DARE Interview : San Juan Capistrano, California; Primary Informant CA193

Fieldworker

Ruff, Dale

Date

• 1970

Publisher

Dictionary of American Regional English

Summary

• Informant Data:
• CA193: White; male; age: 85 (old); community type: village
• Media File:
• Full Interview (Tape 0161-S1). [Additional speakers: Informant’s daughter?]
• Content:
• 00:15 Lists different jobs he had over the years, from butcher to rancher
• 04:25 Gathering herbs in mountains, home remedies. Only knows Spanish names for herbs
• 08:35 Barbecuing ribs and lamb with garlic, making salsa, tortillas, and cheese. Secret to perfect barbecue
• 13:15 Indians: mostly gone by his time, but encountered arrowheads
• 14:50 Rough area when he grew up—carried a gun, saw a killing or two, stopped a lynching
• 19:30 Story of saloon owner shooting dog/person
• 22:35 Story of encountering skulls while walking old road. Still not afraid to walk at night
• 25:30 Tape end