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Silverlight. Life for the pioneer woman revolved around the
cabin. She prepared the food, made candles and clothing, raised
and cared for a large family and if they were fortunate enough
to keep a cow she did the milking and the churning. It was the
woman who tended the family garden. Along with such garden crops
as onions, carrots, beans, melons and pumpkins she might add
wild berries, crabapples and nuts to provide a welcome change
from the monotony of corn dishes and salt pork. Methods had to
be found to keep these foods for a long period of time. Some
vegetables were stored in dark, cool places; while fruits were
dried and placed in sealed crocks. It was the women who made the
quilts, the comforters and the clothes from scratch at home.
Much clothing was made from raw wool. Pioneer women carted it,
spun it into yarn and wo