for baking and~ it also was ued. to cook meats and otI~ r food.. The cori~uon naxi~ for the ~itezis il was ‚ spi&ert arid e very hone had. one.

	Willis fared. well during the first nine years of his life which were spent in s lavery. To h~n it was t~e sane as freedom for he was not a victim of any unpleasant experiences as related. by some other ex~.e1ave~. ~e playe~i base bal]. and. looked after his youn,~er brothers ai4 sister while his mother was in the kitchenS He ~s nsv~ flogged but received~ chastises. me:tt once fro~n the father of Mr. Heyward, That, he related~, was light aM not nez~r1y ao severe as many parents giYe their children today.

	Wilhemin~a, his mother, aM the cook, saw to it that her children were well fe&, Phey were feu riait frora the mastert ~ table, so to speak.

They did~ not sit to the table with the nester and. his f~uily, but ate the

same kind~ of food~ that was served~ them,

	~ornbraad. was beketi in the Heyward~ kitchen but biscuits also were baked twice daily and the Ne~oea were allowed to eat aa many as they W1ehe~.

The dishes were made of tin aM the drii~kThg vessels were mada from goures.

!ew white people had china &iahsa and when they did possess them they were

hi~ily prised~ and great care was taken of them.

	The few other slaves which ~. Keyw~rd kept arotmd~ the town houe tei4ed~ the ~ard~u ami the xna~y chickens, ~cks ana. geeee ou the place.

The gard.en afford.ed~ all of the vegetables necessary for fed.in~ Uaate~ Eeyward, bi s family and~ slaves, He did. not object to the slaves eati~ chicken an& green ve4~tables and sent provisions of all kin~is from his store to boot,

	Althoi~t M~ . ~eyward. was weal thy there were maz~y thin~s he cot~ld

~ bi~ for Tallaliaaeee did. ~ot afford~ them. Willis r~ačmbers that c~ 6~les were mostly ~aed~ for light. Kom.~de tallow wee ~2aid in i~a~ng thes~.
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