Hey Pam...... Where does your kin hail from in the hills of WV? You said you had a lot of relatives in WV, starting with your father. I live in Bluefield, WV in Mercer County/right on the VA state line, and I lived on a farm in Monroe County, WV in the 1960's. My mother's family are all from Greenbrier County. I am like Sally, 59 years old. I married a PA Dutch fellow from Reading, PA in 1989, and I lived there until 1995 when we moved to the Seattle, WA area....then came back to WV. My husband is Dutch "inside and outside". I saw that you joined the list in an effort to get some recipes preferably with 5 ingredients or less so I have one for you: Ingredient # 1 Friendship Ingredient # 2 "Gut" talkin' Ingredient # 3 Fun Ingredient # 4 Genealogy Ingredient # 5 Learning Mix all ingredients and the finished product will be PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH LIFE!! Sheila P.S. To Rick about the Smoke House....the smokin' is done like those famous VA hams. When we lived on our farm, my dad would take the meat, rub it down with lots of salt, and then wrap it in cheesecloth......let it hang where the air could "cure" it, and then when it was ready, took the cheesecloth off, and scraped the green "mold" off it which was a natural thing....and then we had great tasting smoked meat!! And to Pam, See......we have another recipe to add to your collection.....how to smoke a VA ham!! almost forgot...some people add sugar to the salt mixture. --------------------------------- Sick sense of humor? Visit Yahoo! TV's Comedy with an Edge to see what's on, when.