Appalachian Cooking

10/07/2026

For those of you who love Hummus.

10/06/2026

This was found in Loretta Lynn's Cookbook. Not only could she sing, she learned to cook at a young age. She was married at a young age & strived to be a wonderful housewife. I'm sure she was, being she was from the hills of Kentucky.

10/05/2026

I have been researching our family history. I knew that John was buried at the foot of my great granddaddy's grave. So research has led me to this bit of info. My family mourned him for years.

Private First Class John Reuben Garland, Service Number 34491131. John was born in Red Hill, Mitchell County, North Carolina on 9 May 1922. He lived with his foster parents, aunt and uncle, Mack and Ethel Garland Wiseman in the Conklin Community of Jonesborough, Tennessee. He attended three years at...

10/02/2026

Now that cooler weather is coming I feel like making soups. My family loved chowder. I made this for my husband who was sick and told me "this chowder makes me feel good & warm". He is gone now, but I keep the soups coming. Enjoy. What would you serve with this dish?

10/02/2026

Can anyone tell me what kind of vine this is. I've heard it called the Star of Bethlehem, the Hummingbird Vine. What is it? Thanks in advance.

10/02/2026

The swinging bridge.

10/02/2026

There are many strange things that happen here. If you have never been, you need to come & walk the swinging bridge. This is where the cliff s are. I have pictures on my page of it.

10/01/2026

We got a stick of candy, an apple & orange. Years later we got a nut it's a quarter in it. This was the '70's & you had to sit in lines to get gas & only limited to 25 gallons a week per family.

09/30/2026

Visiting here, I have never known this about Barter.