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Vintage Dolls, Vintage Recipe

6/10/2012

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This week we welcome Louise M. Gouge to Author Memories.

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Award-winning Florida author Louise M. Gouge writes historical fiction, calling her stories “threads of grace woven through time.”
 
With her great love of history and research, Louise has traveled to several of her locations to ensure the accuracy of her stories’ settings. When she isn't writing, she and her husband love to visit historical sites and museums.

Her favorite Bible verse is “He shall choose our inheritance for us” (Psalm 47:4), a testimony to her belief that God has chosen a path for each believer. To seek that path and to trust His wisdom is to find the greatest happiness in life.

 

Vintage Dolls, Vintage Recipe
by Louise M. Gouge

When my father went away to war (WWII), my mother and three older siblings moved in with my widowed, maternal grandmother, Lacy Cain. 
 
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Grandmother Lacy Cain at 104 yrs old
I was born soon after that, and Grandmother was an important part of my life from that moment until she died at 104. Everyone in the family says she spoiled me, and I suppose that’s true. But she also set an example of patience and goodness that has stayed with me all these years. Once when someone was rude to her, she gave a gentle reply. Later I asked her why she
didn’t tell that person off. She quoted the Scripture, “A soft answer turneth away wrath.”  (Proverbs 15:1 KJV). While I must admit her answer annoyed me (I was about ten years old, so
maybe that was conviction about my own unruly temper), I have never forgotten her Christ-like attitude.
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Lacy Cain, 20 yrs old, circa 1895
Grandmother was born in 1875, and she was a true Victorian lady, despite modest means. She was an excellent seamstress and made many of my clothes. She also crocheted. When I was about five years old, she crocheted some beautiful doll clothes for me and put them on small display dolls.
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While the dolls were long ago broken from being played with often, I still display the clothes on new dolls. I also made a shadowbox containing Grandmother’s picture and a few of her belongings. Each time I pass this little display, I think of Grandmother and the way she
chose to live her 104 years of life for Jesus Christ.
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Another enduring legacy my grandmother left is one I passed on to my children and grandchildren. When she was young, a neighbor gave her a recipe for Lepkuchen, German Christmas cookies. These delicious molasses cookies are best made up in late November, then stored to age.

Grandmother Cain’s Lepkuchen (Christmas Cookies)

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Photo credited to The Opulent Opossum (permission pending)
2 quarts of molasses
1/2 to 3/4 lb. of citron or mixed candied fruits
1  1/2 lb. shortening
1 quart to 3 pints chopped nuts (mixed, pine or walnut)
1 ounce nutmeg
1/2 cup cinnamon
3 tablespoons ground cloves
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup soda
2 cups sour milk (or cultured buttermilk)
2 cups hot water
1  1/2 oz. Lemon extract
1 box raisins
10 lbs. of flour (pre-sifted is good)
 

Make dough up stiff at night.

Next morning, divide into batches.

Roll as thin as possible.

Cut into squares.

Bake in pre-heated 350 degree oven for about 12 minutes.

 ***Long ripening improves the flavor of these cookies.

If desired, an icing of confectioner’s sugar and water may be spread thinly over
cookies.
 
Loosely translated, Lepkuchen means “sweets of happiness.”
Recipe comes from Grandmother Lacy Aris Neal Cain (1875-1979) and was handed down to daughters and subsequent generations. Original recipe comes from Germany by way of Lydia Pregge, or Prague, (not known to be related to Cain family) in Sedalia, Missouri, on November 12, 1922.
 

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Louise M. Gouge's latest Love Inspired Historical,
A Proper Companion.

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A Proper Companion, Love Inspired Historical, June 2012

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Back Cover Blurb

With her father’s death, Anna Newfield loses everything—her home, her inheritance, and her future. Her only piece of good fortune is a job offer from wounded major Edmond Grenville, whose mother requires a companion. The Dowager Lady Greystone is controlling and unwelcoming, but Anna can enjoy Edmond’s company, even if she knows the aristocratic war hero can never return her love.
 
Even amid the glittering ballrooms of London, nothing glows brighter for Edmond than Anna’s gentle courage. Loving her means going gainst his family’s rigid command. Yet how can he walk away when his heart may have found its true companion?


Ladies in Waiting series by Harlequin’s Love Inspired Historical imprint:
Three young ladies come to London to work as companions for wealthy women, but
find romance instead.

