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Cheap and Easy Picnic Fare

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

We just celebrated Memorial Day here in the United States. For those of you not familiar with this holiday, Memorial Day honors the men and women who gave their lives to serve our country. It is a day for remembrance and celebration. Nothing tastes more refreshing on a hot day than some fruit. Deviled Eggs.

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Growing up in the 1950?s

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

School started after Labor Day and ended after Memorial Day. Cheap (not just inexpensive, I mean cheap – easy to break) toys came from post-war Japan. Heck, there were barely chain guards! There were lots of kids to play with (we were the baby boom after all). Kids walked to school.

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