Hominy
Making hominy is yet another way Appalachians used dried corn for food. While it was a time consuming process-it added a little variety to their daily diets….
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New Shoes
New shoes-we all get them-we all like them. For the last 24 hours there’s been a girl walking around my…
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Freezing Pumpkin & Roasting Pumpkin Seeds
I’m taking a short intermission from corn recipes to put some pumpkin in the freezer. There are 2 recipes I make that call…
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Appalachian Writers
I have a delightful writer to introduce you to, Shirley Bullock from Kentucky. Last summer I had the pleasure of…
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Veterans Day
I usually attend a Veterans Day program each year. I’m ashamed to say-I never went to one until the girls started…
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Cornmeal Mush
One way our ancestors used cornmeal-was to make mush. Folks think of cornmeal mush as a breakfast food comparable to grits, however in Paps…
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Cornmeal
After folks had gathered in their corn, came the process of making it into cornmeal for human consumption. Most of the cornmeal we buy today…
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Planting By The Signs – Finally A Test That Worked
My fall garden is producing a bumper crop of radishes, greens, and turnips. Some of you may remember-I made sure to plant my…
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Gathering Corn
When Pap was a boy, corn was the most important crop folks grew-I guess it still is for many farmers….
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Spreading The October Love
Time to Spread the Love for October. I’d like to send a great big THANK YOU to all the folks who…
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Spooky October 7: A Mother’s Love Defied The Bonds Of Death
A MOTHER’S LOVE DEFIED THE BONDS OF DEATH (A Mountain Story) by Ethelene Dyer Jones This morning is cloudy and…
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The Belled Buzzards
Ever heard stories about a buzzard that flew around wearing a bell? Here’s an old newspaper article detailing one such instance:…
