Mama reviews a serial from the Fort Worth Star-Telegram

August 23rd, 1928

Mama Atwood only had a third grade education.  She made lots of spelling and grammar mistakes in her letters but it was her own way, and I feel like she should have this voice that is in her letter.  So, here is the original transcript of her letter:

Believe me I have sure been lonesome this week.  But I have kept pretty bussy  and when I was not so bussy I read something to keep from thinking.  There is a Serial by Warwick Deepening in the Star Telegram now.  Title The Three Generations.  So far I like it better than I did Sorrell and Son.  

It seems as though it will be something like Sorrell and Son only the bond of deep Love and respect will be between the Grandfather and Grandson, as much of it as I have read is worth reading.  Get it from the Liberry and read it, as I think you will like it.There is not even tolerance between the Grandfather and Son an Uncle abhorance but tolerance.  And the father is ashamed of the Grandfather and kept the son in ignorance.  But the Son knows and spends a lot of time with him.. 

Mama Atwood's raisin bread recipe

The Bread Frank likes best is made This way.:

Whole wheat Raisin bread:

One or two eggs

One cup buttermilk

1/2 teaspoon soda

salt to taste

1-1/2 cups of whole wheat flour and as much sugar as you can take up in one hand,

1 cup raisins

a little shortening.

This is a recipe of my own and Jack (Ernestine) and Frank is absolutely crazy about it. Jack will fill herself so full of it till she can't eat anything else.  I make it exactly like I do corn bread except I put raisins in it.

I make lovely whole wheat raisin Light bread but this is as good and not nearly so hard to make.  Besides This flour contains every bit of the whole wheat, and the Light bread always has to have white flour.  If I fail to make this bread one day Frank says “Mama please make some more raisin wheat bread”.  But he does not care much for the Bread with out the raisins and sugar