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Mulllns has parlv honoring 100 years -- Page 3
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man returns home to retire -- Page 4
m of life
SOCIAL SECTION -- PAGE ONE
Democrat-Reporter
ALABAMA DECEMBER 16) 1993
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flowers
Pope has natural talent for turning flowers into artistic arrangements
i always loved flqwers and has a natunl instinct toward
artistically -- a talent she has developed into a
years-- so far.
corsages on special occasions, Eleanor
took them apart, and remade them with fresh
for her mother. She did this because she was
how corsages were made. She was always inter-
tlowers. She also liked to arrange cut flowers from her
she had no formal training in flower arranging, she
a a call from M. E. Jones in 1972 "about the second
Florist and Gifts, asking her to come
M. E. had bought Weaver Florist from Mrs. U. B.
E.'s daughter Carol Drury ran the business.
(Mrs. Weaver's sister) came and taught
I both a lot. She helped us a heap," Eleanor said.
a sweet person."
also went to flower shows and seminars and she
designers work and "I read a heap."
Florist from Carol five years later. "It
five years," Carol recalls. "She was so easy
with and very creative and accommodating. She
t five years ago Eleanor sold Jones Florist to Helen
Lauderdale and continued to work there. The
. business earlier this year.
a year at Simply Southern in downtown
s a designer.
for a few months, but plans to return to the
great.niece Amanda Etheridge
Rorist and Gifts downtown in the for-
plans to open her new business around Jan. 10.
busy advising Amanda and her family on
and supplies needed and attending shows
) stock the new m'e.
like to work with live flowers best," Eleanor
live flowers me my favorites."
been so many improvements with silk flow-
'*rhe first artificial flowers were actually pias-
started making silk flowers, I said they would
at cemeteries, they'll be gone. I was surprised. I
would work."
been so many improvements and the quality of
has improved so, too. And there have been so
also. We didn't have the picking
flowers on or pins or wooden picks, nor hot
had to be done by band.
to do church flowers (arrangements) and I love to do
best. I enjoy doing weddings. I always like
than the sad ones. Having lost so many
what flowers mean at the time."
gets in your blood. We learned to carry
other" (to made the sad times a little brighter)
& t '
kind of humor, if'he sad tiaras can get to you it you
c later hoers when there is a need."
change in the florist business is where flowers me
many flowers florists use come from Holland, or
Where a lot of illegal drugs come from." She said
of flowers where where a rod has been
to check for drugs -- sometimes damag-
comes naturally to Eleanor Pope of "They are just like daughters to me. I don't know what I'd do
without them.
Eleanor's sister, Irene Etheridge, died recently and Eleanor
is the last of the Glass family of her generation. Her brother
Clarence, Jr who was Billie Jane Boggs' father was 38 when
he died and her sister Merle who was Ralph Etheridge's moth-
er was 43.
"I'm kin to everybody. My great-grandmother was a Tucker
: % and I was a Glass so I have lots of kinfolks," Eleanor said. Her
! great-grandmother Maddin Tucker is buried in the Old Linden
Cemetery near her home. Macklin married Jonathan Glass.
Eleanor enjoys her family history and has an original land
grant signed by Andrew Jackson in 1829 framed in her home.
:' i Bill's parents were J. O. and Gertrude Pope. Eleanor recalls
Mrs. Pope was a wonderful cook. "Mrs. Pope even made her
own noodles at Chrisunas with just egg and flour. They were
delicious. She also made the best biscuits and never used a
: " cutter.
Eleanor is also an excellent cook though she is modest
about her accomplishments. Over the years she has created
many unique and beautiful decorated cakes for special events.
She taught herself to decorate cakes by ordering a Wilton
book and doing it "trial and error. I've tried to make every
grandchild at least one fancy cake:'
She recalls her mother cooking on a hot wooden stove. "In
the summer time I don't know how my mother stood it."
While she was growing up she/members cutting up fat and
cooking it down, smoking bacon, and helping stuff sausage
and making chitterlings.
Eleanor used to hunt, but doesn't any more. Once she shot
Eleanor Pope of Linden has been designing flowers for worked for three florists including her own. She plans at a wild turkey. 'Whey told me I shot the gobble out of it
Marengo countians for more man 20 years and has to come out of retirement in January to start work again, because it didn't gobble any more that season. I walked up and
, down those hills until I was cotton-mouthed, but I couldn't
find that nnkey."
floristin Birmingham, abont 10 years, hefore she and Whitlow Eleanor has kept busy working all of her life` When she was Her daddy loved to bird hunt and she remembers having
moved back to Linde I learned a lot from her." in high school she worked for Mr. and Mrs. Bill Stallworth at platters of quail at a meal. The love of the outdoors has
Another co-worker she is particularly fond of is Lind'a their store downtown. She worked at Vanity Fair in passed down to her sons.
