Wednesday, September 12, 2012

DH and I took a short road trip...and a giveaway...

... we went back in time and visited the
'Old Car Festival' this past weekend.
at Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village.
DH and I headed to the farmers market and picked up a few veggies
before heading to Dearborn Michigan, about a half hour drive to 
take in the sounds and smells of hundreds of authentic vehicles
from the 1890s to 1932....and the fumes were bad.
Definitely no emission control back then.
 
They had traffic jams
...isn't this just the cutest Austin Mini...
and this Austin Mini
The cars showed pride of ownership over ...
and over.
...and there was an electric car back then too.
Look at this beauty...the tools to fix the cars were simple.
There were fire trucks and they had manual cranks to sound the siren,
one had painted on the side of the fire truck
'SAME DAY SERVICE'
 The girls were in pretty dresses and riding the streets.
 This lady slowed her tricycle so we could take her picture.
You could even try riding some of the old bicycles.  
We witnessed only one bicycle mishap.
The weather was perfect for a picnic and this...
picnic quilt was a treasure.  
It had little 9 patches made with 1" squares on point.
You could tell it was old and I didn't want to touch it to check for a label...
no one was around...it was just laid out on the grass
ready for a picnic...beside a vintage car.
There was live music too
This was Greenfield Villages 62nd annual Old Car Festival.
Click HERE to see all the winners from the 
2011 Old Car Festival.
One of the Grand Champions was from London Ontario Canada.

One last picture 
from Noah Webster's retirement home.
Noah wrote many books but was best known as the writer of the Webster dictionary.
Together with his wife, Rebecca, they raised 8 children and were married for 54 years.
Rebecca was a quilter, but then pretty much all women and young girls were quilters.

It was a fun day!!
...and now for a giveaway...
One last bit of info....Mr Heinz was famous for his ketchup, but
before his ketchup he was famous for something else, way back in 1869.
Ketchup was introduce in 1876.
What was the first thing Mr Heinz was famous for???
If you know the correct answer, tell me in a comment 
and you could be a winner of ...????
All I know is the giveaway will be quilt related.
I will leave the giveaway open until September 17.
Please make sure I have a way to contact you by email.

hugs and happy stitching

Pauline

69 comments:

  1. Never been the first to comment but in 1869 Heinz started the business by selling horseradish. Sweet old time cars but the bikes are real charmers Love them, thanks for sharing

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  2. I'm gonna say pickles. They only recently took the pickle off the ketchup label...

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  3. This is pure guess......was it vinegar?

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  4. I think it was grated horseradish.

    What a great old car festival...TFS

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  5. Lovely cars!
    I think he bottled horseradish before ketchup...maybe..lol

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  6. What a fun trip! I think he was famous for horseradish.

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  7. Segundo o google,em 1869 ele com mais dois sócios começou a comercializar rábano.Que delicadeza desta senhora parar para ser fotografada,linda imagem,parabéns e obrigada por compartilhar.Os carros são uma emoção a parte,pois era o glamour da época....tiacarminhapezzuto@gmail.com

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  8. Horseradish was his first claim to fame

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  9. Um... horseradish. I don't think they sell it any longer. Love the old bicycles and cars.

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  10. Wikipedia says Horseradish so I am going with that. I LOVE horseradish, what a great way to get started in the "fast-moving consumer goods" industry.
    Thanks for all the great pictures of the cars etc.

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  11. What a lovely show, just the sort of thing me and hubs would like. The answer is Horseradish. Thanks for the giveaway.

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  12. Great pictures, it really looks like an Oldy Town! According to Google (and yes, I googled it.....) it was horseradish that started him of.Followed by pickles and sauerkraut!

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  13. I googled it too and yes it was bottled horseradish!

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  14. He went into business with LC Noble to make Horseradish under the brand name Heinz, Noble and Company.

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  15. it's bottling grated horseradish and he got married too but I can't work out how it's quilt related....

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  16. He started marketing Horseradish in 1869. Love Greenfield Village. We went at Christmas one year and the kids loved it. Hot cocoa, marshmallows by the fire, Santa and old town feeling. Thanks for the chance.

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  17. Okay I did a google, because I really did not know. The first product is Henry's 'pure and superior' grated horseradish, bottled in clear glass to show its purity. Very interesting post. Thanks!

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  18. What an amazing car display. How wonderful that you were close enough to be able to see it. My favourite would have to be the tricycles. Love the adult ones!
    And the picnic quilt was just perfect.
    No idea about the answer to your quiz question, but I had fun looking at all your photos.

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  19. Love your post! What a great day you had! Horesradish was Mr. Heinz' first product. Thanks for the chance!

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  20. that car show if FABULOUS!! Thanks for sharing all of the pictures, LOVE them!! I'm guessing horseradish...thanks for the fun!

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  21. How is horseradish related to quilting? He used to help his momma with the garden selling vegetables.. and then he was famous for that dern horseradish..

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  22. Horseradish..

    thanks for sharing and thanks for a chance at your giveaway.

