What good ideas, thanks. Kay In a message dated 02/03/10 12:40:56 Central Standard Time, [email protected] writes: I got this from a friend this morning. I need to make a copy of this! Mary Clyde The wonders of coffee filters Better than paper towels and a lot less expensive... COFFEE FILTERS Coffee filters .... Who knew! And you can buy 1,000 at the Dollar Tree for almost nothing. 1. Cover bowls or dishes when cooking in the microwave. Coffee filters make excellent covers. 2. Clean windows, mirrors, and chrome... Coffee filters are lint-free so they'll leave windows sparkling. 3. Protect China by separating your good dishes with a coffee filter between each dish. 4. Filter broken cork from wine. If you break the cork when opening a wine bottle, filter the wine. 5. Protect a cast-iron skillet. Place a coffee filter in the skillet to absorb moisture and prevent rust. 6. Apply shoe polish. Ball up a lint-free coffee filter. 7. Recycle frying oil. After frying, strain oil through a sieve lined with a coffee filter. 8. Weigh chopped foods. Place chopped ingredients in a coffee filter on a kitchen scale. 9. Hold tacos. Coffee filters make convenient wrappers for messy foods. 10. Stop the soil from leaking out of a plant pot. Line a plant pot with a coffee filter to prevent the soil from going through the drainage holes. 11. Prevent a Popsicle from dripping. Poke one or two holes as needed in a coffee filter. 12. Do you think we used expensive strips to wax eyebrows? Use strips of coffee filters.. 13. Put a few in a plate and put your fried bacon, French fries, chicken fingers, etc on them. It soaks out all the grease. 14. Keep in the bathroom. They make great "razor nick fixers." 15. As a sewing backing. Use a filter as an easy-to-tear backing for embroidering or appliquéing soft fabrics. 16. Put baking soda into a coffee filter and insert into shoes or a closet to absorb or prevent odors. 17. Use them to strain soup stock and to tie fresh herbs in to put in soups and stews. 18. Use a coffee filter to prevent spilling when you add fluids to your car. 19. Use them as a spoon rest while cooking and clean up small counter spills. 20. Can use to hold dry ingredients when baking or when cutting a piece of fruit or veggies.. Saves on having extra bowls to wash. 21. Use them to wrap Christmas ornaments for storage. 22. Use them to remove fingernail polish when out of cotton balls. 23. Use them to sprout seeds. Simply dampen the coffee filter, place seeds inside, fold it and place it into a plastic baggie until they sprout. 24. Use coffee filters as blotting paper for pressed flowers. Place the flowers between two coffee filters and put the coffee filters in phone book... 25. Use as a disposable "snack bowl" for popcorn, chips, etc. OH YEAH THEY ARE GREAT TO USE IN YOUR COFFEE MAKERS TOO. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I got this from a friend this morning. I need to make a copy of this! Mary Clyde The wonders of coffee filters Better than paper towels and a lot less expensive... COFFEE FILTERS Coffee filters .... Who knew! And you can buy 1,000 at the Dollar Tree for almost nothing. 1. Cover bowls or dishes when cooking in the microwave. Coffee filters make excellent covers. 2. Clean windows, mirrors, and chrome... Coffee filters are lint-free so they'll leave windows sparkling. 3. Protect China by separating your good dishes with a coffee filter between each dish. 4. Filter broken cork from wine. If you break the cork when opening a wine bottle, filter the wine. 5. Protect a cast-iron skillet. Place a coffee filter in the skillet to absorb moisture and prevent rust. 6. Apply shoe polish. Ball up a lint-free coffee filter. 7. Recycle frying oil. After frying, strain oil through a sieve lined with a coffee filter. 8. Weigh chopped foods. Place chopped ingredients in a coffee filter on a kitchen scale. 9. Hold tacos. Coffee filters make convenient wrappers for messy foods. 10. Stop the soil from leaking out of a plant pot. Line a plant pot with a coffee filter to prevent the soil from going through the drainage holes. 11. Prevent a Popsicle from dripping. Poke one or two holes as needed in a coffee filter. 12. Do you think we used expensive strips to wax eyebrows? Use strips of coffee filters.. 13. Put a few in a plate and put your fried bacon, French fries, chicken fingers, etc on them. It soaks out all the grease. 14. Keep in the bathroom. They make great "razor nick fixers." 15. As a sewing backing. Use a filter as an easy-to-tear backing for embroidering or appliquéing soft fabrics. 16. Put baking soda into a coffee filter and insert into shoes or a closet to absorb or prevent odors. 17. Use them to strain soup stock and to tie fresh herbs in to put in soups and stews. 18. Use a coffee filter to prevent spilling when you add fluids to your car. 19. Use them as a spoon rest while cooking and clean up small counter spills. 20. Can use to hold dry ingredients when baking or when cutting a piece of fruit or veggies.. Saves on having extra bowls to wash. 21. Use them to wrap Christmas ornaments for storage. 22. Use them to remove fingernail polish when out of cotton balls. 23. Use them to sprout seeds. Simply dampen the coffee filter, place seeds inside, fold it and place it into a plastic baggie until they sprout. 24. Use coffee filters as blotting paper for pressed flowers. Place the flowers between two coffee filters and put the coffee filters in phone book... 25. Use as a disposable "snack bowl" for popcorn, chips, etc. OH YEAH THEY ARE GREAT TO USE IN YOUR COFFEE MAKERS TOO.

