Ramsey County History – Spring 1988: “George H. Trout and the Corner Grocery Store”

George H. Trout and the Corner Grocery Store
Author: Karl Trout

This memoir from the son of a grocer in the Dayton’s Bluff neighborhood is filled with delightful details: how the commodities were delivered and sold and how customers tasted the butter before buying. According to the author, “the Henry George 5 cent cigar was the people’s choice, kids drove the proprietor crazy over a one-penny candy purchase, Uncle Charlie took the “high-stepping mare Lady” out to call on customers, and so on. There is neighborhood information as well, such as how in winter the kids delighted in grabbing onto the farmers’ sleighs for a ride after school and the annual Grocers’ Day picnics.

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