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  23. What beautiful old cars-- there are quite a few guys in my family who could spend days at an event like that! Now, as for me, I would enjoy the old quilts! :-)

    Mr. Heinz was famous for his pickles-- I think I had heard that he was called the "Pickle King". :-)

    Thank you for sharing your trip with us! And for the giveaway! :-)

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  24. I'd love to see that old car event someday. Every year my brother has his Model T in it and I plan to go but something else comes up. Thanks for sharing the pictures.

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  25. Horseradish! Love Greenfield Village, It is a step back in time...

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  26. Heinz first made horseradish sauce! Yum!

    I think the woman in white riding the tricycle looks so elegant....beautiful with her parasol!

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  27. What a fabulous day out. I loved seeing the old cars, but those bicycles are amazing too (and their outfits for riding them). Well....guess we all know the answer is horseradish by now. ;-)

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  28. What a wonderful day out you have had. And the lady riding the tricycle, so elegant. I think the answer to your question is horseradish.

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  29. Mmmm horsey sauce (aka horseradish) we walked in a parade on labor day (with my husbands fire department) and we were behind the antique fire truck...I thought I was gonna die from the smell! Thank goodness we have come a little further! And can I tell you the parade route is almost two miles!

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  30. Horseradish! Yum :o) I am also seding the link to this post to my DH, he'll love the pics :o)

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  31. HELLO! BEFORE THE KETCHUP THERE WAS SUPERIOR HORSERADISH! LIVED IN SOUTHFIELD YEARS AGO+VISITED HENRY FORD MUSUEM A FEW TIMES-LOVED IT! THANKS FOR SHARING A GREAT POST+WINNING CHANCE AT A GREAT GIVEAWAY TOO!

    msstitcher1948@yahoo.com

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  32. Mr. Heinz's first venture was in the making of horseradish - it was a failure....wonder if he was the first to add horseradish to ketchup to make a seafood sauce?????

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  33. Horseradish...looks like alot of us googled this piece of trivia!
    What a wonderful step back to a simpler time,
    thank you

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  34. Heinz first started by bottling horseradish.He bottled it in clear bottle so that the people saw what they were getting.

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  35. Talking clock? I enjoyed all of the cars and bicycles...get pictures.

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  36. That would be Horseradish. :) Love the car photos.

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  37. Horseradish was the first product.

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  38. I felt I was on the trip with you .lol The lady on the bike..that would be me..complete with parasol....lovely Pauline..great shots..

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  39. don't know maybe cooking thanks for the giveaway

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  40. pure and evaporated grated horseradish was his first produt in 1869. enjoyed all the pix of the old car show and the very old bicycles!

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  41. It's horseradish! Wonder what they did in the months without an 'R'?

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  42. It was Horseradish! My Dad was into old cars and hit & miss engines, so your pictures bring back fond memories. Thank you for sharing and the mystery giveaway. jbechosend at sbcglobal dot net

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  43. Horseradish.

    Thank you for sharing these wonderful pictures.

    Hugs

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  44. Mr Heinz sold fresh bottle horseradish in a clear bottle with L. Clarence Noble ( a neighbour). thanks for the history lesson and the opoprtunity on the giveaway

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  45. He first sold horseradish!! Thanks for the fun!!

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  46. His first product was horseradish although he later became famous for his pickles before being famous for ketchup.

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  47. Well, darn! I guess I am late to the party. First was horseradish, but I had to look it up.

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  48. I love your post-especially the old bikes. I googled and discovered he first dealt in horseradish

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  49. horseradish, thanks for the chance!

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  50. He first made horseradish. Thanks for sharing
    your pics of your day at the car show. Thanks
    for the chance to win!

    wigglypup2(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  51. Mr. Heinz was famous for his pickles. He was called the Pickle King.
    lisa(at)vetteklisa(dot)com

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  52. horseradish! I guess I have him to thank. I'm seriously addicted to the stuff :)

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  53. What a great trip and show. Mr. Heinz in 1869 was known for horseradish. Thanks for the chance to win something.

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  54. He began marketing horseradish

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  55. What a fun trip! I'm jealous. It looks like it was such a fun get away. Wasn't Heinz first known for horseradish?

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  56. Looks like it was a fun day!! I didn't know his first product was bottled horseradish made from his mother's own recipe, how neat!!

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  57. Horseradish was how he began his empire, years before ketchup.

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  58. Sounds like you and DH enjoyed your outing. I'd have peaked at the quilt though, it would have been too much of a temptation and how sweet it looks.

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  59. His first product was bottled horseradish made from his mother's own recipe.

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  60. Heinz's first product was horeseradish bottled in a clear glass jar - 1869 - source the Heinz website

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  61. He began his career packing foodstuffs, namely horseradish. Thanks for the chance at y

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  62. Horseradish! I love Greenfield Village too.

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  63. Horseradish - looked it up on Wikipedia (gotta love the internet!). Thank you for teh chance to win!

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