Granny’s Carrot Cake
Several years ago I decided I wanted to make a carrot cake. I searched and searched online till I found…
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Oh Why Not Tonight
Gospel music plays a major role in the culture of Appalachia. I’m not talking about music in relation to monetary…
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We Mountain People
Jerry and Pap – Life long friends “We mountain people are the product of our history and the beliefs and…
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Was
was verb past tense of be, used with both plural nouns and plural pronouns as its subject. [OED dates this…
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March in Pigeon Roost
The 1974 Winter Edition of the Foxfire Magazine contains a compilation of newspaper articles written by Harvey Miller. At…
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Small Scale Gardening
The Dictionary of Smoky Mountain English offers the following definition for patch farming: 1972 Graham County 50 With the first stages…
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Spring of the Year
The poem above is from Mommy Goose Rhymes from the Mountains written by Mike Norris. I think Mike captured spring in…
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Corn Fritters – Hoe Cakes – Johnny Cakes = YUM!
Some folks call them corn fritters while others call them Johnny Cakes or Hoe Cakes. Whatever you call them the…
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Tipper’s Jig
Over the years when the girls asked me what I want for my birthday, for mother’s day, or for…
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Overheard
“We were going to England to watch a tennis tournament.” “England? That’s an awful long way to go to…
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Saint Patrick’s Day…Have You Got Your Green On?
When I think of Saint Patrick’s Day the first thing that comes to mind is if you don’t wear green…
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Fairy Cross
Fairy Cross found in Brasstown, NC Mountain Bred: The Fairy Crosses – Brasstown written by John Parris Even the…
