| | Well, we had to fast before going to communion, and I would sometimes faint in church, because my blood sugar dropped so low. My father would have to carry me out. I was pretty skinny and didn't have much reserve to go on. I was allowed no more than two small cookies after dinner, even though my dad worked for a cookie company.
Anyway, I can remember how incredible the food was when we'd go out to eat or to a friend's house for dinner.
I'll never forget the Wrights: Stella and Monte; God rest their corpulant souls! No, actually, it was only Monte and the kids; Stella was slim and attractive. But God, could she cook! And you could eat as much as you wanted, which is not something I was used to.
After dinner, we'd sit around and talk, and the adults would pour themselves drinks of scotch and whiskey and whatnot. Everyone had a liquor cabinet back then. This was in the late '40's and early '50s. And the men would light up cigars.
I still remember Monte, a large, robust man, who would talk about certain places he'd been and how good the "night life" was. I was 10, and had no idea what "night life" was, but that didn't stop Monte from telling me about it. Nice people!
Those days are gone forever!
- Bill
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