The Basket Habit
A feature of housekeeping in the South is "The Basket Habit," a playful little eccentricity on the part of the colored servant. The manner and matter of it is this. After a meal or at the en... Read allA feature of housekeeping in the South is "The Basket Habit," a playful little eccentricity on the part of the colored servant. The manner and matter of it is this. After a meal or at the end of the day, the darkey maid, carefully concealing a large basket, approaches the refrige... Read allA feature of housekeeping in the South is "The Basket Habit," a playful little eccentricity on the part of the colored servant. The manner and matter of it is this. After a meal or at the end of the day, the darkey maid, carefully concealing a large basket, approaches the refrigerator, and removes therefrom all the remnants, scraps and odds and ends of food which may ... Read all