Sulfur and Molasses
spring tonic noun A home medicine taken in early spring and purported to purge the system and thicken the blood….
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Sun Ball
sun ball noun The sun. 1918 Hartt Lost Tribes 396 Let us consider the mountaineers a race apart and dwell…
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Jaws in Appalachia
Chitter and Chatter As you can see from the photo, the girls had some real jaws when they were babies….
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A Mess of Ramps
“A Mess of Ramps—Kimsey Creek” by John Parris Burton Bumgarner will tell you, with the faith of a true believer,…
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Favorite Pickin & Grinnin In The Kitchen Spots
The Blind Pig and The Acorn’s recent birthday got me to thinking all the “Pickin & Grinnin’ in the Kitchen…
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Appalachia Through My Eyes – Maple Trees are in Bloom
The maple trees have put on their pretty spring garments in my area of Appalachia. For the last two weeks…
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Chitter Got a New Fiddle
Chitter got herself a new fiddle. She found it on Murphy Yardsale. I know a lot of you don’t fool…
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Tennessee Recognizes the Appalachian Language
Last week while I was talking about the importance of passing our rich colorful Appalachian Language on to the next…
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Getting Granny’s Garden Ready
Granny has been anxious to get her garden plowed and her spring veggies planted. Over the weekend we managed to…
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Planting By The Signs April 2019
We have tomatoes, peppers, and a few melons growing in the greenhouse. And we have onions, radishes, beets, and lettuce…
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Sassafras – A Spring Tonic
“Drink sassafras tea during the month of March and you won’t need a doctor” —Old mountain saying Sass Tea? My…
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If I Could Paint a Garden
The Pressley Girls If I could paint a picture of you and me I would paint a garden If I…
