Firth, Grace: - I have always gardened, preserved and cooked in the old ways though I did not realize that I was different from other homemakers until the 1960s. --Grace Firth.
My life reflected that which I had learned in my grandmothers\' stillrooms, gardens and homes; the young people were putting their faith in the old ways and in the goodness of the earth.
From the young men and women, I learned that my way of doing and their aspirations for the good life had a lot in common.
I remained unaware of the changes in American cooking and eating habits until I returned to graduate school in 1968.
My husband and I purchased a little bit of Alaska, a small wilderness tract near the mountains in Virginia, where we spent all our weekends and holidays.
Although I was secretary of a variety of community associations, I had little housewifely interaction and rarely went shopping.
Once married, I got involved With moving to Virginia, taking care of three youngsters and writing historical novels about my beloved Alaska.
After graduating from the University of Southern California, I traveled to Alaska where living conditions were somewhat old-fashioned.
During college I was poor.
My isolation from the mainstream can be explained.
As a child I lived With my grandparents, both sets of whom were older than average, and I went directly from high school to college summer school.
Firth, Grace: - I have always gardened, preserved and cooked in the old ways though I did not realize that I was different from other homemakers until the 1960s
