“Health - what
my friends are always drinking to before they fall down.” ~Phyllis Diller
“Once, during
Prohibition, I was forced to live for days on nothing but food and water.”
~W.C. Fields
“What's
drinking?
A mere pause from thinking!”
~George Gordon, Lord Byron
A mere pause from thinking!”
~George Gordon, Lord Byron
Well, my mystery picture is a still! Many of you guessed it! This particular one is not the Baldwin sisters recipe machine, it is one that was confiscated locally and is just like it. It resides in The Waltons museum. This one is a real working machine, all ready to go. Moonshining was the only way many had of supporting their families, and it was looked on as a kind of talent, like faith healing and water dowsing. It is still practiced today in some areas, and people take pride in their "recipes".
“In any event, keep a close check on
yourself. And don’t worry too much about what the critics will say. Go ahead
and drink a little wine, for instance; it’s good for your digestion, good
medicine for what ails you.”
1 Timothy 5
23 comments:
Great Scripture quote and photos of the still. W.C. Fields is TOO funny.
It does look like an Art ;)
Once in college some guys brought up some moonshine and it smelled just like rubbing alcohol! Needless to say I didn't taste it. However whenever I watched The Walton's they always made it seem that the Badwin sisters were making something yummy. Great pictures
Blessings, Joanne
The Baldwin sister were two of my favorite characters on the Walton's.
Unlike Joanne I did take a tiny taste of some "shine" back in college. I thought my throat was on fire, never again. I love those jars in your header. Wonder what's inside? LOL!
I thought you were showing some scientific pictures.. :) Interesting..
A little scary that I recognized it right off!!
Best,
Bonnie
this is so cool... when we lived in the hills in KY we were told if you are walking in the woods and see one of these, keep walking and never say you saw it, that could be dangerous to your health. that was back in the early 50's and i know they are still there.... i love the jars in the header.
Great quotes!
Wow I could have never be able to guess! Great photos and I like the drawing, too! These colorful bottles are very pretty :-)
Haha! I was going to guess that but I had no idea what a still looked like. I love your title! Oh Ginny, you are so clever!
Yep....moonshine it is! I've heard a lot of folks talk about the moonshine
that used to be made, back in the day. Sounds a bit dangerous to me.
have a safe and happy day.
shug
I knew it was some sort of copper tubing! Moonshine! Ginny! lol
wow, isn't that amazing,
I have heard about these, even recently. Never saw one tho. A big time deal in the past.
Hahahaaa....good to know.
hughugs
I kinda thought it might be a still! I always loved seeing the Baldwin sisters on the Waltons. I love your photos and the quotes are great! That WC Fields!! ha ha!
I guess I should have guessed it was a still. It's interesting to see nonetheless.
We're in the moonshine capital of the US where we live. It's often at potlucks and such - believe it or not. Crazy!
I should have guessed it... Never even thought about it being a moonshine still.... Makes sense though!!!!
Hugs,
Betsy
Hi Ginny, Interesting. I sure do like your pictures of the colored liquid jars. Have a pleasant evening tonight and a really good Wed. tomorrow!
I knew it had to be a still. I'm wondering if all those canning jars are filled with a bit of moonshine :)
I did not guess it was still. I am sure they still have them only more updated. I have enjoyed the photo's of the Walton Home.
My dad delivered moon back during the depression. Your still brought back some family stories lol...
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