| 单词 | husking |
| 例句 | “But they say a husking bee is such — ” Slowly she began to realize what he had said. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z Dad lingered on for a few more days, ice fishing, setting my traps and snares, and husking walnuts. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z The gaily dressed young people sat in a circle around a vast mound of silk-tasseled corn, and already the husking had begun. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z I noticed, now, that he was watching the big muscular man who had tried to get me to dance—the same man who had spoken to me at the corn husking. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z To Kit’s surprise the husking was fun, enlivened by singing and wagers and jokes that seemed uproariously funny. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z Had her uncle ever been to a husking? she wondered. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z “To think you’ve never been to a husking bee!” exclaimed Judith. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z Well, if he doesn’t go to the husking bee, nothing can happen, she thought practically. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z Oh! rang out across the field, the slaves set to work husking the corn, racing with each other, to see who could husk the most in the shortest possible time. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z I would never be to him what Tess had been to his father—a thing passed around like the whiskey jug at a husking. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z “Are you going to the husking bee tonight?” she inquired mischievously. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z He was not on horseback, he had not expected trouble, in the middle of a husking bee, an occasion for frolicking and fun. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z I tried husking corn and blistered my slow clumsy hands while experienced field hands sped through the work effortlessly, enjoying themselves. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z He had spoken to me at the corn husking, and again at Christmas. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z “I just feel it in my bones,” she confided, “that something wonderful is going to happen tonight at the corn husking.” The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z Yes, there’s a staginess to it all: the quintet sitting around on the floor husking vegetables, dismantling a chicken, dining. ‘Taste’ Review: A Slow, Sensual Hallucination Set in Vietnam 2022-02-16T05:00:00Z Meanwhile, Seven-Eleven is refining its coffee further with a process called husking to remove the silverskin layer that carries a bitter and rancid taste. Japan's Java wars: Convenience stores angle for coffee market crown 2014-10-20T04:00:00Z One of those offerings: coconut husking, or removing the hard outer layer around the shell, a necessary step to get to the meat and liquid inside. Resort fees are in the hot seat. Here are 10 of the weirdest. 2023-03-27T04:00:00Z Work parties like corn huskings and barn raisings were not only crucial to the farm economy, but also welcome occasions for folk arts like music, storytelling, and dancing, often accompanied by homemade whiskey or brandy. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z Parboiling facilities in the country process rice by pre-cooking, drying and husking the grain. Simple cooking methods flush arsenic out of rice 2015-07-21T04:00:00Z They’d have husking bees, divvying up the harvested ears into piles and racing to see who could get through theirs the fastest, sometimes to find a bottle of whiskey buried at the bottom. UW-Madison professor creates new variable sweet corn variety 2015-04-04T04:00:00Z There’s also a bonus shot of a mom husking corn on a porch with her young daughters. The Best Government-Funded Obamacare Ads 2013-09-23T19:35:22Z A neighborly gathering of people who engage in united labor for the benefit of an individual or family; as, a quilting bee; a husking bee; a raising bee. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z They shared in their neighborhood joys and griefs, and made common cause at weddings, funerals, threshings, huskings, cider makings, everything. Out of a Labyrinth 2012-02-17T03:00:38.887Z It was the fall of the year and the slaves were busy at such tasks as husking corn and cleaning up wheat. Women of Achievement Written for the Fireside Schools 2012-02-08T03:00:23.060Z Now the harvest moon, yellower than the hunter’s moon of ending autumn or the strawberry moon that looks upon June’s roses, rises for husking time. Minstrel Weather 2012-01-24T03:00:25.640Z Now and then can just be distinguished the forms of men and women husking maize upon some fertile upland bench. Historic Waterways?Six Hundred Miles of Canoeing Down the Rock, Fox, and Wisconsin Rivers 2012-01-13T03:00:14.813Z The little log cabins became more numerous now, and in the fields about them could be observed many Indian squaws at work, husking corn or gathering pumpkins and tomatoes. The White Crystals Being an Account of the Adventures of Two Boys 2012-01-13T03:00:11.507Z There could not, however, have been more activity or cheerfulness, even at a corn husking, and yet the cause of all this enthusiasm and energy was serious indeed. The Noank's Log A Privateer of the Revolution 2012-01-09T03:00:21.297Z The tenants would take the first-fruits