2 Mysteries Solved
B. Ruth suggested I contact the Museum of Appalachia about the old piece of pottery The Deer Hunter found. I did-they put me…
Gritted Bread
After Pap showed me how to parch corn-he told me about gritted bread. Pap recalls 2 types of bread being called…
Thanksgiving
As I think of things I’m thankful for this Thanksgiving Day-seems I keep coming up with Fs: faith family freedom…
Thanksgiving Rolls
With Thanksgiving only a few days away many of us are thinking about food and family. I find it interesting-how folks become connected…
A Go Devil & A Mystery
I found it surprising that many of you-who usually know all the vocabulary words, were in the dark about go devil. A…
Hominy
Making hominy is yet another way Appalachians used dried corn for food. While it was a time consuming process-it added a little variety to their daily diets….
New Shoes
New shoes-we all get them-we all like them. For the last 24 hours there’s been a girl walking around my…
Veterans Day
I usually attend a Veterans Day program each year. I’m ashamed to say-I never went to one until the girls started…
Cornmeal Mush
One way our ancestors used cornmeal-was to make mush. Folks think of cornmeal mush as a breakfast food comparable to grits, however in Paps…
Cornmeal
After folks had gathered in their corn, came the process of making it into cornmeal for human consumption. Most of the cornmeal we buy today…
Gathering Corn
When Pap was a boy, corn was the most important crop folks grew-I guess it still is for many farmers….
Bottle Trees
Ever seen a bottle tree? Usually the bottles are stuck on the branches of the tree. This one near my house-has…