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The Wonders of Winter Squash
Traditionally, winter squash figured prominently in subsistence agriculture throughout the southern high country. Pumpkins and other “keeping” squash were grown in both fields and gardens. Read more
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Apple Time in the High Country
Two or three generations ago almost every mountain homestead had apple trees. Whether or not they rose to the status of meriting the term orchard, they provided welcome, indeed needful, additions to the family’s diet. Read more
Apple Time in the High Country
Two or three generations ago almost every mountain homestead had apple trees. Whether or not they rose to the status of meriting the term orchard, they provided welcome, indeed needful, additions to the family’s diet. Read more
Oct 1, 2020
Makins From Maters
Along with corn, most consider tomatoes, usually just called “maters” in traditional mountain vernacular, the quintessence of foodstuffs from mountain gardens. Tomatoes are so versatile, so tasty, and come in so many varieties they are irresistible. Read more
Aug 1, 2020
The Bounty of Blackberries
Some of my fondest childhood memories center on countless days spent plucking the fruits of the good Earth. Foremost among these was picking what is far and away the best known of the wild brambles, the luscious and pretty much ubiquitous blackberry. Read more
Jun 1, 2020
Photo courtesy Mercier Orchards • mercier-orchards.com
Fried Pies
I’ve always held you can tell mountain southerners from all other southerners by the kind of fried pie they prefer. Read more
Apr 1, 2020
Stone Soup
One of the finest stories in folklore concerns a wandering minstrel who comes to a strange town with nothing but an empty belly, empty cauldron, and a clean and well-worn stone. Read more
Feb 1, 2020
Holiday Fruit has Deep Roots
“Back during the Depression we saw an orange about once a year,” recalled Chet Atkins. That once a year was likely to be Christmas time, and that orange was such a rarity it most often ended up as a gift tucked in the toe of a stocking. Read more
Dec 1, 2019
Bruce Ingram photo
Comfort Food Pakalachian Style
What do you get when an ethnic Pakistani man runs into a young Appalachian woman on a crowded college town street? Read more
Dec 1, 2019
Choking Your Biscuit Out Just Right
Dwight Yoakam’s grandmother kept her bacon grease in a small brown ceramic pitcher. She kept her flour, already sifted, in a big green porcelain pan that, when she wasn’t using it, sat in the bottom of an old, wooden Hoosier cabinet in her kitchen. Read more
Oct 1, 2019