Book One - A Proper Companion (June 2012)
Book Two - A Suitable Wife (will be released in December 2012)
Book Three - TBA  

In addition to numerous other awards, Louise M. Gouge is the recipient of the prestigious
Inspirational Readers’ Choice Award for her 2005 novel, Hannah Rose.

You can find Louise online at her website and blog:
 http://blog.Louisemgouge.com


 
Thank you for sharing your grandmother and her recipe with us, Louise.
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WW2 Ammo-Making Equipment & LIS Giveaway

4/8/2012

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This week we look at WW2 Ammo-Making Equipment on Author Memories.
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This is Part 2 of the WW2 memorabilia sent back to Canada by Nelson Clement Draper while serving in Europe during that war. The note on the back of the picture says, "Nelson Draper (L) and Nellis Sinclair (R) pretending to actually work filling the manure spreader.

Part 1 was the post before this one.


WW2 Ammo-Making Equipment
by Anita Mae Draper

Last week we showed the kit effects from Uncle Nelson's box of WW2 memorabilia. This time, we look at all the ammunition making equipment. Again, I stress that no one in hubby Nelson's family remembers where Uncle collected this equipment or who it belonged to but we'd like to know at least the country of the soldier(s) who carried it.

The Small Bullet Mold
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The mold in the open position.
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The mold interior is about 90mm from tip to cap end.
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Same position, different view.
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In the closed position and flipped over.

Bullet Mold ?

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This mold is about 2" longer than the smaller one above.
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The hole is open to the other side, but the little screw beneath it means something when through here.
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Not sure if anything is missing from here. It's so old, we can't budge it open.
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Manufactured by THE WINCHESTER REPEATING ARMS CO, PAT MARCH 17 91

Shotgun Fillers?

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The inside diameter is 80mm.
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The inside diameter is 100mm.
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Folded as you would fill the shells.
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Folded in the travel position. The left one is probably brass, the right cast iron?
As you can see from the photos, there are 4 different sizes here - 2 for bullets and 2 for shotgun shells - but those are only guesses. The only one with marking is the mold with the Winchester label that we haven't been able to open

Does anyone know what soldiers would have used these? Were they even used in the WW2 theater?  Any information is appreciated.
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April 15th to be entered in a draw for a new copy
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No Alibi.

Thank you to Valerie Hansen for this giveaway.
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If you have an item or antique passed down from your relatives and want more information about it, why not consider posting at Author Memories. No guarantee you'll receive an answer, but it will be a terrific educational experience and probably some nostalgia thrown in.
                                                                                                                                     Anita Mae.
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Uncle Nelson's WW2 Kit Memorabilia & LIS Giveaway

4/1/2012

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This week we look at WW2 Kit Memorabilia on Author Memories.

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It's Anita Mae and this week I'm bringing a story from my husband's past. His Uncle Nelson was in WW2 and sent a box of memorabilia back to his family. My husband and his uncle share the name of Nelson Clement Draper and while growing up whenever they got together they were referred to as Big Nelson and Little Nelson.  

My husband, Little Nelson, smiles whenever he talks about Big Nelson. They spent hours playing cards together with the family. Big Nelson passed away a few years after Little Nelson joined the military and shortly before I came on the scene back in the mid 70's.   

Uncle Nelson's WW2 Memorabilia
by Anita Mae Draper

Sometime during our early marriage, my husband's father handed over a box of World War 2 kit memorabilia his brother had acquired and shipped over from Europe. Nelson doesn't think the personal kit effects belonged to his Uncle Nelson. Rather, he thought his uncle had picked them up as souvenirs of the war. The pieces have always sat on the top shelf of an old secretary in our bedroom. The box also contained a German helmet with a swastika on the side but I didn't feel comfortable with it in my room, so we packed it away. 
 
As for these items, I've posted photos of manufacturers and identifying symbols wherever I could. If anyone has any information about these items, please leave a comment.

The Cartridge Belt

The first batch of photos are from what I'm guessing is a cartridge belt although I'm not sure if
it was issued together or if the belt was a personal effect:
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Complete cartridge belt as received
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Belt buckle 6.5cm x 9cm brass(?)
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I can only make out the 4th word as "Belt"
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All pockets/pouches look the same inside.

These next 4 photos show the still-working compass.

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Compass opened flat.
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Back side of open compass.
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"U.S. Engineer Corps" from back of lid.
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"3114 Made in Switzerland" from bottom of compass platform.

Brass Powder Flask

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The lever on the top right still works good.
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"DIXON & SONS"
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Looks like "I O D"
There are still 4 more items, however they are all ammunition-making equipment and will keep for another post. I suspect the powder flask would have been part of the ammo making equipment which includes bullet molds and shotgun fillers but I really don't know for sure.

