Flour Sacks

Life was hard in the money department My parents had what was called a paid job Just over basics it was evident Someone else ate the corn, they got the cob Life was grand, week to week we ate biscuits There was sidemeat on our plate with syrup The salt made the sweet dance by castanet That simple food had what is called one-up Then mother lost her job, more biscuits served Hollyhock flour purchased by twenty pounds Its brand name stamped across the sack in red She bleached letters off, she didn't mess around Fabric to make shirts for me to wear to church Embroidered by a friend 'pon collar and sleeves I wore them like a princess, now for them search In my heart, and for those beautiful clothes grieve Finis' Sponsor: Judy Konos Contest: Whatever Happened To Flour Sacks I saw some flour sacks at Wal-Mart in the last few years and it was only one time..I did notice that it cost more to get the flour sacks..I remember when I began to learn to sew that mother gave me flour sacks to fancy up to put in my hope chest..I did a technique where I pulled threads out which left an open weave on the ends to make fancy dish towels..I also embroidered them with fancy designs to put in my hope chest..When I was newly married my mother-in-law would get flour in a sack with a dish towel sewn into the end seam on it.. I guess one flour company trying to outdo another company.