Larkin Cardin m, Elizabeth Sentell-the Man-Part 5
Jordan taught his son John Leonard and he taught my grandfather Harvey Johnson the art of blacksmithing and violin. The blacksmithing saved my grandparents during the depression. In a way it is like Larkin reached forward in time to teach succeeding generations. In winter,when and where a pond, lake, or river froze over the Cardin's were ice skating. Each family member owned their own pair of ice skates. Christmas was a big holiday for them. Maybe it was a German influence. Every year they had a very special fruitcake. It took a full year to properly prepare it for the event. The fruitcake had to be properly wrapped and tightly stored. Then for a full year liquor would be poured over the fruitcake until moist, then checked often, and more liquor poured on. After a year one whiff was enough to knock a person out. No one could wait for a slice. Next.