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The man who makes it was a footman of ours when...Posted at 11:18 PM on Sunday, May 2, 2010
The man who makes it
was a footman of ours when he was a slave
After
he was freed, he added Brewton for a last nameMost of the slaves
did
that-you'll find all of Charleston's aristocracy here as far as names
goOf course there's a good number of Lincolns, tooCome walk with
me, ScarlettI've got to get my vegetables
Sally stopped before a table of onions"Where the devil is Lila?-oh,
there you areScarlett, this tiny young creature, if you can credit
it, runs my entire household as if she were Ivan the TerribleButler, Lila, Mister Rhett's wife The pretty young maid bobbed
a gucci large shopping tote bag curtsey"We needs lots of onions, Miss Sally," she said, "for the
artichoke pickles I'm putting up
"Do you hear that, Scarlett? She thinks I'm senileI know we need
lots of onions," Sally grabbed one of the brown paper bags from the
table and began to drop onions into itScarlett watched with
dismay
Impulsively, she put her hand over the mouth of the bagBrewton, but those onions are no good
"No good? How can onions be no good? They're not rotten or
sprouting
"These onions were dug up too soon," Scarlett explained"They look
fine enough, but they won't have any flavorI know, because it's dolce and gabbana cheap replica handbags a
mistake I made myselfWhen I had to run our place, I planted
onions
Since I didn't know anything about growing things, I dug up a batch as
soon as the tops started to brown, afraid they were dying and would
rotThey were pretty as pictures, and I was proud as a peacock,
because most of my planting came out mighty sorryWe ate them
boiled
and stewed and in fricassee to help the taste of the squirrels and
raccoonsBut they didn't have any bite to them at allLater, when I
dug up the row to plant something else, I came across one I'd missed
That one was what an onion's supposed to chanel ice cube handbag beThe fact is, they need
time to flavor upI'll show you what a good onion should be like
Scarlett sorted with expert eyes, hands, and nose through the baskets
on the table"These are the ones you want," she said at lastHer
chin was belligerentYou can figure me for a country bumpkin if you
want to, she was thinking, but I'm not ashamed that I got my hands
dirty when I had toYou high-toned Charlestonians think you're the
be-all and end-all, but you're not"Thank you," said SallyHer eyes
were thoughtfulI did you an injustice, ScarlettI
didn't think anyone as pretty as you could have buy tan gucci watch any senseWhat else
did you plant? I wouldn't mind learning about celery Scarlett
studied Sally's faceShe saw the honest interest and responded to
it
"Celery was too fancy for meI had a dozen mouths to feedI know
about all there is to know about yams, though, and carrots and white
potatoes and turnips She didn't care if she was
bragging or notShe'd bet anything that no lady in Charleston had
ever sweated in the sun picking cotton! "You must have worked
yourself
to a shadow
Respect was written clear in Sally Brewton's eyes
She shrugged off the past"Thank goodness that's way pasha cartier behin
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