An Test was Re: SC - Truck Crops

[Jim Revells]

	After Dad retired from the Army I got to learn what it was like to raise
Truck Crops for real.  We moved to land that he had inherited from
Granddaddy Reb & built a house.  There were 25 acers with used 5 for the
house & yard, 15 for the cattle/pigs & 5 for the garden.  The deal was
anything that we didn't can or freeze was mine to sell with Dad getting
half the cash.  For this all I had to do was keep the garden planted,
watered, weeded & picked all by hand (the heavy work of plowing was done by
a friend's tractor as was most of the pesticide applicaton).  I would make
about $100-150//week during the early '70 working a couple of hours a day
(every day during the growing season) early in the morning.  I sounds like
a good deal but it does NOT explain how much back breaking work that was. 
This taste of farming has given me a great appreation for farmers of any
time period.
	Now I know there are many knowledgable cooks on this list so here is a
test for thoes who are not Famous Authorities on All Matters Agricultural .
 In the garden we grew lots of foods can you tell me which continent they
orriginated on? (Please excuse the spelling I am terminaly Spelling
Impared)
Spinich
Kale
Cucumbers
Bell Peppers
Cabbich  
Turnips (purple)
Okra
Green Beans
Butter Beans
Pole Beans
Field Peas
Butter Peas
Bell Peppers
English Peas
Potatos
Sweet Potato
Collards
Tomato
Squash
Water Mellons
Cantilope
Egg Plant
Zuccini
Corn
Hej!
Olaf
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> From: Philip & Susan Troy <troy at asan.com>
> To: SCA COOKS <sca-cooks at ansteorra.org>
> Subject: SC - Truck Crops
> Date: Wednesday, May 03, 2000 2:05 PM
> Just in case there's anybody who doesn't know what Lord Olaf means by
> "truck crops" (and I'm pretty certain Lord Balthazar doesn't fall into
> this catregory!), this is the produce of a truck farm, no? Which is, in
> turn, a variety of small crops grown for personal use and supplementary
> income, some of which is trucked either to a roadside stand or other
> market, or even sold out of the back of the truck.
> 
> Adamantius, Famous Authority on All Matters Agricultural... 
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> Phil & Susan Troy