This is my grandmother’s *Ollie Pear Woods* recipe from the old days when survival meant using EVERYTHING. left-over pinto beans made real juicy with extra water lots of red or green peppers {Grandma Woods grew her own} biscuit dough rolled out very thin and cut...
Sassafras Root Water (at least 1 quart) Cream and sugar (optional) Dig up several roots from a sassafras tree (or order online). Rinse thoroughly until clean. Depending on the size of the root(s), place in a large pot or teakettle. Boil to desired strength. The...
My grandfather, Thomas Elmer Woods, learned a lot from the Five Civilized Tribes: medicine, ceremonial dancing, and how to survive. After his mother died soon after giving birth to him and his twin sister, his sister was sent to live with relatives in the Pacific...
1 cup frozen corn kernels (or 1 16 oz. can cream-style corn & don’t add the milk, or add sparingly) 1 small onion, chopped 2 eggs, beaten 1/3 cup melted shortening + (2 Tbls. for the skillet) 2 tsp. baking powder 1 tsp. baking soda 3/4 tsp. salt 1 Tbls....
Out With the Old My OLD website/blog was just sixteen months old when I decided it was time to recreate and refresh my www-world. It seemed the right thing to do with Novel Two of my Southwest series coming out soon. And then there was the new profile photo my...
