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	WLawdy Miss! Who ever heared. of folks payin‘ slaves to wuk? Leastwise, I never knowed ‘bout none of ‘ein on our place gittin‘ money for what dey done. ‘Course dey give plenty of somepin‘ t‘eat and clothes to wear, and den dey niade us keep a-humpin‘ it. I does ‘member seem‘ dem paper nickels, dixues, and quarters what us chillun played wid atter de war. Us used to pretend us was rich wid. ail dat old nioney what warn‘t no
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	“‘3out dein eatrnents, Miss, it was lak dis, dere warn‘t no fancy victuals lak us thinks us got to have now, but what dere was, dere was plenty ol. Most times dere was pokesallet, tur-. nip greens, old blue head couards, cabbages, peas, and ‘taters by de wholesale for de slaves to eat and, onct a week, dey rationed us out wheat bread, syrup, brown sugar, and ginger cakes.) What dey give chillun de most of was potlicker poured over cornbread crumbs in a long trough. For fresh meat, outside of kuhn‘ a shoat, a lamb, or a kid now and. den, slaves was ‘lowed to go huntin‘ a right smart and dey fotoh in a good. many turkies (turtles), ‘possums, rabbits, and fish. Folks didn‘t know what iron cookstoves was dem days. Leastwise, our white folks didn‘t have none or ‘ein. All our cookin‘ was done in open fireplaces in big old pots and pans. Dey had thick Iron skillets wid heavy lids on ‚ em, and dey could bake and fry too in dem sk1l1ets.~‘) De meats, cornbread, biscuits, and cakes what was cooked in dem old skillets w88 slio‘ mighty good.