Last Sunday I was able to attend the Third Annual Ft. Hamby Pow Wow held in Wilkesboro NC. It was presented by the Blue Ridge Intertribal Pow Wow Association and the W. Kerr Scott Dam and Reservoir. There were many events and crafts centered around Native American Indian Culture. I was particularly interested in flint [...]
Have you ever wanted to have an impromptu picnic lunch with hot chili or beans but had no cookware to use? By using a P-38 can opener, you can make a handle from the rim of a can, enabling you to hang it over a fire for cooking.
The first step is to cut out and [...]
Back in the pre-Civil War days, slaves worked out in the fields using hoes to do their work. At mid-day, there was no “break-room” in which to eat, so the workers made their own corn bread out in the fields by using a hoe blade which they placed on some red-hot coals. By mixing corn [...]
Jewel Weed is found in the Southern Appalachians and in much of the eastern U.S., usually growing in cool shaded moist areas and on creek banks. The interesting thing about Jewel Weed is that it often grows in the same areas as Poison Ivy and can be used for it’s antidote. By crushing the stalks [...]
