Hidden "Treasures" ??

Renovations are always interesting ... you usually find unexpected things. Some are good, some are bad, and some are just plain interesting ... This weekend at Chipperfield Coffee Company, a bit of work in the basement revealed some hidden Treasures ...

Stuffed in the rafters of the basement were two partially eaten bags of Hawkins Cheezies (circa - late 1960's) and a couple of empty tins of 7-up from the same era.

The scary thing is that the Cheezies inside the bags really don't look all that different from the one's you can pick up (for more than 10 cents) at the stores down the street ... So far we haven't found anyone brave enough to try them to see if they taste the same ... ANY VOLUNTEERS???

There is much pondering of which Chipperfield child may have stashed these vintage cheezies in the rafters while Dad was working upstairs ... Personally, I put my coin on Ron. When we did renovations to our house (The Chipperfield House) we found some old Coca-cola bottles under the floor of the closet in what was once his room ...

Regardless of how they got there ... the cheezies and the pop can are an interesting conversation piece from a by-gone era ... One customer today claimed they could be her's - she used to hang out in the basement with the youngest Chipperfield child Susan and they often snuck snacks of pop, chips and cheezies ... It's possible ...

It's good to know that the Chipperfield Coffee Company is adding to the stories that go with the old Building on Main St that has been an integral part of Minnedosa's history for SO many years ... I wonder what future renovations will find from our era in the walls and rafters of the buildings we take for granted in our lives??? What secrets will be revealed then ???

Hmm ...