to the chief, preserving the rest for themselves, but they would take all the cocoanuts, even after expending their own labour in gathering and husking them. The Fijians A Study of the Decay of Custom 2011-12-30T03:00:25.917Z Seated in a rocking-chair, husking corn, was a good-looking young man. Business English A Practice Book 2011-11-19T03:00:25.507Z When the knife had done its work, the flesh was raised between the gashes and a skewer of wood, much resembling the old-fashioned husking peg, was forced through the flesh beneath the skin. The Indians' Last Fight Or The Dull Knife Raid 2011-11-06T02:00:13.167Z There is no waiting, as with walnuts, for husking time to come. Trees Worth Knowing 2011-10-13T02:00:48.357Z A settler relates that he was the best hand at husking corn on the stalk that he ever saw. Lincoln, the Politician 2011-10-11T02:01:06.270Z But the part of the whole process which pleases the young squaws best is the husking. The Life and Times of Kateri Tekakwitha The Lily of the Mohawks 2011-09-16T02:00:21.817Z They spend six to ten hours a day husking and skinning nuts. From Vietnam's Forced Labor Camps: 'Blood Cashews' 2011-09-06T23:40:00Z I imagined once I heard the rustle of a silk dress but I am satisfied now that I was mistaken as I believe the sound was caused by the girls husking roasting ears for supper. The Indians' Last Fight Or The Dull Knife Raid 2011-11-06T02:00:13.167Z She was accused of divers ill-doings, such as preventing the cream in her neighbor's churn from becoming butter, and snuffing out candles at huskings and quilting parties. John Greenleaf Whittier His Life, Genius, and Writings 2011-08-26T02:00:22.667Z Its fruit mollified the harshness of the New England rum of many an old-time raising and husking. In New England Fields and Woods 2011-07-27T02:00:26.953Z These were the Planting Festival and the joyous Harvest Festival, at the gathering and husking of the corn. The Life and Times of Kateri Tekakwitha The Lily of the Mohawks 2011-09-16T02:00:21.817Z The wages they obtain for this work are the value of 100 nuts for husking 1000 nuts. In the Andamans and Nicobars The Narrative of a Cruise in the Schooner "Terrapin" 2011-06-30T02:00:24.487Z You know that husking green corn makes a kind of squeaking noise. The Indians' Last Fight Or The Dull Knife Raid 2011-11-06T02:00:13.167Z Sometime after this, while the second daughter was driving for her father while husking corn, she ran into a stump and broke the wagon-tongue. Riches of Grace A Compilation of Experiences in the Christian Life 2011-06-21T02:00:23.800Z In one corner a group of old ladies were chatting about the bees and huskings which they had enjoyed in their youth. Randy's Summer A Story for Girls 2011-06-16T02:00:16.550Z Its warnings of "cold storms," "flurries of snow," cautioned the farmer against too early planting of corn; and its perennial jokes flavored the mirth of many a corn husking or apple paring. Franklin's Autobiography (Eclectic English Classics) 2011-05-20T02:00:26.573Z At first they are engaged in husking the coconuts which are to be exported to Calcutta and Moulmein. In the Andamans and Nicobars The Narrative of a Cruise in the Schooner "Terrapin" 2011-06-30T02:00:24.487Z Thus mused Owen as he sat late one afternoon husking corn, while the pelting rain overhead recalled some old nursery rhymes which he had learned by heart when a mere child. The Cave by the Beech Fork A Story of Kentucky?1815 2011-05-07T02:00:28.747Z Instead was she sweet Abby Grey of the long ago, and once more the belle of this quiet village and Bayport, and the leader at every dance, every husking, and every 379 party. The Girl From Tim's Place They laid plans for work in the fall, for the cutting and the husking of the corn. A Yankee from the West A Novel Watch weaving, carving and coconut husking and be sure to see the canoe pageant. Oahu Traveler's guide What few there were, on fatigue all the forenoon, husking and overhauling corn pile, rain beating and spoiling it. An Artilleryman's Diary Later on, while doing picket duty out on the railroad, I saw a lot of cornfield negroes at a negro husking. Personal Recollections of the Civil War By One Who Took Part in It as a Private Soldier in the 21st Volunteer Regiment of Infantry from Massachusetts He had little money, but he got along comfortably by waiting on table, husking corn, taking care of lawns, digging ditches and tutoring. The Scrap Book. Volume 1, No. 2 April 1906 You see the little square adobe matchbox houses of Papago Indians, with the red chile hanging against the wall, and the women coming from the spring, and the men husking the corn. Through Our Unknown Southwest In-doors it was the same, and quilting bees and huskings and spinning bees made work and play shade into each other. Noah Webster American Men of Letters Drove fast nine miles south where there were one hundred negroes at work for the government, husking. An Artilleryman's Diary There was a long pile of corn heaped up just as it was cut in the field and all around it sat the negroes husking. Personal Recollections of the Civil War By One Who Took Part in It as a Private Soldier in the 21st Volunteer Regiment of Infantry from Massachusetts Then with the thumb nail and first finger of the right hand take tight hold of the point of the shell, and pull to the right, as if husking an ear of corn. The Gladiolus A Practical Treatise on the Culture of the Gladiolus Corn thus cut up, and