Every summer my family would make the trip from Vancouver, Washington to Idaho to visit our family. One of the things I remember was Grandma Savage's great cooking - especially her fried chicken. I don't know what she did that made it so good, but it was really wonderful. Maybe it was the oil that it was cooked in? Since they lived on a farm, and there was only a little shop with a post office "in town" (really, that was pretty much it except for the LDS church and a school), I assume that Grandma used super fresh ingredients. With beef cows and milk cows, potatoes, and a vegetable garden, she had lots to choose from. I remember hogs, too, but not chickens. They must have been around somewhere.
Another treat from Grandma Savage was the package that arrived at Christmas time full of cookies and candies. I especially remember her divinity and fudge. Yum!
Grandma Savage (Marion Rowe Beagles) married my grandfather, Nephi Waldo Savage on April 14, 1926. She was born in Missoula, Montana on April 21, 1901 to Noah David Beagles and Mary Elizabeth "Bessie" Price. Grandma died on March 16, 1984.
I need to credit GeneaBloggers for the link to "52 weeks of Personal Genealogy and History," created by Amy Coffin, for this great writing suggestion.
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Theresa and Bill,
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