▁learn ▁about ▁the ▁thought ful ness ▁of ▁the ▁moth ers ▁on ▁cold , ▁winter ▁days . ▁They ▁took ▁turns ▁bringing ▁a ▁hot ▁d ish , ▁soup , ▁home ▁b aked ▁be ans ▁or ▁scal loped ▁pot atoes ▁to ▁add ▁to ▁cold ▁l unch es ▁the ▁children ▁brought ▁from ▁home ▁in ▁their ▁l unch ▁p ails . ▁There ▁also ▁was ▁an ▁oil ▁st ove ▁for ▁cook ing . ▁Sometimes ▁they ▁had ▁hot ▁ch oc olate ▁to ▁drink , ▁which ▁at ▁times ▁was ▁a ▁little ▁sc orch ed ." ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁ ▁Els ie ▁Vog el , ▁The ▁Forest ▁Lake ▁Times ; ▁Oct ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁ ▁Category : Form er ▁populated ▁places ▁in ▁Minnesota ▁Category : Form er ▁populated ▁places ▁in ▁Washington ▁County , ▁Minnesota <0x0A> </s> ▁Neg ishi ▁Race course ▁was ▁a ▁horse - rac ing ▁facility ▁located ▁on ▁the ▁out sk ir ts ▁of ▁Yam ate ▁in ▁the ▁treat y ▁port ▁of ▁Y ok oh ama , ▁recognized ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁purpose ▁built ▁European ▁style ▁race course ▁in ▁Japan . ▁ ▁The ▁course ▁was ▁oper ational ▁between ▁ 1 8 6 6 ▁and ▁ 1 9 4 2 . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁completion ▁of ▁the ▁Neg ishi ▁Race course ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 6 ▁provided ▁the ▁first ▁permanent ▁site ▁for ▁horse ▁racing ▁in ▁Y ok oh ama , ▁replacing ▁a ▁temporary ▁Sw amp ▁Gr ound ▁site ▁at ▁the ▁rear ▁of ▁the ▁K ann ai ▁foreign ▁settlement ▁where ▁the ▁first ▁races ▁had ▁been ▁run ▁in