Grandmotherly Proverbs
Many Hands Make_______
light work
Portrayed by Irene Ryan, this sharp-tongued, quick-witted bootlegger kept Jethro and Elly May in line while cooking up legendary batches of "possum stew.
Is it Daisy "Granny" Moses or Grandma Bo-dean?
Daisy "Granny" Moses
The Beverly Hillbillies was on air from 1962-1971.
A heavily worn, wooden or tin box filled with handwritten recipe cards and clippings.
Is it a recipe box or shoe box?
recipe box.
What type of recipe box did your grandma have?
She'll be coming round the______
mountain when she comes,
Sweet, cinnamon apples in a flaky crust.
Apple Pie
What is your favorite pie?
Absence makes the heart_______
grow fonder
Played by Ellen Corby, this Grandma was the traditional, deeply loving, yet practical matriarch who helped anchor her large Depression-era family in the Blue Ridge Mountains.
Is it Grandma Walton or Grandma Jones?
Grandma Walton
The Walton's aired from 1972-1981
The centerpiece of the home. Families gathered around large, ornate wooden ones to listen to the news, music, and fireside chats.
Is it a phonograph or a wooden console radio?
A wooden console radio.
What programs do you remember listening to?
Froggy went a courtin’ and he did ride, uh-huh
Froggy went a courtin’ and he did ride, uh-huh
Froggy went a courtin’ and he did ride
With a sword and_________
a pistol by his side, uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh.
"I am a wiggly, jiggly dish from the 1950s. I am shaped by a decorative metal mold and often contain fruit, nuts, or celery suspended inside.
Jell-O Salad
What is the strangest combination you remember being put in a gelatin salad?
You'll catch more flies with honey than_____
with vinegar
While not a traditional grandmother by title, Agnes Moorehead's iconic character was a glamorous, magical mother-in-law to Darrin and the ultimate "wicked grandmother" to Tabitha, frequently meddling with spells and glamorous outfits.
Is it Endora or Matilda?
Endora
Bewitched aired from 1964-1972
Used for scrubbing laundry clean in a tub of water before electric washing machines became the standard.
Is it a washboard or a wringer?
Washboard
Did you ever help with washing clothes on a washboard?
Roses love sunshine, Violets love dew,
Angels in heaven______
know I love you.
Down in the Valley
A major staple of the 1940s, this budget-friendly dish used dried, preserved beef in a creamy white gravy over toasted bread.
Creamed Chipped Beef on Toast.
The soldiers often referred to this dish as SOS (Same Old Stuff).
You can't make an omelet without breaking _______
a few eggs
Portrayed by Vicki Lawrence, this sharp-tongued, blue-haired matriarch was a grandmother to characters like Buzz and Sonja. The character later became so famous she got her own 1983 spin-off sitcom, Mama's Family.
Is it Thelma "Momma" Harper or Momma Carol?
Thelma "Momma" Harper
The Carol Burnett Show ran from 1974-1978, the spin-off Mama's Family ran for six seasons 1983-1990.
The ultimate kitchen workhorse, used for almost every meal from frying eggs to baking cornbread.
Is it a cast iron skillet or a crockpot?
Cast iron skillet.
What was your favorite thing your grandma cooked?
Lavender's blue, dilly dilly, lavender's green,
When you are King, dilly dilly,_______
I shall be Queen.
A sweet dish made of oranges, pineapple, coconut, and miniature marshmallows.
Ambrosia
What dessert do you remember your grandma making?
Pretty is as______
pretty does
Portrayed by Zara Culley, this overly dramatic, manipulative, and fiercely protective mother continuously throws insults at her daughter-in-law, Louise.
Is it Olivia "Mother Jefferson" Jefferson or Grandma Hutchins?
Olivia "Mother Jefferson"
The Jefferson's aired from 1975-1985 (11 seasons)
Zara Culley died in 1978 from lung cancer and her character was written out of the show.
Before modern electric units were widespread, families used these insulated items to keep things cold.
Is it a cooler or and icebox?
Icebox
Did your grandma or family own an icebox?
Hush-a-bye, don't you cry,
Go to sleep my little baby.
When you wake you shall have____
All the pretty little horses.
Often made with breadcrumbs, onions, and tomato sauce or ketchup mixed in with ground beef or sausage, and baked in the oven.
Meatloaf
Does your family have a favorite meatloaf recipe?