Chocolate Gravy and Biscuits in Appalachia
I recently did a cooking video for the North Carolina Folklife Institute, they graciously allowed me to share it with…
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I Can’t Get You Off My Mind
Hank Williams, Sr.’s birthday was last week, September 17 to be exact. Paul decided to film a cover of one…
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Dog Days and Rusty Nails
One very hot summer, right in the middle of dog days, we had about 17 to cook for, they were…
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Words and Phrases from Appalachia
Last weekend Chatter and I pulled out some of my favorite Appalachian language books and made a video. I’ve had…
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My Fall Seeds Are Up!
I’m so excited—all the seeds I planted last weekend are up, well all except the beets and they always seem…
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The Root of Evil
Last week when I shared the post about ginseng, J. Wayne Fears sent me an email. Here’s a portion of…
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September in Appalachia and the Dying of Summer
In southern Appalachia we’re in that weird time period between summer and fall. We’ve had a few teases of fall,…
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Putting up Time is Over…Well Mostly Over
Our summer bounty of jars Putting up food for this year is pretty much over, and I’m always kind of…
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Too Bad She Don’t Love Me
Every once in a while I get one of the songs Pap and Paul used to do on my mind…
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Bore a Hole Bore a Hole
Chitter and Chatter I have another question for you today. It comes from Margie Bocko. “I have a nine month…
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Hunting Ginseng in Appalachia
I got to thinking about hunting ginseng a couple of weeks ago, oh I never hunted it myself, but I…
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The Sinner was a Swimmer
Today’s guest post was written by J. Wayne Fears. Not all the characters that frequented the remote mountain community of…
