Perry’s Farmer’s Market opening

I had the following note from

Roland Fall: The Perry Framer’s Market Grand Opening will be May 4, 2013. We’ll

open at our usual time at 8:00 a.m. and begin the 2013 Season! Here are some of the fresh food products you will find at

The Perry Farmer’s Market on Saturday, May 4: vegetables of all kinds,

delicious cakes, baked goods, bread, mini pies, “in season” fruit,

canned jams, jellies, and chow-chows, locally grown peaches, Georgia apples,

peaches, water melons, organically grown vegetables, pork products, lemonade,

strawberry lemonade, shucked and shelled vegetables on ice, beautiful house

plants, herbs, boiled peanuts, salsa, ready to eat snacks, and more!  The added plus will be Roland and

his group on The Bandstand.

May is not that far away … please put

this date on your calendar and I’ll see you there… Agnes

 

Recipe Request:  As a child, when I visited my

grandmother on the farm, she cooked something that my Pops called Biscuit

Hoecake and she also cooked cornbread that looked like a cake layer. Sometimes

she would bake a different cornbread cake that we had with hot butter and honey

or syrup. It was so good. I have not been successful in re-creating these

delicious dishes. Can you help? KB

 

The first thing that I would say is: “You need a cast iron skillet that is well seasoned.”

The Biscuit Hoecake is very simple: Just make a small batch of biscuit dough

and pour the dough into a well-oiled skillet. Spread out with the back of the

spoon and bake in a 375 degree preheated oven until it is done. Turn out and

cut in wedges and serve while hot. Can be buttered and reheated.  

Biscuit Dough

2

cups self-rising flour

¾

cup buttermilk

1/3

cup vegetable oil

Mix

together and prepare as above.

 

Southern Biscuits (This is my favorite

biscuit recipe…the sour cream is the shortening.aaf)

2

cups flour (plain)

1

teaspoon soda

½

teaspoon salt

1

and ¼ cups sour cream

Sift

together flour, salt, and soda. Whip the sour cream until it is heavy foam and

add the flour mixture. This makes a soft dough. Gently flour and bring dough

together (do not handle too much). Shape into a circle on a greased baking

sheet or roll out and cut with a biscuit cutter. Bake immediately in a

preheated 450 degree oven until done.

 

When

making cornbread, always heat the skillet and the shortening in the oven. I

usually leave about 1-2 tablespoons of shortening in the skillet and get it

sizzling hot on top of the stove before adding the batter. This gives a

beautiful crust to the cornbread.

Skillet Cornbread

2

cups self-rising corn meal

2

eggs

1

and ¾ cup buttermilk

½

cup vegetable oil

Heat

oil in skillet. Beat eggs and milk together and beat in the corn meal. Beat in

the oil and set the skillet on the stove to heat. Pour batter into the hot

skillet and bake in a preheated 425 degree oven until brown. Serve hot.

 

Egg Bread (This is probably what

your Grandma served with hot butter and honey or syrup.aaf)

Whisk

together the following:

2

cups self-rising corn meal

3

eggs

1

and ½ cups sweet milk

Measure

½ cup oil into skillet and heat. Pour most of it into batter and mix. Heat

skillet and pour in batter. Bake in a preheated 400 degree oven for 20 minutes

or until done.

 

Recipe

for Laughter:   TELL ME THIS WON’T

HAPPEN TO ME!!!

An elderly Lady called 999 on her mobile phone to

report that her car has been broken into. She is

hysterical as she explains her situation to the operator: “They’ve stolen

the stereo, the steering wheel, the brake pedal and even the accelerator!”

she cried. The operator said, “Stay calm an officer is on the way.”

A few minutes later, the Officer

radios in. “Disregard.” He says, “She got in the back-seat by

mistake.”

OLD

FRIENDS

Two elderly ladies had been friends for many decades.

Over the years, they had shared all kinds of activities and adventures. Lately,

their activities had been limited to meeting a few times a week to play cards.

One day, they were playing cards when one looked at the other and said,

“Now don’t get mad at me. I know we’ve been friends for a long time but I

just can’t think of your name. I’ve thought and thought, but I can’t remember

it. Please tell me what your name is.” Her friend glared at her. For at

least three minutes she just stared and glared at her.

Finally she said, “How soon do you need to

know?”

 

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