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Conger Reynolds correspondence, April-December 1919

1919-10-20 Conger & Daphne Reynolds to John & Emily Reynolds Page 4

the things I want to do, on our return to the states.  But first I think I shall want to poke the cream.  My dears, if I saw a jar full of skim milk here, I'd have the gout.  I don't see what the babies will do this winter.  The cows have gone on a strike, it seems.  We used to get a pint of milk every morning.  Them wuz the days!  But now we seldom see milk unless we pay 50¢  for a can of condensed milk that is so sweet (sugared) that you can use it only for chocolate or dessert.
In  order to be permitted to buy coal we must have "coal cards" which are issued by the government.  After you succeed in landing a card, which so far we have been unable to do, you are allowed to buy a limited amount if you can find it - which you cannot.  
We have a small wood fire in the grate, which warms the air within a radius of one foot around it.  Outside that circle, you "see your breath", as we say back home.  Wood is not to be wasted, either.  Rosa went out and

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the things I want to do, on our return to the states. But first I think I shall want to poke the cream. My dears, if I saw a jar full of skim milk here, I'd have the gout. I don't see what the babies will do this winter. The cows have gone on a strike, it seems. We used to get a pint of milk every morning. Them wuz the days! But now we seldom see milk unless we pay 50¢ for a can of condensed milk that is so sweet (sugared) that you can use it only for chocolate or dessert. In order to be permitted to buy coal we must have "coal cards" which are issued by the government. After you succeed in landing a card, which so far we have been unable to do, you are allowed to buy a limited amount if you can find it - which you cannot. We have a small wood fire in the grate, which warms the air within a radius of one foot around it. Outside that circle, you "see your breath", as we say back home. Wood is not to be wasted, either. Rosa went out and