Hi Paula... I've just been kinda hiding in the background but I'm still kickin! We had about an inch of sleet here on Saturday and Sunday and some of it is still laying there waiting for more. I don't like it but they say it's good for the land, sooooo! Good talking to ya... take care...love ya! MaryClyde ----- Original Message ----- From: "*paula*" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, February 03, 2010 9:36 AM Subject: [SOUTHERN-CHAT] Hi MC and all ..... The Lost WagonTrain........continues > Hello MaryC...... where ya been hidin' ? Hope everyone has unthawed! Just > a spatter of snow here but it's still dreary and ugly. > xoxoxo > *paula* > p.s. has anyone heard from Stella??? Recall reading a while back that she > was ill..... > > > ----- "MaryClyde" <[email protected]> wrote: > | Linda, I can hardly wait for the next installment! I love these kinds of > | stories. > | MaryClyde > | > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Linda, I can hardly wait for the next installment! I love these kinds of stories. MaryClyde ----- Original Message ----- From: "Linda Rogers" <[email protected]> To: "southern chat" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, February 02, 2010 7:41 PM Subject: [SOUTHERN-CHAT] The Lost Wagon Train........continues > We were in the mountains with no food.They were weak,exhausted and almost > dead. Two scouts went out looking for someone to help them and they were > found by a herdsman . > News spread quickly in the valley, and a massive rescue effort was > underway immediately . People back in the mountains were also at the point > of starvation. Catherine (Kime) Rickard told her grandaughter that she > could > have eaten her own flesh if she had known how to do it. > The scouts who had started over the mountains heading for the three > sisters were still not heard from, so a search was made, and their plight > was even more pitiful. This area was so rugged that the Indians had always > crossed the cascades by other routes. The young men came across the lava > flows to the headwaters of the Mckenzie. They werenear death from > exhaustion > and starvation, having eaten their horses when they gave out. The stronger > ones had gone ahead until they could not continue. When someone eventually > found them, one man had to be cared for for three days before he was able > to > travel. > Even with all of the help by the rescuers, the way down the Middle > Fork > of the Willamette River was rough and dangerous. In two days of travel, > the > river had to be crossed twenty times.Water was high, swift, and cold.One > woman lost her life when her wagon was overturned. > The arrived in the vicinity of Eugene in 1853, and passed through the > town without knowing it. At this time Eugene consisted of one store and a > blacksmith shop. Bran was substituted for flour. At this time apples could > be secured for any price, a nd a flour sack of potatoes were .25.**** The > Rickards wintered north of Skinner"s Butte spring and made (fence) rails > of > fir to get them through the winter. In spring they went on down the valley > looking for homesteads. Uncle Sib Barclay saw the smoke of their campfire > and helped them find homesteads.******The three Rickard brothers and > George > Shultz took up contiguos land claims between the emigrant road (now > Highway > 99 west) and the Williamette River, north of the present town of Monroe. > -- > Linda Rogers, more to come > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Two or three pieces ?Miss Emma ,are you watching your girly figure ? I could probably eat as much as your husband ! Linda,the fat one.Did you hear the groundhog came out today and we are having 6 more weeks of winter? Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T -----Original Message----- From: Roses <[email protected]> Date: Tue, 2 Feb 2010 01:48:05 To: southern-chat<[email protected]> Subject: Re: [SOUTHERN-CHAT] Mistah Willie.. My older sister in Arkansas had fish frys. They bought their fish from fish farms along a river nearby. Mama had told me about their fish frys, so when I was back there once, I asked if we could have a fish fry. the guys had everything arranged for it. They had a black pot that they cooked the fish and hush puppies in, we had cole slaw and French Fries with them. Of course the sweet tea. That was the menu. One of my nieces husband's could down a whole platter of fish. When they asked me how many fish to cook for me, I told them 2 or 3 pieces. They just knew I would eat more than that. But with everything else, that was enough for me. But, what a meal. So delicious. Emma > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected] > Date: Mon, 1 Feb 2010 21:30:52 -0800 > Subject: [SOUTHERN-CHAT] Mistah Willie.. > > My maternal grandfather , the Sheriff, was well liked by most of thepeople of the county. Most of them called him "Mistah Willie" grandma was "Missus Willie." He never had aproblem getting the help he needed regardless of the work to be done, many just volunteering. Hi summer barbeques and fish fries always drew a crowd and no problem in getting clean up crews. > > The "fish frys' were held down by the river, lots of cooks tending the frying of the fish and 'hush puppies.' > > The barbeques were held at the homeplace. Everyone was welcome to come by and share the good eats. A big iron pot held the ever loved BRUNSWICK STEW. The cook added fresh cut corn and green lima beans for those who liked them. Thhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhere was tea and lemonade, he didn't allow alcohol at his gatherings. > There were slices of watermelon for later. > > Belle > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Trusted email with Microsoft’s powerful SPAM protection. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/201469226/direct/01/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

