A Waste of Milk
All the talk about food measurements reminded me a of a story Pap once told me. There was an older…
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Appalachia Through My Eyes – The Ivies Are Blooming
Over the last two weeks the Ivies have started putting on their annual show of beauty. They start out as…
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The Mystifying Matter of Measurements
Today’s guest post was written by Jim Casada. THE MYSTIFYING MATTER OF MEASUREMENTS written by Jim Casada Momma was generally…
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Recipe Measurements
“Most cookbooks use explicit measurements in their recipes. . . [My husband] would say, “Billie if you’ll just measure, you’d…
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Praying
I’ve still been listening to the cd of Pap and Granny I found a few weeks back. I’ve especially enjoyed…
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Did You Ever Do Any Of These Things?
Today’s guest post was written by Ed Ammons. Did Granny ever wash out paper milk cartons and use them to…
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Mountains Held up for us to Behold
This time of the year my eyes are awed by the mountains of Appalachia. Their green covered slopes reach out…
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May 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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The Word Blow in Appalachia
Usage of the word blow To rest or catch one’s breath. 1975 Fink Backpacking 5 Here we had to stop…
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Whither the Wind Bloweth
I’ve always been fascinated with the wind. Oh I’m not talking about the kind that blows down trees and tears…
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Growing Beets
I’ve been growing Detroit Dark Red Beets for over ten years and each spring I am still amazed by their…
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Happy Mother’s Day from Appalachia
Granny and a three day old Tipper In Appalachia Mother’s Day is bouquets of flowers for the kitchen table along…