Wilson. desiip g flOtat lis Mike and w -Iml ;she has ova the
mTan and the ins and outs of the worked at H. K Satin Manufacturing (which just ) given us.
"She is undoubtedly the greatest lady in this town," Linda the name of Linden Sportswear). "I also worked at Bedsole's Eleanor shares four recipes that came from family and
said. "She was a wonderful boss. She went from being a boss when Leighton and Belle Megginson were there." friends. The Red Neck Caviar was given to her by her niece,
to a friend to family." She also helped Jackie Etheridge for two or three years at Ellen Parker. The "caviar" is beRer after it has been refrigerat.
Linda started helping Eleanor at Jones Florist on holidays Kiddie Koliege Kindergarten when she had kindergarten at the ed about 24 hours and"its better with corn chips."
and busy times and it developed into a full time job. "Eleanor old Marengo County Courd ouse which is now being renovat- She got the easy cinnamon roll recipe from Willonese
and Myrtis taught me basically everything I know about about ed by the Linden Historical Society. Green. You can make it up the night before, pat it in a cold
the florist business," Linda said. She and Bill bought her present home almost 33 years ago oven and leave it there overnight and when you get up the next
"She cares for everybody. She's always there for any who from Myles and Mary Mayberry when they moved to morning cut the oven on and bake. Eleanor said this is excel-
need her. She gives her time when she doesn't have the time to Demopolis. lent for Christmas because you can prepare it the night before,
give to people," Linda said. Family is always important to Eleanor. She loves her grand- The shrimp salad which is "delicious" came from Myrtis
children and great-grandson and enjoys their visits or visiting Stanton, and Jean Shanldes gave her the recipe for
Eleanor Glass Pope was born in Linden. She grew up in the them. She is also very close to all of her daughters-in-law. Pecan Pie that is very good.
family home on Cahaha Avenue across from the former Sibyl
Pool home which is now the domiciliary. Her parents were
Laura Sumerlin and Clarence Glass.
Eleanor went to Linden High School as did her future hus-
band Bill Pope of Linden. Bill worked at American Can Co.
He died seven years ago.
The couple had three sons. Mike, the oldest, and his wife,
Wanda, life in Butler and Mike works at James
River Corporation at Naheola. He has one son, Michael, who
lives with Eleanor. Michael has one son, Michael Donald
Wayne Pope -- Eleanor's first great-grandchild. Donnie will
be two years old in February.
Smart, the second son, lives at Williamson, Ga and is a
Baptist preacher. He is married to the former Suzanne Watts
of Octagon and they have two daughters, Amanda and Laur&
Wayne ismarriedtotheformerStephanieCorleyof Send Gift Subscri "
n
Demopolis. They have two daughters, Mallory and Morgan.
Wayne works for Gulf States Paper Corporation and they live
friend tive
Recipes from Eleanor Pope for Christmas
the florist busines is varied. "We do just a little bit
Most people don't realize how hard the work is.
e lime we have a time limit. We had a deadline to
flowers for a funeral or a wedding or a dance.
Mynis Stanton for a long time. Myrtis could
bows. She worked at Bolin Reeves, a big
Lemon Pecam P/e Shr/mp Sa/ad
2 cups macar i
I cup c pl l ery
1 onion chopl
I/2 bell pepper chopped
t mmuja pimento
lemon flavoring I cup mayonnaise
Irated rind of I large lemon I boule Fmr.h dressing
pie shell Cook and drain. Add all other ingredients and
ingredients togeth and pour into unbaked pie salt and pepper to taste. Let set in refrigerator over night.
10 minutes, then 325 degrees Add next day
2 lbs. boiled shrimp
2 boiled eggs and it's ready to earl
Red Neck Caviar
', tops
peppa
boil, then drain welL Mix ail ingredients.
taste. Sprinkle with tabasco (easy to get
refrigem fur at least six hours. Serve with
Good and Easy Cinnamon Rolls
1 packsge Rich's frozen dinner mils
2/3 cups sugar
1/4 cup brown sugar
3 oz. bmtmcotch pudding (not instant)
1/3 cup melted margarine
1 teaspoon cinnamon
I cup comely chopped pecans
Lightly grease bunt Ixm and fill with frozen rolls. Mix all
&y ingredients and sprinkle over rolls. Drizzle margarine
over alL Sprinkle with pecans. Put in cold oven overnight.
Bake next morning at 350 degrees 25-30 minutes. Cover with
foil if they start browning too much. Turn out on battered
surface immediately (not glass, I use a pizza pan).
Igeen
In Marengo and
8 surrounding $
counties
Only
in-State Rate $22.50
Out-of-State Rate $25.00