Granny's Tooth"brush"

As a child I spent a lot of time with my Granny and Grandaddy. They lived next door and my Parents worked several jobs just to make ends meet.
My Granny taught me many things, how to cook, make emergency candles, sewing, and how to make a tooth brush out of a twig.........

I know, unless your on Survivor-why would you need a tooth brush made out of a twig?

Well my Granny used it to clean the snuf out of her dentures---us kids on the other hand used it to clean the  cocoa powder/sugar-faux snuf-out of our teeth!!

This is what we did......
We would walk up into the woods behind the house, and look for a willow tree, then we would break off a small branch about the size of a knitting needle, and that would be enough for us both.
Next we would strip about 1/2 inch of the  bark so that we could "fan" out the twig- and there you have it!
A twig tooth brush!
Next was the fun part....
The cocoa "snuf"
When I was little snack pack came in an aluminum can, so if there were none empty, we got to eat the snack pack! Then wash and dry the little can, and add equal parts sugar and Hershey's cocoa......
Suck on the twig, and then dip into the cocoa---be sure to scrub  your teeth....
And we couldn't figure out why we had so many cavities!!!
But what great fun!!!!