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Anna Pritshett



~	often made ash cake . (That is made of biacuit

dough. ) ~hen the dough waa re ady, we swept a oie ~ place on the floor of the fireplaoe, si~ooth~d thc dough out with our hathe, took

~	aihea, put them on top of the th>u~h, then put sore hot coala on top of the as1~e, and ju5t left it. When it ‘was done~ w~ brushed off the ooa1~, took out the bread, bru~h,~d off the ashes, child, that was brsad.“ (A)

	“When v*~ roa8tod a chicken, we got it all nice and clean, ati~ffød hirt with dresain~, ~reaced him all over good, put a c~bba~e leaf on the floor of the fixeplaoe ‚ put t1~ chiok~n on the cabbago leaf, then COVOrOd him good vrith ar~other cabbage leaf, a~d put hot ooa1~ all over and around him, and left hua to rosat.

That is the best way to cook ohioken.“ (A)

	Mrs. Cheat~m lives with a daughter, Mrs. Jones. She is a very siu1l old lady, pleasant to talk with, has a v~ery happy disposition. I~ r eyes ‚ as s he ss~id ‚ ‚~ have gotten ve~j dim,“ and she can‘t piece her quilts anymore. That w*~ the tray she spsz~ her spare tiu.

	She has beautiful vrhite hair and i~ ye~uy proud of it. (B)

Submitted Deseruber 1, 1957

Indianapolis, Indiana

By:	A~A PRITCI~TT