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I’m sharing another riddle from “Way Down Yonder on Troublesome Creek Appalachian Riddles & Rusties” by James Still.

“My pappy gave it to me, though it
belonged to my grandpaw. Despite my
having it, my grandpaw kept it. And proud
as I am to have it other people use it
more than I do. ”

A few of you guessed the last riddle. The answer was age.

Tipper

Appalachian Cooking Class details

Come cook with me!

MOUNTAIN FLAVORS – TRADITIONAL APPALACHIAN COOKING
Location: John C. Campbell Folk School – Brasstown, NC
Date: Sunday, June 23 – Saturday, June 29, 2019
Instructors: Carolyn Anderson, Tipper Pressley

Experience the traditional Appalachian method of cooking, putting up, and preserving the bounty from nature’s garden. Receive hands-on training to make and process a variety of jellies, jams, and pickles for winter eating. You’ll also learn the importance of dessert in Appalachian culture and discover how to easily make the fanciest of traditional cakes. Completing this week of cultural foods, a day of bread making will produce biscuits and cornbread. All levels welcome.

Along with all that goodness Carolyn and I have planned a couple of field trips to allow students to see how local folks produce food for their families. The Folk School offers scholarships you can go here to find out more about them. For the rest of the class details go here.

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12 Comments

  1. It is his name. And hopefully a good one.

    I have two names I go by. There is my ‘public’ and ‘official’ name that got started with my school days. Then there is my ‘family’ name used almost exclusively by my family. Most of the time I don’t notice. But if I meet someone who knew my wife first they may use my family name, though they are a stranger to me. And that really startles me.

  2. It’s your name. It could be only your last name. It could also be your first or middle name and your last name. It could also be, as in my case, all three of your names. That makes me a “II”. My wife says that ‘second’ at the end should have tipped her off that I wasn’t first quality.

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