February 18, 2010

GRIT and Moon Pies

Not Grits but GRIT was a weekly newspaper during the mid to late 1930's.  It was a folksy publication rather than a news newspaper.  Tom, at a very young age, 9 or 10 years old I think, became the GRIT delivery boy. I think it would have been his very first money making job.  He walked and carried his bag labeled GRIT around the Mt. Victory neighborhood, about a 2 or 3 mile area.  The paper sold for 10 cents.  And I'm sure that his part was no more than 5 cents.  The other day nostalgia struck me when I came across an ad for GRIT.  So I sent for a subscription @ $19.95 for 6 issues. which came today.  Now GRIT is a magazine and here are some of the topics:  Fact and Folklore; Looking Back; First Milk Makes the Difference; Don't Toss It; Mend It; Behold the Hoe; Become an Heirloom Seed Sleuth. Secret Life of Dragonflies; and Cultivate Colorful Cucurbits (squash cucumbers). 

I went to Bi-Lo today and spent  $130 before I could get out of the place, but I hadn't been to the grocery for several days.  There were Moon Pies at 2 for a dollar.  Of course since Chattanooga is the home of Moon Pies, they are available in every store. I thought to myself "I remember when we got those at the store across the road from our house and they cost 5 cents apiece."  And I remembered that a Moon Pie and a soda pop made for a real treat on a warm summer day.  So I bought one, came home, and had it at lunch.  I know now why a soda pop made it so good.  The Moon Pie was pretty dry.