Podcasts History Mississippi Moments Podcast MSM 444 Mary Louise Tarver - Growing Up in Natchez

MSM 444 Mary Louise Tarver - Growing Up in Natchez

Published: July 6, 2015, 4:36 p.m.

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Mary Louise Tarver was born in 1918 on Elm\u2019s Court Plantation in Natchez.\xa0 In this episode, she recalls her Uncle Will\u2019s garden and his prickly relationship with her mother.

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Growing up on a farm taught Mary Louise Tarver to enjoy simple pleasures.\xa0 She remembers riding horseback to the Homochitto Swamp to spend the day fishing.

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For Mary Louise Tarver, farm life meant learning to be self-sufficient. She describes how her mother would use apple peels to make vinegar, and use the vinegar to make pickles.

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PODCAST EXTRA: During the Great Depression, some schools began serving students a hot lunch using food items provided by government.\xa0 Tarver recalls how the lunch lady did the best she could with what she had on hand.

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