remember woolworths dimestore

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remember woolworths dimestore
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Sat, 12-27-2008 - 8:55am

they say that reminiseing is a sign of aging..well if thats true im there. LOL...i woke up around 2 this morning and couldnt get back to sleep,but something came to me as i lay there...a slice of woolworths cheesecake...since there were woolworths nationwide,i assume many of you remember that dimestore...but how about the cheesecake..im wondering if it was just something they made for us wisconsinites...boy it was good...it was a big slice of refridgerated cheesecake,not baked..my mom use to make them with bits of pineapple and marachino cherries and i remember her melting the gelatin in hot water and sieving the cottage cheese...i think i mite have to google that recipe. well anyway..we  use to go to mitchell street every saturday,it was a big thing back then for southsiders..lots of stores including schusters. mom and i would dress up and my dad would drop us off at the revolving doors of schusters,which became gimbels,shortely afterwards and we would shop the day away. oh lottie there use to be a krogers there also. anyway we would finish off by going to woolworths and having their turkey dinner with a big slice of cheesecake! now im afraid i havent been to mitchell street in years...the stores are gone,the area has changed and crime has taken over..a very sad critique of our society today,but at least i still have some happy memories of a time that yielded a simpler,safer life,with some very delicious memories. hey i got my first senior discount at kohls...im in the club...LOL...hugs mindy


 

    


                      

    

                      

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Sat, 12-27-2008 - 8:59am

    

                      

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Registered: 03-25-2003
Sat, 12-27-2008 - 12:08pm

Congrats on getting your first senior discount, Mindy!

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Sat, 12-27-2008 - 4:58pm
cal that is so funny how i googled woolworths and came up with that site..taste of home magazine published by reimans,is located rite here in greendale wisconsin,have you ever read any of their magazines..they have so many..including birds and blooms..reminisce..country woman..etc...anyway taste of home has such great recipes and i was so surprised to see that people were posting about woolworths..i just made some minced ham,now i have to go back to the site and see if its like woolworths. they had good hot dogs too...i ll be waiting and waving back at cha on the wisconsin side of lake michigan cal....mindy

    

                      

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Registered: 03-30-2003
Sat, 12-27-2008 - 6:16pm

Hi Mindy,


I remember the Woolworth's on the Capitol square in Madison. We could take the bus from our house or walk


 



 
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Registered: 03-25-2003
Sun, 12-28-2008 - 12:01pm

We didn't have a Woolworth's around here.

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Sun, 12-28-2008 - 3:56pm

Yes, I remember Woolworth's five and dime store, had them all around our area.

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Sun, 12-28-2008 - 4:02pm
darb,i made the torte today,and it was good. i didnt use the canned milk but the small container of lite cool whip,next time im going to use less sugar..it was delish and comparable to woolworths dimestore...rich spoke of the hot dogs but he didnt remember the cheese torte. isnt this neat that we can google our memories...i love it...did you find your bakery...there were so many bakeries when we were growing up..the old european bakers..i fear they are no more..its more co operate and the bakery and breads are terrible. min

    

                      

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Sun, 12-28-2008 - 4:12pm

kaci they do have some bargains in that basement dont they..soooooo many books..i leave with a couple each time i go..infact im going this week,

    

                      

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Registered: 09-19-2003
Sun, 12-28-2008 - 4:19pm
bea!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! you could never ever be boring..im sitting here reading this post and visualizing you a young girl,working that candy counter! yes our woolworths had a candy counter,each glass case filled with so many treats...little

    

                      

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Registered: 03-30-2003
Sun, 12-28-2008 - 5:34pm

Yes, I found


 



 

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