fed without husking, is the best possible way for winter-fattening cattle on a large scale, and where corn is abundant. Soil Culture "Called the young men and the maidens, To the harvest of the cornfields, To the husking of the maize ear." The Song of Hiawatha An Epic Poem She hung up her Drum on a peg, while she watched the women husking the rice. The Talking Thrush and Other Tales from India The overseers were soon after them and had them separated and at their husking again. Personal Recollections of the Civil War By One Who Took Part in It as a Private Soldier in the 21st Volunteer Regiment of Infantry from Massachusetts I said, and stood like a bound boy at a husking, without a word to say for myself. The Million-Dollar Suitcase A little later than this we have huskings in the barns, seated around a heap of corn. Daughters of the Revolution and Their Times 1769 - 1776 A Historical Romance It was suggested that he might be the author of the poem read at the husking. Whittier-land A Handbook of North Essex, Containing Many Anecdotes of and Poems by John Greenleaf Whittier Never Before Collected. Then came corn cutting, potato digging, and corn husking. Rural Life and the Rural School Other duties are the husking of rice and the making of cheroots. The Soul of a People “I suppose you are husking corn these days,” initiated the collegian, perfunctorily. A Breath of Prairie and other stories “We have pretty good times with the quiltings, huskings, and sleighing parties, when we pile into a double pung, ride in the moonlight, have supper, and a dance.” Daughters of the Revolution and Their Times 1769 - 1776 A Historical Romance We haste to the husking as fast as we can, —But where 's Mr. Bruin? Whittier-land A Handbook of North Essex, Containing Many Anecdotes of and Poems by John Greenleaf Whittier Never Before Collected. And then he had added that the rabbits and squirrels and woodchucks were likely to be his best market, for they were husking it for him, and not charging him a cent. Harper's Young People, October 19, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly Some women were engaged in husking rice in a mortar with a wooden beater; these had no dress above the waist. Account of a Voyage of Discovery to the West Coast of Corea, and the Great Loo-Choo Island I was brought up on plowing, husking corn and going to meeting. Counsel for the Defense Do you still have delightful times at quiltings and huskings?” Daughters of the Revolution and Their Times 1769 - 1776 A Historical Romance With them reaping was a game, husking corn a test of endurance and skill, threshing a "bee." A Son of the Middle Border On that eventful evening, Mr. Simlins had a husking bee; and in his barn were met a fair representation of the Pattaquasset men and boys—especially boys. Say and Seal, Volume I Some husking machines for hulling or peeling parchment coffee are polishers as well. All About Coffee "Do you remember the husking party at the Kendals' barn?" A Christmas Accident and Other Stories The girl who first found a red ear while husking, and was kissed before she could throw it into the basket, is privileged to lead the dance.” Daughters of the Revolution and Their Times 1769 - 1776 A Historical Romance After stacking he plowed or went out "changing works" and ended the season's work by husking corn—a job that increased in severity from year to year, as the fields grew larger. A Son of the Middle Border Mr. Simlins gently went forth; and in a minute after was in the midst of his husking party in the barn. Say and Seal, Volume I About the time that Brazil began the active cultivation of coffee, William Panter was granted the first English patent on a "mill for husking coffee." All About Coffee Here is where he does his husking, and the "clear corn" produced is stored away in some underground granary till It is needed. Wild Animals at Home Notwithstanding it was a holiday, I’d been husking corn all day steady, from dark until dark. The Dominant Dollar We liked teaming and pitching hay and harvesting and making fence, and we did not greatly resent plowing or husking corn but we did hate the smell, the filth of the cow-yard. A Son of the Middle Border At corn huskings, at plays, and elsewhere, when Negroes sang secular songs, some one was chosen to lead. Negro Folk Rhymes Wise and Otherwise: With a Study Should field labour be suspended by the inclemency of the weather, or by any other cause, the farmer finds his servants full occupation in husking maize, threshing wheat, stripping, shifting, and curing tobacco. Trade and Travel in the Far East or Recollections of twenty-one years passed in Java, Singapore, Australia and China. The only amusement for a time was one or two husking parties, and an "apple bee" at the Murches'. When Life Was Young At the Old Farm in Maine Husking was the last of the fall work and the last day of husking found Bradley desolately undecided. A Spoil of Office A Story of the Modern West To obtain a marketable and paying product, care in the gathering, husking and extracting of kernels, is necessary. