Our beets haven’t done any good for the last two or three years. Granny and Pap never grew beets when…

Cracklin’ bread? My mother made it, and it was good. No matter how much she cooked, it was all gone…

Both peas and potatoes have long been favorites in mountain gardens, and for many generations the latter, thanks to a…

VEGGIE SANDWICHES Don’t forget that you can make some mighty fine dinner (that’s the meal eaten in the middle of…

For The Deer Hunter’s birthday last week I made a pot of soup beans, soupy taters, side meat, cornbread, and…

Most anytime the earth gets disturbed around our house blackberry briars spring forth. Winter before last we had some minor…

Qualla The old-fashioned butter churn is about a thing of the past. So are butter molds and butter prints and…

Fried bologna sandwich with melted cheese on light bread All of the comments on yesterday’s post about light bread were…

Light Bread This is sliced, store-bought loaf bread, usually Sunbeam. Light bread got its name because it is the opposite…

Granny makes a tasty beef roast and she uses the easiest recipe. I’m not sure where she found it, but…