What Is Found At Grandma's house?

[Taken]

Doiles on the arms of her chair.

 

[Willie T]

Bacon grease saved in canning jars — for frying chicken and pork chops. Grandma left them on top of the garbage cans, too — for the trash collectors to take home to their wives.

 

[Taken]

Bear rug to lay on in front of the fireplace.

 

[Taken]

Big guest bedroom with 3 full size beds and kids and parents sleeping in the same room.
Learned my dad snored.

 

[Willie T]

Up until a few years ago , I still had one of those at my house, and it wasnt my grandmas !! Lol

We still have one, but it is modern-looking with plastic covered handles and key-turn.

 

[Taken]

Grandmas candy dish on the mantle, that Kids couldn't reach.

 

[Willie T]

A big can of Crisco Shortening. Used it at almost every meal.

 

[Pearl]

I pushed one of those a few times.

 

[Taken]

Grandma got McCall's magazine in the mail, and there were paper dolls cut outs for girls, but nothing for boys.

 

[Taken]

Grandma didn't drive.

 

[Willie T]

Does anyone remember kneading that little packet of yellow dye into the big plastic bag of oleomargine, so you could make the pinkish-white stuff look better?

 

[Taken]

Grandma rounding up us kids, giving us each a coffee can she had saved and making a contest of which kid could fill their can first with blueberries.

 

[Pearl]

I still use one like that. The expensive ones don't last long.

 

[Willie T]

Fans in front of the windows to circulate the hot summer air.

 

[Taken]

Grandma seemingly always having on an apron.

 

[Pearl]

My grandma had a crocheted milk jug cover. A card table and dominoes.

 

[Taken]

A big stash of bobbie pins in the bathroom, Grandma used to curl her hair.

 

[Willie T]

Ice trays with a long handle in the middle

 

[Taken]

Cards and cribbage board.

 

[Pearl]

A big wall clock on the landing with a deep, loud tick.