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 41st Annual Meeting Pleasant Valley, New York, August 28, 29 and 30, 1950 This has reference to the singing of the Negroes at corn huskings where the leader sings a kind of solo part, and the others by way of response, sing a kind of chorus. Negro Folk Rhymes Wise and Otherwise: With a Study On one occasion, at a corn husking, he tried to force a fight on a boy smaller than himself. Autobiography of Frank G. Allen, Minister of the Gospel and Selections from his Writings At a husking party one evening, several of the young men proposed that Adney should go with them on a deer hunt in the "great woods," before he went back to his regiment. When Life Was Young At the Old Farm in Maine Every man wore cots upon his fingers, which were rasped to the quick with husking. A Spoil of Office A Story of the Modern West The corn husking was the same as fun. Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States from Interviews with Former Slaves, Arkansas Narratives, Part 4 But the eye is no longer necessary for the detailed movements in husking. Psychology and Social Sanity The work of husking and pounding the crop then occupies the village. The Great White Tribe in Filipinia The natives were too occupied in fighting to devote much time to husking and drying coco-nuts, except when they wanted to get money to buy arms and ammunition. The Call Of The South 1908 Then there were corn huskings, wool shearings, apple parings, sugar boilings, and quilting bees.” Quilts Their Story and How to Make Them They had corn huskings every Friday night, and they ground the meal every Saturday. Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States from Interviews with Former Slaves, Arkansas Narratives, Part 4 The grinding of flour and husking of rice are sometimes part of the same business. The Panjab, North-West Frontier Province, and Kashmir It was the second year after we come here, and a day in November: the day after I finished husking. Summerfield or, Life on a Farm After supper the bottle, as usual at corn huskings, was circulated. Daniel Boone The Pioneer of Kentucky I quilted faster than Katy Groff, who showed me her hands, and said, ‘You have not been corn husking, as I have.’ Quilts Their Story and How to Make Them The distinguishing feature of the finches is a massive beak, admirably adapted to the husking of the grain on which the members of the family feed largely. Birds of the Indian Hills It has a floor over head for receiving the corn from the field; husking and sorting it. The Choctaw Freedmen and The Story of Oak Hill Industrial Academy Uncle Walter had been husking the corn he had topped and left on the hill. Summerfield or, Life on a Farm The father says, "Well, I think by husking corn nights in the barn I can get along without any assistance." And Judas Iscariot Together with other evangelistic addresses The rice grain which is broken in the husking is known as Pináua in Tagálog. The Philippine Islands In filberts, such points as ease of husking, amount of fibre and, of course, quality must be considered. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Thirty-Eighth Annual Meeting Guelph, Ontario, September 3, 4, 5, 1947 At husking time husk and weigh the yield from each row or ear of seed separately. The Choctaw Freedmen and The Story of Oak Hill Industrial Academy The latter excel in hardiness, yield, size of nuts, but the Chinese have a better percentage of filled nuts, have better husking quality and much better quality of kernel, according to growers. Northern Nut Growers Association Thirty-Fourth Annual Report 1943 None the less, they had been in the habit of meeting frequently, in company with others, en route to the weekly singing school, the husking bees and the choir practice. The Romance of Old New England Rooftrees Men were working in gangs in the different fields, gathering stalks, or husking corn, or cutting grain, or plowing with a dozen plows in company, or harrowing, or putting in seed. Mexico and its Religion With Incidents of Travel in That Country During Parts of the Years 1851-52-53-54, and Historical Notices of Events Connected With Places Visited And the slaves were also known to mingle with them in the quilting, husking, barn-raisings, and other rural festivities, being undoubtedly made welcome. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 4, 1919 The husks were afterwards removed in the barn at a big husking bee or picnic, in which the neighbors took part. Story Hour Readings: Seventh Year All seem to fill well, also have good husking quality. Northern Nut Growers Association Thirty-Fourth Annual Report 1943 Once in particular she had seen the latter grim personage when she was returning from a "husking frolic," i.e. an assemblage of persons met for the purpose of stripping the husks from Indian corn. Traditions of the North American Indians, Vol. 1 But a large crop of apples or a large and late corn husking or potato digging may interfere with this on some farms and make spring plowing more desirable. Apple Growing There was husking corn and shelling it, there were meats and fish to be salted, some of it dried, for now the inhabitants within and without knew that winter was long and cold. A Little Girl in Old Detroit "Did Leah Herrick say anything to you against me the other night at the husking?" Dulcibel A Tale of Old Salem The matters I shall speak of in this article, however, will have to do mostly with the harvesting, husking, curing and cracking of the walnuts and picking their kernels. Northern Nut Growers Association Thirty-Fourth Annual Report 1943 No time was wasted, for Joe Dencie was there, and every one knew that the best of a husking came after the corn was disposed of. Pocket Island A Story of Country Life in New England What with elections and