We were in the mountains with no food.They were weak,exhausted and almost dead. Two scouts went out looking for someone to help them and they were found by a herdsman . News spread quickly in the valley, and a massive rescue effort was underway immediately . People back in the mountains were also at the point of starvation. Catherine (Kime) Rickard told her grandaughter that she could have eaten her own flesh if she had known how to do it. The scouts who had started over the mountains heading for the three sisters were still not heard from, so a search was made, and their plight was even more pitiful. This area was so rugged that the Indians had always crossed the cascades by other routes. The young men came across the lava flows to the headwaters of the Mckenzie. They werenear death from exhaustion and starvation, having eaten their horses when they gave out. The stronger ones had gone ahead until they could not continue. When someone eventually found them, one man had to be cared for for three days before he was able to travel. Even with all of the help by the rescuers, the way down the Middle Fork of the Willamette River was rough and dangerous. In two days of travel, the river had to be crossed twenty times.Water was high, swift, and cold.One woman lost her life when her wagon was overturned. The arrived in the vicinity of Eugene in 1853, and passed through the town without knowing it. At this time Eugene consisted of one store and a blacksmith shop. Bran was substituted for flour. At this time apples could be secured for any price, a nd a flour sack of potatoes were .25.**** The Rickards wintered north of Skinner"s Butte spring and made (fence) rails of fir to get them through the winter. In spring they went on down the valley looking for homesteads. Uncle Sib Barclay saw the smoke of their campfire and helped them find homesteads.******The three Rickard brothers and George Shultz took up contiguos land claims between the emigrant road (now Highway 99 west) and the Williamette River, north of the present town of Monroe. -- Linda Rogers, more to come

Looking forward to (as Paul Harvey would say) the rest of the story. Kay In a message dated 02/01/10 23:16:55 Central Standard Time, [email protected] writes: As we left them yesterday ,They were wandering around lost ,hungry ,tired and in sorry shape . Varian Christopherson , said," They had two wagons. One wagon with the best furniture was left out around Wagontire, or somewhere like that in Oregon, because they couldn't get through with both of them. It was getting later on in Fall, so Casper hid one wagon with the furniture and things they could get along without and came on with the other one carrying the seeds,fruit trees, etc. When they later returned for the wagon, (they) found it had been ransacked and burned, presumably by the Indians ." Mistaking the Three Sisters for Diamond Peak, which they had been told to aim for, the scouts went on into the C ascades in search of the road. The wagons camped in the pine trees near the Deschutes for several days, while more scouts were sent out along the river to try to find the road. Thirty miles south, upstream, axemen from a second contractor's crew had blazen the way . When the wagons reached the route of the Free Wagon Road, it was not a road as such. Considerable time and effort had to be expended to get wagons through. Animals and people were exhausted; weather was getting worse: food was scarce: and they were fearful of becoming another Donner Party. Two young men hurried on to get help, but they were nearly dead of exposure and starvation when a young hersman found them . More tomorrow ! Linda -- Linda Rogers ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Oh My it sounds so good !Fish frys and barbeques , I can taste the watermelon now .But Miss Belle you couldn't have been old enough to remember all this .Or where you listening to family talking about such fun ?I still wish I was there. Linda,it sounds like a scene out of a old movie.You should write a book . ------Original Message------ From: Belle Shepherd Sender: [email protected] To: [email protected] To: [email protected] To: [email protected] ReplyTo: [email protected] Subject: [SOUTHERN-CHAT] Mistah Willie.. Sent: Feb 1, 2010 9:30 PM My maternal grandfather , the Sheriff, was well liked by most of thepeople of the county. Most of them called him "Mistah Willie" grandma was "Missus Willie." He never had aproblem getting the help he needed regardless of the work to be done, many just volunteering. Hi summer barbeques and fish fries always drew a crowd and no problem in getting clean up crews. The "fish frys' were held down by the river, lots of cooks tending the frying of the fish and 'hush puppies.' The barbeques were held at the homeplace. Everyone was welcome to come by and share the good eats. A big iron pot held the ever loved BRUNSWICK STEW. The cook added fresh cut corn and green lima beans for those who liked them. Thhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhere was tea and lemonade, he didn't allow alcohol at his gatherings. There were slices of watermelon for later. Belle ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T

