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spruce trees. Although a cross would not have been visible from the Doyle farm, the church itself most certainly would.

Much time in fall andwinterwould be spent at the makingof woolen cloth, e family having fifteen sheep in 1841.John Stewart, in his history of the time gests that the average family manufactured two or three hundred yards of Ioth each year. (145)

Living handy the Hillsborough River and Fullertons Creek had certain dvantages. During the spring and fall the regular diet of these people would supplemented with Canada geese, brant, and wild ducks from the creek. If ames had a gun in the early days, it would have been a flintlock muzzleloader, ssibly a “Brown Bess". This firearm was used by the British Garrison in harlottetown. Fairly settlers acquired this gun from disbanded soldiers or nought them from the old country. A cumbersome gun, some with a forty—two eh barrel, early Island settlers often cut a length off the end of the barrel to e a more easily handled fowling—piece.

In spring, spawning smelts would yield both food and fertilizer. (It was the abit of many to plant a smelt with each potato.) Clams, oysters, and other hellfish would also be provided by the creek. Little of a slaughtered animal uld be wasted as indicated by this description of blood pudding, a nutritious 'sh, if somewhat unappetizing when seen made. This was made from cow’s lood, finely chopped suet, salt and pepper. It was then baked, stored in a cool lace, and sliced and fried when ready to at. My mother remembers eating it s a child until one day she saw it being made. She could not eat it after that. I have eaten it and found it quite tasty!

Some insight into the toil of these early farmers may be gained from the following description of early farm equipment:

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