Happy birthday to Farmer Boy!

"Farmer Boy", as Laura Ingalls Wilder called her husband in the book about him, was born on Friday, February 13, 1857.  Almanzo James Wilder, lived to the age of 92.  He did become a farmer all his life!

If you know of him, from the book that Laura wrote about him as a boy, you'll probably remember that his father gave him a fifty cent piece to spend any way he wanted.  If he had saved fifty cents every day from that time till today (if he was still alive) he would have saved a total of $27,386.00!  Now, that's something for young people to strive to do! :)

It was Almanzo's rich appetite that caused me to call my recipes, "Farmer Boy".  I could also relate to his accomplishments as a farmer.  His influence is still seen today!  Happy birthday, Manly!  

The Old Man in the Bib Overalls