Sunday Dinner

When I was a young girl I was always treated to a home cooked Sunday dinner at about 1:00 in the afternoon.  My mother would arise early in the morning and peel a large pot of potatoes and cover them with water.  Put a lid on top and let them sit ready to cook when we got home from church.  The chicken would be ready to fry on top the stove and an apple pie would have been made on Saturday.  Sometimes we would have peas with the mashed potatoes.  I really liked the chicken gravy she would make for the mashed potatoes and sometimes we would put the peas on top  We always had home made dill pickles on the side. 

I grew up in a family of seven and in today's world we would have been considered in the "lower middle class' but I felt very fortunate to always have a new homespun dress to wear if there was a special occasion.

After having a large Sunday dinner we wouldn't be very hungry in the evening, so we would have another treat--a bowl of steamed white rice with milk and sugar. 

Television was not yet available so in the evening we would have an Aunt & Uncle over and play cards until the wee hours (10:00 p.m.) That was late for me. 

I feel very fortunate to have such rich memories of my childhood.