Friday, May 1, 1925

Friday, May 1, 1925
Cool

Albert had a May party at kindergarten this AM. They had a May pole dance, games, Jell-O and cakes for eats. He made a cute little May basket and put it by the door and knocked, then ran to the back door. He was so happy about it all. He is such a happy, loving little soul any way.

(Okay, now we know they had Jell-O in 1925! What other foods do you think they had that might surprise us? Wheaties cereal and Wesson Oil were both introduced in 1925. Jell-O has been around since 1897. Nabisco Shredded Wheat didn't come along until 1928. Twinkies came along in 1930. Here's a timeline with more info on when various foods were introduced.

What a nice, and nearly forgotten May Day tradition, to leave a little basket of flowers at someone's front door and surprise them with it. According to the tradition, if you get caught leaving the basket, you are supposed to get a kiss, I suppose from whomever you left the basket for!

I posted earlier that Albert, the happy, loving little soul, grew up to be a Jesuit priest! )