Again, if you have any information on the above items, please let us know. Uncle Nelson was in the Canadian Army but most of the equipment is American manufactured. Presumably different governments bought their supplies from the U.S.

What do you think about all this?

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Leave a comment with a valid email address  
by midnight, April 8th to be entered in a draw for 
a new copy of Valerie Hansen's Love Inspired Suspense,
Night Watch.

Thank you to Valerie Hansen for this giveaway.
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Valerie posted here at Author Memories back in Oct and gave away a copy of Night Watch.  As a thank you she sent several different books for me to keep or give away as I wished. Since we buy every Valerie Hansen book that's published, I have a nice supply to give away starting with this one.

You can visit Valerie at www.ValerieHansen.com 

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Sandra Orchard: 'No Time to Wave Goodbye' & Giveaway

3/4/2012

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This week we welcome Sandra Orchard to Author Memories.

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Sandra Orchard lives in rural Ontario, Canada where inspiration abounds for her romantic suspense novels set in the fictional Niagara town she's created as their backdrop.

Married with three grown children, when not writing, she enjoys hanging out with family, brainstorming new stories with fellow writers, and walking her dog in God's beautiful creation.

She loves to connect with readers, and has created some “novel extras” to enhance readers’ experience of her books.


No Time To Wave Goodbye
by Sandra Orchard

Both of my parents were born in England shortly before the outbreak of WWII. They immigrated with their families to Canada in the 1950s and met some years later. What a scary prospect it must have been to leave behind all that they’d known to come to a country where they knew no one. Yet, my parents never talked about it. My dad didn’t want us to worry that we might face the same kind of horrors.

You see my mom was evacuated from London during the war. Torn from her home, she and some of her brothers and sisters were loaded onto trains and shipped to the country. In the last months before my mom died, I asked her to tell me about that time.

She said that they’d stayed at one place where the adults were very nice. It sounded like a children’s home by the number of children who were there. Her most vivid memory (one she had trotted out a few times when I was a child and asked for more water in the bathtub) was of sharing the same two inches of bath water with all the children, one after another. She also remembered standing on a cliff, looking over the landscape when the wind picked her up. If her sister hadn’t grabbed her in time, my mom was certain she’d have blown away.

The second home she was placed in wasn’t as pleasant. Five children shared the same bed, alternating head to toe. My mom was five and scared of the family’s dog. They had no indoor plumbing so going to the bathroom in the middle of the night was an ordeal. More than once she had an accident, which infuriated the mother of the house. When Mom’s parents traveled down from London to visit and heard what was going on, they took my mom home with them and wouldn’t let the authorities send her away again.
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My grandmother is pushing the wheelchair, my great-grandmother is in the wheelchair, and my mom is sitting on her lap. The picture is taken in London England (note the double decker bus in the background).
My mom shared that story with me when my daughter was struggling with nighttime accidents. Mom emphasized how important it was to not make a big deal about it. I so wish she’d been around for many more years to teach me such nuggets of wisdom, but cancer stole her from us not many months later.

After her death, I read the book No Time to Wave Goodbye by Ben Wicks about children evacuated from London during the war, so named because oftentimes the children were shuffled out of the city so quickly that there was no time for goodbyes.

Reading the book, I felt as if I’d stepped into my mother’s past and was seeing her life from a whole new perspective. What a gift parents give their children when they share their family history.
 
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Shades of Truth, Love Inspired Suspense, March 2011

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Big city detective Ethan Reed is working deep undercover at a Christian youth detention center. The kind of place he spent some harrowing time in as a kid. Ethan’s mission: ferret out who’s recruiting resident teens for a drug ring. He expects help from the lovely, devoted director of Hope Manor.
But Kim Corbett won’t tell Ethan anything— even when she’s threatened and attacked.

When Ethan discovers what Kim is protecting, his guarded heart opens just a bit wider. Enough to make this the most dangerous assignment of his career.

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Undercover Cops:

Fighting for justice puts their lives—and hearts—on the line.
Book 1 - Deep Cover, Sept 2011
Book 2 - Shades of Truth, Mar 2012
Book 3 - Critical Condition, coming Oct 2012

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For updates on new releases, special subscriber-only reads and giveaway opportunities, sign up for Sandra's newsletter at http://bit.ly/OrchardNews

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Join in the conversations about characters on Sandra's blog at http://www.SandraOrchard.blogspot.com

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