Chicken Update
It’s been forever since I told you anything about our chickens. We still have them. Unbelievably we still have two…
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How to Cook a Deer or Venison Ham
Even though we love to can the deer meat The Deer Hunter harvests, he always leaves a few hams whole…
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The First Pickin and Grinnin in the Kitchen Spot
Pap and Paul – 2008 Granny wasn’t the only one who had a birthday. Blind Pig and The Acorn turned…
Riddles 8
After reading my riddle posts from Sidney Saylor Farr’s book My “Appalachia – A Memoir” The Deer Hunter gifted me…
Joseph S. Hall and Swain County
Today’s guest post was written by Jim Casada. Photo from the Dot Weeks collection (Joseph Hall on far left) JOSEPH…
Starting the Garden Season
The Deer Hunter and I took advantage of the beautiful dry weather on Saturday and did some outside chores to…
Remembering Joe Penland – A Friend to the Blind Pig and The Acorn
Over the weekend I received the sad news that long time Blind Pig reader Joe Penland passed away on February…
Cranberry Fruit Bread
Do you ever get in the habit of eating the same thing? Lately I’ve been eating a piece of toasted…
See the Salvation of the Lord
Today’s post was written by Paul. The Wilson Brothers This is another song from the 1988 VHS tape. This one…
Charlie Suvannas and Gazzie Truett Jenkins
Charlie and Gazzie Charlie Suvannas Jenkins b. March 4, 1901, in Cherokee County, NC to Cash Suvannas Jenkins and Missoura…
February in Pigeon Roost 2
The 1974 Winter Edition of the Foxfire Magazine contains a compilation of newspaper articles written by Harvey Miller. At the…
Clabbered Milk
“Bonnie Clabber” written by Jay Henderson In Appalachian English, “bonny-clabber” describes a milk-product typically described as curdled sour milk. Bonny-clabber…