harvest homes, her hands were full to overflowing; for she takes great interest in politics, besides being a social body, without whom no apple bee or corn husking is complete. Good Cheer Stories Every Child Should Know But day or night, the husking ended with a feast. Sergeant York And His People This illustrates the principle of all shelling or husking machines. Cocoa and Chocolate Their History from Plantation to Consumer The nuts are run through the husker a couple of times to assure a clean job of husking. Northern Nut Growers Association Thirty-Fourth Annual Report 1943 The next day after the husking, when Manson resumed his studies at the academy, a new and serious ambition kept crowding itself into his thoughts. Pocket Island A Story of Country Life in New England In the evening a husking in the barn ... a most picturesque scene.... Hawthorne (English Men of Letters Series) Now, Abe, you know you like a husking better than anything else. Patriotic Plays and Pageants for Young People I can look back to the first husking bee I ever was at. Autumn Best filled heartnuts, with best husking and cracking qualities as well as best quality of kernels; returns are about equally divided between Gellatly, Walters and Bates, with Walters and Gellatly somewhat larger in size. Northern Nut Growers Association Thirty-Fourth Annual Report 1943 Asahel sat by a heap, husking; Mr. Landholm was cutting down stalks; and bushel baskets stood about, empty, or with their yellow burden shewing above the top. Hills of the Shatemuc While his father was husking corn in a field, he was seated by a fire reading a novel. Wit, Humor, Reason, Rhetoric, Prose, Poetry and Story Woven into Eight Popular Lectures I was frequently invited to quiltings, apple parings, huskings, etc.; but I never dared to go, lest I should be expected to have something to say to some of the feminine portion of the company. The Fatal Glove In summer, they often enjoyed a feast of green corn, roasted or boiled, and when it was gathered, in autumn, they assisted the farmer in husking it. Frank and Fanny I am sorry that I have no data on husking, cracking, etc. Northern Nut Growers Association Thirty-Fourth Annual Report 1943 There, at some distance, they saw the group of workers, picking and husking the yellow corn, the farm wagon standing by. Hills of the Shatemuc "I told him," she continued, husking peanuts busily, "about the nurse-maid at the brick house." The Poor Little Rich Girl The labourers were employed in clearing ground for cultivation, husking and stripping Indian corn, and other necessary work; and six men were sawing frames for building barracks. An Historical Journal of the Transactions at Port Jackson and Norfolk Island They use two pieces of stones only for husking their corn. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 Books 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 What do you know of old husking bees? Evangeline with Notes and Plan of Study His wife, La Senora, was busily engaged in husking and drying the berries. The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c. The season of corn husking, the gorgeous woods that are becoming the catafalque of the dead year, remind the dullest of his own fading and departure. Around The Tea-Table The husking of ordinary barley is hard work. The Foundations of Japan Notes Made During Journeys Of 6,000 Miles In The Rural Districts As A Basis For A Sounder Knowledge Of The Japanese People And some used only two pieces of stone for husking their grain, and some used their teeth only for that purpose. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 Books 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 There was the stone bee, the husking bee, the "raising," the "moving," etc. In the Catskills Selections from the Writings of John Burroughs They appear to be very carefully and judiciously managed, possessing good mills for cleaning and husking the coffee, worked by water power; and annually producing 500 tons. The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c. The husking is a short process, and is even advantageously delayed till the moment arrives for using the corn. Life of Daniel Boone, the Great Western Hunter and Pioneer Before husking the rice grain is in appearance not unlike barley and it is no easy matter to get its husk off. The Foundations of Japan Notes Made During Journeys Of 6,000 Miles In The Rural Districts As A Basis For A Sounder Knowledge Of The Japanese People Thou hast the wooden vessel used for husking grain. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 Books 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 At Esopus, in August, 1659, a man by the name of Thomas Chambers employed eight Indians to assist him in husking corn. Peter Stuyvesant, the Last Dutch Governor of New Amsterdam Machinery must be employed for husking the grain, and some degree of kiln drying will be necessary to ensure its preservation in a long voyage. The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c. I became, in short, the gangling farmer-boy my aunt had known, scourged with chilblains and bashfulness, my hands cracked and sore from the corn husking. Youth and the Bright Medusa The husking mill is often made of hardened clay with many wooden teeth on the rubbing surface. The Foundations of Japan Notes Made During Journeys Of 6,000 Miles In The Rural Districts As A Basis For A Sounder Knowledge Of The Japanese People Asmakuttas are those that use only two pieces of stone for husking their grain. