MY4th OF JULY--WHEN I WAS GROWING UP

THE BEST DAYS ARE REMEMBERING MY GROWING UP DAYS---WE RAISED OUR OWN FOOD AND I MEAN ALL OF IT...ON THE 4TH JULY MY MOM ALWAYS KILLED 2 CHICKENS AND YES I HAD TO PLUCK FEATHERS AND HELP WITH THE COOKING....I REMEMBER SO WELL MY DAD WOULD GO INTO TO PIEDMONT AND GET A 25 POUND BLOCK OF ICE...BY THE TIME HE GOT BACK MOM WOULD HAVE THE ICE CREAM READY TO GO IN THE HAND CRANK FREEZER---WE HAD TO CHIP THE ICE WITH ICE PICK TO MAKE IT FIT AROUND THE FREEZER....SO WAS A LAYER OF ICE AND THEN SPRINKLE SOME SALT AS THIS MADE THE ICE CREAM FREEZER FASTER..WAS SO VERY GOOD...I CAN TASTE IT NOW WITH FRESH EGGS,MILK FROM OUR OLD COW,SWEETENDED JUST RIGHT WITH A DASH OF VANILLA EXTRACT---OH SO GOOD...THE DAYS SEEMED SO LONG BACK IN THOSE DAYS---WE RAN AND PLAYED ALL DAY AND MY BROTHER FREDDIE WOULD HAVE 4 OR 5 PACKS OF FIRECRACKERS THAT HE WOULD SHOOT OFF...SUCH A SIMPLE TIME AND EASY LIVING-----