [8-1/2?] qt. I canned in Sept. Canned 4 pt. grape conserve, [1/2?] qt. whole mixed pickles, 1 pt. soy [(chopped)?] pickle. Sewed on Kathryn's dress a little. Enjoying WHA's College of the Air series [beginning?] giving for current school year, this week. [Illegible] qt. canned in Sept. Went to Madison with the 4 girls; Mrs. MacKenzie and I went to cooking school at Orpheum with 2000 other women. Lunch at Woolworth's. Got new battery. Got [illegible] bu. tomatoes at Ziegler's. Rainy, cold.
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