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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Recipes for Hog".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mrs. Harriet Echols say was done to clean a rope bed?
(a) The rope was replaced every two to five years.
(b) There was new material laid over the rope frame when needed.
(c) The rope was boiled every spring.
(d) They never needed cleaning.

2. What does Scrapple taste like according to Mrs. Mann Norton?
(a) Possum.
(b) Pork.
(c) Chicken.
(d) Fish.

3. What does Aunt Arie say she is going to make?
(a) Sausage.
(b) Jerky.
(c) Bacon.
(d) Souse Meat.

4. Hickory was a very desirable wood but what was a drawback of this wood?
(a) It splintered out easily.
(b) It attracked termites.
(c) It would bow badly in humid weather.
(d) It was hard to work.

5. What were the October Beans used as a substitute for?
(a) Meat.
(b) Soup beans.
(c) Black eyed peas.
(d) Potatoes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did a chimney have to do so that it didn't smoke?

2. What is NOT needed for hewing?

3. What happened to the once plentiful Chestnut trees?

4. Why is it suggested that the foundation be at least 18" high?

5. What ailment does Aunt Arie have according to the author?

(see the answer key)

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