I got an email letting me know about all my misspelled words and
punctuation errors. The misspelled words are on purpose, I try to write
the same way I "talked" as a kid....now as to the punctuation
errors...naw, thems just bad English on my part. Every year I do the
R.T. Arnold Holiday Bazaar Show in South Hill,
Va. and I sell my homemade jewelry. I usually ask just five bucks
for a pendant in a gift box.....but I enjoy the show and I make some
folks happy. I feel like I'm "giving back" to the community. Not
every person could afford to wear jewelry in my neck of the woods
growing up, and I been trying to change that over the years. One of
my favorite things about the show is the chance to get a bowl of
"Brunswick Stew" Brunswick Stew is a big part of Southside, Va
culture. We have in my opinion, the best Stew Masters on the face of
God's green Earth! My Uncle Page used to cook Brunswick Stew from
time to time, his was heavy with game, Deer, Rabbit, Squirrel, as
well as Chicken....rarely much, if any Beef. He used the standard
old
Cast Iron Stew Pot you see in so many yards now holding flowers.
They are beautiful....but them pots need to be put to better use! I
hope the tradition survives the next generations to come. Uncle Page
would start before Dawn and the whole family would come and bring a
covered dish and enjoy quite a day. Just the smell from the hickory
fire, the sight of the stew bubbling in the pot, the laughter from
the men as they "passed the bottle, or Mason Jar" around....was
added excitement. Uncle Page used an old hand carved boat paddle to
dip in at an angle and remove bones as the meat slowly cooked down
and garden vegetables were added towards the end. We always got a
"quart" or two to take home and usually made "Cream" (Ice Cream)
Aunt Juanita made fudge using Hersheys Cocoa....I never figured out
how....but I did figure out where she hid it...ONCE....you guessed
it..."whuppin" not from her, from Daddy...I was a "whuppin"
magnet...but I earned em, every one! In fact looking back...I can
honestly say I most
certainly deserved em all...but I shore had fun causin em! Good thing he never knowed about my English!
My dad used to always make a piece of furniture for that show...he loved it! I've been askin' Momma for some Brunswick Stew for about two weeks now, ever since I heard she got some of it from the folks down in the county. She has yet to respond. Enjoyed this...I can hear you tawk...cause I tawk like 'at too.
ReplyDeleteJimmy, stews in the freezer! Come on over....sorry, no deer, squirrel, or rabbit. Just chicken, pork and beef. I remember how wonderful those Brunswick Stews were that cooked outside over a real fire. Mine is the inside version. So, to make up for that, mine cooks for two days. BTW, I like the way you tawk too! I can hear every word. Jan
ReplyDeleteJimmy & Jene, I brought some home from Lawrenceville last week. Uhh...it might be gone soon, but I'll visit Jan and steal hers and we can all share.
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