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 Books 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 The principal social festivals were "quilting," "apple paring" and "husking." Peter Stuyvesant, the Last Dutch Governor of New Amsterdam The husking could be greatly facilitated by a very simple machine. The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c. At husking time the wretched ear-worm that ruins the terminal quarter or fifth of an immense number of ears, is painfully in evidence. Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation She'd seen him stop that way, when he'd be husking corn maybe, and stare at a place where a sunbeam came in on a pile of corn. Hillsboro People Dantolukhalas are those that use their teeth for purposes of husking the grain they eat. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 Books 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 I am husking corn in the lower field. Reveries of a Schoolmaster In husking it, it is, for the want of proper machinery, much broken, and, from carelessness in drying, subject to decay from the attack of insects and worms. The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c. Now were instituted "quilting bees," and "husking bees," and other rural assemblages, where, under the inspiring influence of the fiddle, toil was enlivened by gayety and followed up by the dance. Knickerbocker's History of New York, Complete All the women were busy husking corn which was hung to dry on great racks about the house. Camps and Trails in China A Narrative of Exploration, Adventure, and Sport in Little-Known China On the frontier a coöperative spirit manifested itself frequently in mutual helpfulness, in house raising bees, husking bees, threshing bees, and other similar gatherings. Modern Economic Problems Economics Volume II But for this interruption I could have finished husking that row before the dinner-horn blew. Reveries of a Schoolmaster The color of the meal is injured when steel knives are used in husking or slicing, but silver or nickel blades do not injure the color. The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c. In the fall of the preceding year Jones had called in his neighbors and their slaves to a corn husking and had sent Allen a message asking him to send help. American Negro Slavery A Survey of the Supply, Employment and Control of Negro Labor as Determined by the Plantation Regime And the simple primitive joys … I believe an old-fashioned husking bee, if they had plenty of hard cider to go with it, was just as bad as this—coarser if not so vulgar. Mary Wollaston He was an attendant at every funeral, and as far as possible at every wedding, in the village; at every flag-raising and husking, and town and county fair. The Village Watch-Tower As it was, I could draw my pay for husking corn on Saturday night, and begin accumulating salary as a schoolmaster on Monday. Reveries of a Schoolmaster To dream of husking pied ears of corn, denotes you will enjoy varied success and pleasure. Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted, or what's in a dream: a scientific and practical exposition The women of the nearest house were already outside kindling the fires and husking the morning rice. Almayer's Folly: a story of an Eastern river The thumping of wooden pestles husking the evening rice stopped for a moment and Babalatchi's name rang afresh shrilly on women's lips in various keys. An Outcast of the Islands There was a porch there, and seated in a rocking-chair, husking corn, was a good-looking young man, or was he middle aged? Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm They were husking corn and occasionally something was said and they laughed. Winesburg, Ohio; a group of tales of Ohio small town life I became, in short, the gangling farm boy my aunt had known, scourged with chilblains and bashfulness, my hands cracked and sore from the corn husking. The Troll Garden and Selected Stories In the fall of the year, the slaves there work in the evening, cleaning up wheat, husking corn, etc. Harriet, the Moses of Her People From under the house the thumping of wooden pestles husking the rice started with unexpected abruptness. An Outcast of the Islands Get it ready for canning by husking it and removing the silk. Woman's Institute Library of Cookery Volume 5: Fruit and Fruit Desserts; Canning and Drying; Jelly Making, Preserving and Pickling; Confections; Beverages; the Planning of Meals When the half-witted old man left his husking of corn and came into the wood to meet Elmer Cowley, he was neither surprised nor especially interested in the sudden appearance of the young man. Winesburg, Ohio; a group of tales of Ohio small town life In the husking of corn, all corn silk that is found inside of the husks should be carefully removed, for this is very annoying in the cooked vegetable and its presence indicates carelessness. Woman's Institute Library of Cookery Volume 2: Milk, Butter and Cheese; Eggs; Vegetables Indiana took upon herself the management of the rice, drying, husking and storing it, the two lads working under her direction. Canadian Crusoes His mother was a poor old woman, who earned their living by husking rice. Filipino Popular Tales Prepare the corn by husking it and removing the silk. Woman's Institute Library of Cookery Volume 5: Fruit and Fruit Desserts; Canning and