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Posted by Pogonip on April 13, 2008, 1:46 am
BEI Design wrote:
>
> Apples, apples, getcher apples....
>
> ;-)
>
>
Nostalgia alert!

Anyone but me remember when the hucksters drove through the alleys
selling fresh produce from their wagons? The knife and scissors
sharpener came with his pedal-driven wheel? You put a sign in the
window, with one corner at the top to let the iceman know how much ice
you needed? Of course, the milk man came at dawn and left the milk and
cream in the box on the porch.

--
Joanne
stitches @ singerlady.reno.nv.us.earth.milky-way.com
http://members.tripod.com/~bernardschopen/

Posted by Karen in CO on April 13, 2008, 2:21 am

>
> Anyone but me remember when the hucksters drove through the alleys selling
> fresh produce from their wagons? The knife and scissors sharpener came
> with his pedal-driven wheel? You put a sign in the window, with one
> corner at the top to let the iceman know how much ice you needed? Of
> course, the milk man came at dawn and left the milk and cream in the box
> on the porch.
> --
> Joanne
> stitches @ singerlady.reno.nv.us.earth.milky-way.com
> http://members.tripod.com/~bernardschopen/

And the ragman and fishman vendor? Some of the horses had dashing straw
hats.
I loved the (freezing weather) milk bottle's tower of cream topped with its
paper cap.
Oh the goodle days - Karen in CO



Posted by Mary Fisher on April 13, 2008, 6:58 am

>
>>
>> Anyone but me remember when the hucksters drove through the alleys
>> selling fresh produce from their wagons? The knife and scissors
>> sharpener came with his pedal-driven wheel? You put a sign in the
>> window, with one corner at the top to let the iceman know how much ice
>> you needed? Of course, the milk man came at dawn and left the milk and
>> cream in the box on the porch.
>> --
>> Joanne
>> stitches @ singerlady.reno.nv.us.earth.milky-way.com
>> http://members.tripod.com/~bernardschopen/
>
> And the ragman

Oh yes, the 'rag and bone' man. Still see him from time to time.

One used to call at our house and offer the odd item from his cart!

Mary



Posted by BEI Design on April 13, 2008, 3:09 am
Pogonip wrote:
> BEI Design wrote:
> >
> > Apples, apples, getcher apples....
> >
> > ;-)
> >
> >
> Nostalgia alert!
>
> Anyone but me remember when the hucksters drove through
> the alleys selling fresh produce from their wagons? The
> knife and scissors sharpener came with his pedal-driven
> wheel? You put a sign in the window, with one corner at
> the top to let the iceman know how much ice you needed? Of
> course, the milk man came at dawn and left the milk
> and cream in the box on the porch.

I don't recall an iceman or knife sharpener. Mom rented a
couple of large containers in a walk-in freezer facility
before we got the first home freezer. But we did have
regular home deliveries of freshly baked bread in addition
to thrice-weekly deliveries of dairy products. We lived in
a small town, so I guess the farmers market was the
equivalent of the hucksters.

Beverly



Posted by Juno on April 13, 2008, 11:52 am
BEI Design wrote:

>>>
>> Nostalgia alert!
>>
>> Anyone but me remember when the hucksters drove through
>> the alleys selling fresh produce from their wagons? The
>> knife and scissors sharpener came with his pedal-driven
>> wheel? You put a sign in the window, with one corner at
>> the top to let the iceman know how much ice you needed? Of
>> course, the milk man came at dawn and left the milk
>> and cream in the box on the porch.
>
> I don't recall an iceman or knife sharpener. Mom rented a
> couple of large containers in a walk-in freezer facility
> before we got the first home freezer. But we did have
> regular home deliveries of freshly baked bread in addition
> to thrice-weekly deliveries of dairy products. We lived in
> a small town, so I guess the farmers market was the
> equivalent of the hucksters.
>
> Beverly
>
>

I still have the milk box that sat on my front steps for the milkman.
One time I got stuck in a snowbank in my yard and the milkman pulled me
out. He was always there with a smile and all kinds of good things.
Fresh eggs, cottage cheese and sour cream, wonderful fresh milk. The
dairy also had a series of cookbooks written by the owner's wife and
every once in awhile left one in the milk box as a gift for being a good
customer. The fruit and vegetable man came around when I lived in the
first apartment I had after getting married.Mom and dad had the bakery
man when I was a child, grandma had the iceman until she moved in with
my parents in the early 60's. She never liked a refrigerator, because
she said people didn't go shopping enough for fresh food.The butcher had
a shop but would deliver an order to me once a week when my children
were little and he knew I had a hard time getting out.
During WW 2, we lived about half mile from a local farmer and went down
there for our milk, eggs, and veggies, Once in awhile he would slaughter
a cow or pig and mom could get meat from him without using food stamps.
Do you remember food stamps?

Juno

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