the other halfs cooking

When I was a kid, many years ago, we barely survived, being abandoned for weeks at a time. The only thing around for a couple of years was uncooked oat meal, cheap and raw potatoes. Sometimes on Friday if my father remembered, he would bring hamburger which we ate raw.

In one of my 22 foster homes, we were forced to eat cabbage hearts and lard sandwiches for lunch. Of course it came to a time where we were within weeks of dying of starvation before the local constable stepped in to save us.

I hid from the cops once for a few weeks in the swamps, frog legs, rabbit, fish, and a stray beagle dog, all caught with deadfall or snare. Food is easy, clean water is the problem. The worst thing ever was the loaf in you get in solitary in maximum security lockdown, they take all your meals for the day along with your coolaid and milk for the day, blend them together, bake it in a loaf,and there you go.