Williams, Sherman · Boston, Ginn & Company · leaf 21
h, and wild fruits were to be had in abundance. The potatowas the only vegetable raised to any considerable extent.The everyday bread in the Lincoln family was corndodger,wheat cakes being a dainty reserved for Sundays and spe-cial occasions. Food was prepared in the simplest way,owing to a lack of… … ABRAHAM LINCOLN 13 outfit of most kitchens, with the exception of an old pieceof tin punched full of holes to serve as a grater, or, as itwas then called, a ^^gritter. Sometimes it was used tomake corn meal, but this was a slow and laborious process.Most of the dishes were pewter; the spoons were…
