Cast Iron: In Pots, In Character
Cast Iron: In Pots, in Character Count your kitchen furnishings By cast-iron pots: Frying pans, several stacked by size; Other…
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Where’s The Boy With The Sling Shot?
Gone Like A Candle In The Wind written by Leroy Drumm and Pete Goble There’s two country graves on a hillside And…
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Appalachian Vocabulary Test 75
It’s time for this month’s Appalachian Vocabulary Test. Take it and see how you do. Prize Popskull Pooch out Point…
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Getting Ready For The Garden
The Blind Pig Family put the beautiful weekend weather to good use. We managed to get most of our garden…
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How To Make Good Slaw
Granny makes her slaw with nothing more than cabbage, mayonnaise, salt, and pepper. That’s what I grew up eating-and that’s…
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In The Garden 2
The song In The Garden is one of the most beloved of all hymns. It was written by C. Austin Miles. Miles,…
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Who Knew Grapevines Have Water In Them?
One evening last week, we helped Pap cut a few trees and scrub that had grown high enough to shade part of the big…
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The Cheer Of Yellow Bells
Seeing Yellow Bells (Forsythia) in bloom is such a cheery sight. Taking a nod from Granny, I let mine grow…
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Appalachia Through My Eyes – Recycle Reuse Repurpose
Photo by Gale Oliphant A few weeks ago I was invited to a friend’s birthday party. She gave every lady…
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Appalachian Saying By Way of John Parris
Since I decided to feature Appalachian Sayings as a regular series here on the Blind Pig and The Acorn, I’ve…
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Irish Potatoes
Irish potato noun A variant forms arsh potato, arsh tater B The common white potato (with Irish added to distinguish…
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Homemade Butterscotch Pie
One of the first things I learned to bake was Butterscotch Pie. Granny often made cream-pies for us kids. Most…
