God Given Moments
Betty Jean Hogan – Cucumber Relish Maker extraordinaire God Given Moments In Appalachia’s warm and humble place, Loved ones gather, face…
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A Very Old Corn Gritter
Corn from one planting makes really good eating for around two to three weeks. It is actually sweetest in the…
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Gritted Bread Definition
gritted bread (also gritting bread, gritty bread) noun Bread made from semihardened kernels of corn grated into a coarse meal;…
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Strange Winter Squash
Our winter squash didn’t do well last summer because of the dry weather. This year we’ve had ample rain but…
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More School Memories
Old Martins Creek School I attended Town Creek Elementary and we had three grades in my classroom. There were four…
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Pap’s School Days
Pap is the first boy on the left in the second row – Martins Creek School Schools in our area…
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Wish I Had a Big Moon Pie
Today’s post was written by Paul. Today I’m sharing a fun song composed by good friend, Wayde Powell, II. My…
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Useful Presents
I like useful gifts. You’ll often hear people joke that husbands should never give their wife a vacuum cleaner or…
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August in Pigeon Roost 2
The 1974 Winter Edition of the Foxfire Magazine contains a compilation of newspaper articles written by Harvey Miller. At the…
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Appalachian Heritage Week
The John C. Campbell Folk School will hold it’s annual Appalachian Heritage Week August 17-23. All classes offered that week…
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Questions from Readers
I’ve had a rash of questions from readers and I’ve not been able to help a one. Hopefully you can….
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Treasures Unseen
Today’s post was written by Paul. One of our dear Acorns requested that Granny and I sing “Treasures Unseen.” It’s…