Drying; Jelly Making, Preserving and Pickling; Confections; Beverages; the Planning of Meals A smile came to his lips and he began making motions with his long arms to a man who was husking corn in one of the fields. Winesburg, Ohio; a group of tales of Ohio small town life We've got a husking frolic on hand, and are all ready for dancing; but there isn't a fiddle within ten miles, nor any one to play it if there was. The Old Homestead He flew to a tree from which he could get a good look at her where she was husking the paddi. Through Central Borneo; an Account of Two Years' Travel in the Land of Head-Hunters Between the Years 1913 and 1917 The day was warm for fall, and the last of the crickets were chirping away, while, in distant fields, men could be seen husking corn, or drawing in loads of yellow pumpkins. Lost on the Moon Or, in Quest of the Field of Diamonds "These huskings are but low bussing-matches," said Mrs. Edwards with much disgust. The Duke of Stockbridge The cutting of corn and putting it in shocks against the time of the husking is heavy work. Poor White See if any of 'em has as big a heap as I do after the husking. The Old Homestead I was husking paddi, and Bird liked to look at me. Through Central Borneo; an Account of Two Years' Travel in the Land of Head-Hunters Between the Years 1913 and 1917 Their praise emboldened him to stand forward as the spokesman at schoolhouse meetings, lectures, log-rollings, huskings auctions, fairs, and so on--the folk-meets of our people. The Lincoln Story Book A Judicious Collection of the Best Stories and Anecdotes of the Great President, Many Appearing Here for the First Time in Book Form Finally he called Jonathan aside and told him that the last end of a husking was often rather uproarious, and Desire perhaps would prefer to go home early. The Duke of Stockbridge Four of them were women, two of whom were sick from exposure in husking corn during cold, snowy weather. A Woman's Life-Work — Labors and Experiences Oh! it's only me, don't mind me, you know," said a sharp, little weasel-eyed man gliding through the opening; "yes, I see, preparing for the husking frolic. The Old Homestead It is undoubtedly true that the use of polished rice is a cause of beri-beri, because the Dayaks, with their primitive methods of husking, never suffer from this disease, although rice is their staple food. Through Central Borneo; an Account of Two Years' Travel in the Land of Head-Hunters Between the Years 1913 and 1917 No more huskings or quiltings, or apple cuts, or raisings or "bees" of any sort. My Boyhood Meanwhile the husking had been pretty much suspended, the huskers either staring in vacant, open mouthedness at Desire, or communicating whispered comments to each other. The Duke of Stockbridge Why, I have just promised Bill to go with him over to the husking at the Jenks's. Betty's Bright Idea; Deacon Pitkin's Farm; and the First Christmas of New England The possession of a red ear, according to the established usage of all husking parties, entitled every gentleman present to a kiss from the holder. The Old Homestead I presume in the great corn-fields of the West, where the husking goes on for weeks at a time, it probably does grow really monotonous. Great Possessions Corn huskings, quilting parties, and spinning bees were common in many colonies. A Brief History of the United States The next evening when, dressed for the husking, she took a last look in her mirror she was fairly scared to see how pretty she was. The Duke of Stockbridge It was Diana and Bill returning from the husking. Betty's Bright Idea; Deacon Pitkin's Farm; and the First Christmas of New England But I have said the "husking frolic" was put off a little in order to give time for repairs after the storm. The Old Homestead Indiana took upon herself the management of the rice, drying, husking, and storing it, the two lads working under her direction. Lost in the Backwoods It was a very common thing to have husking bees. Country Life in Canada Fifty Years Ago Personal recollections and reminiscences of a sexagenarian Her coming to the husking at all had been a surrender to his will, and this seemed but an incident and consequence of that. The Duke of Stockbridge Vanished the hunter strong, Stilled was the husking song; No corn fields stretched along In green Hochelaga. Verses and Rhymes By the Way Father and brothers could beat me at husking, but somehow or other I was good at cutting. Reno — a Book of Short Stories and Information At husking time the tassel fades To brown above the yellow blades, Whose rustling sheath enswathes the corn That bursts its chrysalis in scorn Longer to lie in prison shades. Flint and Feather The plant has a tender succulent crown of leaves and the peeling of the outer coarser ones away suggests the husking of an ear of green corn. Farmers of Forty Centuries; Or, Permanent Agriculture in China, Korea, and Japan Although I decided not to begin the main husking until after the middle of the month, I gathered enough ears to start the pigs on the fattening process. Driven Back to Eden He had taken the lead in all the frolickings, and many a bright-eyed lass would miss his presence, and loud, clear laugh, at the coming "huskings." Town and Country; or, life at home and abroad, without and within us No "husking bee," or "house raising" or merry-making of any kind was complete if Abraham was not present. Eclectic School Readings: Stories from Life Among