Ivory Snow Flakes and a Christmas Tree

Last Friday we went to a family reunion about 5 hours south, where it was even hotter than here.  I heard a rumor that the temperature on Saturday was a record high.  I believe it!  Visiting and laughing and eating with family more than made up for the hot weather.  I heard a couple good stories.  Here is one:

In December 1944, my aunt Odean went to help our her oldest sister (my aunt Mable) who just had her second child, Linda.  Linda's older sister Aleene was about 5 years old.  Odean and Aleene decided that they would decorate the Christmas tree.  It was common practice back then to take Ivory Soap Flakes and whip them up with water to make "snow."  The snow was then spread on the branches of the tree.  Odean wanted pink snow, but there was no red food coloring.  Iodine was substituted, and they ended up with orange snow!  They didn't like it and decided to start over.  Odean took the tree out to the front yard and washed the snow off!  They settled for white snow.

Too bad Ivory Soap Flakes were discontinued in 1978, or I'd give it a try.