Wilder on the Prairie

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Episode 24 - FB - Springtime Mar 28, 2022

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Farmer Boy Chapter 11 "Springtime"

Today we will discuss door sills, horse traces, furrows, the St. Lawrence River, pumphouses, lizards in New York (five-lined skinks), whistling girls, and Canada peas.

Episode 23 - FB - The Turn of the Year Mar 21, 2022

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Chapter 10 "The Turn of the Year"

Today we discuss Scottish proverbs, winterberries, sugaring off, how big a bushel is, the railroad in Malone, how much $500 of 1866 dollars is in 2022, straw on the floors, and whitewashing.

Episode 22 - FB - Breaking the Calves Mar 14, 2022

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Chapter 9 "Breaking in the Calves"

Join us as we discuss moosewood, gee and haw, oxen vs. cattle, Rocky Mountain oysters, augers, lynchpins, and sacré bleu!

Episode 21 - FB - Sunday Mar 07, 2022

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Chapter 8 "Sunday"

Join us this week as we discuss currycombs, fullcloth, broadcloth, stock ties, merino wool, Uncle Wesley and Cousin Frank, how to make potato starch, the word "harrow", and apple pies with a slice of cheese.

Episode 20 - FB - Saturday Night Feb 28, 2022

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Join us this week for chapter 7 of Farmer Boy entitled "Saturday Nights".

We discuss donuts, the Comanche, soft soap, shirts, and underwaists.

Episode 19 - FB - Filling the Ice-House Feb 21, 2022

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Chapter 6 "Filling the Ice House"

Join us this week as we discuss the Trout River, the French-Canadian population of Franklin County in 1860, crosscut saws, ice tongs, sawdust as insulation, apples and onions, and bird's nest pudding.

Episode 18 - FB - Birthday Feb 14, 2022

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Chapter 5 "Birthday"

Join us this week as we discuss Almanzo's true year of birth, yokes, barn jumpers, weaving, hanks of yarn, stanchions, and freezing your tongue to a flagpole.

Episode 17 - FB - Surprise Feb 07, 2022

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Chapter 4 "Surprise"

This week's episode covers primers, schoolhouse entries, and whips.

Episode 16 - FB - Winter Night Jan 31, 2022

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Chapter 3 "Winter Night"

In this week's episode, we discuss tallow, pannikins, hossocks, popcorn, and the Wilder "dialect".

Episode 15 - FB - Winter Evening Jan 24, 2022

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Chapter 2 "Winter Evening"

Join us this week as we talk about threshing floors, fanning mils, sheep folds, haymows, James Wilder, hoop skirts, Angelina Wilder, and air castles.