the merry lads and maids The creaking ox-cart slowly wades Twixt stalks and stubble, sacked and torn At husking time. Flint and Feather As for Johnny, he was taken into the field to assist in husking corn. Friends and Neighbors Merton helped me at the husking, but I allowed him to keep his gun near, and he obtained an occasional shot which enlivened his toil. Driven Back to Eden That was clearly a dismissal, for Kate glancing across the field toward Adam, saw that he had advanced to a new shock, so she began husking faster than before. A Daughter of the Land One night on his way home from a husking bee or house raising, he found an unfortunate man lying on the roadside overcome with drink. Eclectic School Readings: Stories from Life The prying pilot crow persuades The flock to join in thieving raids; The sly racoon with craft inborn His portion steals; from plenty's horn His pouch the saucy chipmunk lades At husking time. Flint and Feather It was after supper, and we were all husking corn in the barn. On Our Selection Each individual has his own sleeping mat, and each family has a number of mats used for drying, husking, winnowing, and sieving the PADI. The Pagan Tribes of Borneo Kate went on husking corn and when the man swung over the fence of the field she saw that he was Robert, and instantly thought of Mrs. Southey, so she ceased to smile. A Daughter of the Land Mary And then after supper the lads and lasses go to a corn husking. Our American Cousin But there was plenty of good living and simple diversion—husking bees and shooting in the autumn, skating and sleighing in the winter. The Quaker Colonies, a chronicle of the proprietors of the Delaware The husking bees that formed one of our social diversions in Civil War days have disappeared, for particular machines now rip the husks off the ears. The Age of Big Business; a chronicle of the captains of industry Alongside the inner wall of the gallery stand the large wooden mortars used by the women in husking the PADI. The Pagan Tribes of Borneo Kate was vividly conscious in an instant of her bare wind-teased head, her husking gloves; she was not at all sure that her face was clean. A Daughter of the Land The ferocious husking- time, with its cutting wind and biting, clinging snows, lay hard upon him. Main-Travelled Roads Old Juanita shelled her beans there, and threw the pods down on the tile floor, till towards night they were sometimes piled up high around her, like corn-husks at a husking. Ramona Had he told the simple fact that he wanted help to drench a "husking" ewe, things might have gone differently. Bob, Son of Battle This is not the place nor the weather for husking frolics! Sally Dows They had divided the field in halves and Adam was husking one side, Kate the other. A Daughter of the Land I was going to town to school while you were plowing and husking corn. Main-Travelled Roads Physicians proscribed it in this, that, and the other disease; government provided it for soldiers and sailors; and to have a rolling or raising, a husking or "hoedown," anywhere about without it was positively insufferable. The Writings of Abraham Lincoln — Volume 1: 1832-1843 It's been fine, open weather for husking, too. One of Ours Everywhere in sight the cornfields lay yellow in the afternoon sun and ox carts heavily loaded with full golden ears were going home to the barns to be ready for husking. Story of Waitstill Baxter Hiram had finished husking the lowland corn that day, with Henry's help, and it was all drawn in at night. Hiram the Young Farmer We studied while he was husking corn or cutting potatoes for seed, or shelling beans in the Squire's barn. New Chronicles of Rebecca And we can thus perceive why it is that the word wagemin is alone competent to excite merriment in the husking circle. The Complete Poems of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Evening amusements consisted of husking parties, etc., where Mr. Wood contributed to the festivities by flute playing and songs. The Chignecto Isthmus and its first settlers Typical was the husking of Indian corn upon the university farm by student labor: it was found to cost more than the resultant corn could be sold for in the market. Autobiography of Andrew Dickson White — Volume 1 The husking at the Bronsons was a very well attended feast, indeed. Hiram the Young Farmer And if as true More graceless scrutiny that reads, "These fruits amid strange husking grew;" "These lilies blossomed amongst weeds;" Here no despoiling doubts shall blow, No fret of feud, of work-day jars. An Anthology of Australian Verse There was reaping and corn-pulling and husking for part of the year; but often, for weeks at a time, there was next to nothing to do. Robbery under Arms; a story of life and adventure in the bush and in the Australian goldfields And it was plain that Lettie's school friends preferred the few boys who had come up from town to any of the farmers' sons who had come to the husking. Hiram the Young Farmer But Hiram saw that Sister was much disappointed, and he had tried to be kinder to her since that night of the corn husking. Hiram the Young Farmer They went home early, however, and Hiram felt somewhat grave after the corn husking. Hiram the Young Farmer She had a lot of her school friends at the husking, and at first the neighborhood boys and girls were bashful in the company of the city girls. Hiram the Young Farmer |
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