Pickled Green Tomatoes, Okra, & Peppers
Pickled Green Tomatoes, Okra, and Peppers Put 1 and 1/4 cups canning/pickling salt in one gallon water. Bring it to…
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Henry Wade Wilson 1946 – 2025
Henry Wade Wilson 1946-2025 Henry Wade Wilson, age 79 of Brasstown, NC, passed away Friday, August 29, 2025. He was…
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Appalachian Vocabulary Test 187
It’s time for this month’s Appalachian Vocabulary Test. I’m sharing a few videos to let you hear the words and phrases….
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Appalachia Through My Eyes – Flowers in Old Containers
Early this summer I planted a row of flowers alongside one of our beds in the back of the house….
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A Very Old Corn Gritter
Corn from one planting makes really good eating for around two to three weeks. It is actually sweetest in the…
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A Corn Gritter
Page from American Primitives written by Robert W. Miller “Museum of Appalachia, Norris Tennessee“ Blind Pig reader Sallie sent me…
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Gritted Bread Definition
gritted bread (also gritting bread, gritty bread) noun Bread made from semihardened kernels of corn grated into a coarse meal;…
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Fresh Peas with Okra & Gritted Bread
The daily feast of fresh garden stuff is dwindling down for us. Over the last few days we picked the…
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Cora is Gone
Today’s post was written by Paul. Tipper, Granny, Paul When Tipper still lived at our parents’ house, she had a…
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Overheard
“I’m not making light of the new ones but we need to hold on to the old ones.” Last night’s…
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Small Signs of Fall of the Year
I’ve had a great week at the Folk School and really enjoyed visiting with people and sharing the goodness that…
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Appalachian Language & Morningsong
Sonny Reighard – Morningsong at the Folk School My first presentation this week was well received. I spoke about the…