Oh My it sounds so good !Fish frys and barbeques , I can taste the watermelon now .But Miss Belle you couldn't have been old enough to remember all this .Or where you listening to family talking about such fun ?I still wish I was there. Linda,it sounds like a scene out of a old movie.You should write a book . ------Original Message------ From: Belle Shepherd Sender: [email protected] To: [email protected] To: [email protected] To: [email protected] ReplyTo: [email protected] Subject: [SOUTHERN-CHAT] Mistah Willie.. Sent: Feb 1, 2010 9:30 PM My maternal grandfather , the Sheriff, was well liked by most of thepeople of the county. Most of them called him "Mistah Willie" grandma was "Missus Willie." He never had aproblem getting the help he needed regardless of the work to be done, many just volunteering. Hi summer barbeques and fish fries always drew a crowd and no problem in getting clean up crews. The "fish frys' were held down by the river, lots of cooks tending the frying of the fish and 'hush puppies.' The barbeques were held at the homeplace. Everyone was welcome to come by and share the good eats. A big iron pot held the ever loved BRUNSWICK STEW. The cook added fresh cut corn and green lima beans for those who liked them. Thhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhere was tea and lemonade, he didn't allow alcohol at his gatherings. There were slices of watermelon for later. Belle ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T

I did the same thing.It seems that the older I get it's slipping out more.Like " shu nuff" ,I've heard myself say it 2 times in as many days. Linda Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T -----Original Message----- From: jkaywojack <[email protected]> Date: Mon, 1 Feb 2010 20:46:50 To: <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [SOUTHERN-CHAT] Southern Women It's fun to hear others speaking with a Southern drawl, but I tried to lose mine when I moved from the South. Got kidded so much that I tried to enunciate words clearly and without the drawl. Kay In a message dated 02/01/10 20:15:25 Central Standard Time, [email protected] writes: I identified with just about all of it. I had southern parents and both my sisters and their families speak like this all the time. Emma > Date: Mon, 1 Feb 2010 19:53:48 -0600 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: [SOUTHERN-CHAT] Southern Women > > A friend sent this, thought all of the Southern Chat ladies could identify with the Southernisms. Kay > > > Southern women know their summer weather report: > Humidity > Humidity > Humidity > > Southern women know their vacation spots: > The beach > The rivuh > The crick > > Southern women know everybody's first name: > Honey > Darlin' > Shugah > > Southern women know the movies that speak to their hearts: > Fried Green Tomatoes > Driving Miss Daisy > Steel Magnolias > Gone With The Wind > > Southern women know their religions: > Baptist > Methodist > Football > > Southern women know their cities dripping with Southern charm: > Chawl'stn > S'vanah > Foat Wuth > N'awlins > Addlanna > > Southern women know their elegant gentlemen: > Men in uniform > Men in tuxedos > Rhett Butler > > Southern girls know their prime real estate: > The Mall > The Spa > The Beauty Salon > > Southern girls know the 3 deadly sins: > Having bad hair and nails > Having bad manners > Cooking bad food > > More Suthen-ism's: > Only a Southerner knows the difference between a hissie fit and a conniption fit, and that you don't "HAVE" them, > you "PITCH" them. > _____ > > Only a Southerner knows how many fish, collard greens, turnip greens, peas, beans, etc., make up "a mess." > _____ > > Only a Southerner can show or point out to you the general direction of "yonder." > _____ > > Only a Southerner knows exactly how long "directly" is, as in: > "Going to town, be back drekly (directly)." > _____ > > Even Southern babies know that "Gimme some sugar" is not a request for the white, granular, sweet substance that sits in a pretty little bowl in the middle of the table. It means give me a kiss (little lovin') > _____ > > All Southerners know exactly when "by and by" is. They might not use the term, but they know the concept well. > _____ > > Only a Southerner knows instinctively that the best gesture of solace for a neighbor who's got trouble is a plate of hot fried chicken and a big bowl of cold potato salad. > If the neighbor's trouble is a real crisis, they also know to add a large banana puddin'! > _____ > > Only Southerners grow up knowing the difference between "right near" and > "a right far piece." They also know that "just down the road" can be 1 mile or 20. > _____ > > Only a Southerner both knows and understands the difference between a redneck, > a good ol' boy, and po' white trash. > _____ > > No true Southerner would ever assume that the car with the flashing turn signal is actually going to make a turn. > _____ > > A Southerner knows that "fixin" can be used as a noun, a verb, or an adverb. > _____ > > Only Southerners make friends while standing in lines, ... > and when we're "in line,"... we talk to everybody! > _____ > > Put 100 Southerners in a room and half of them will discover they're related, > even if only by marriage. > _____ > > In the South, y'all is singular, all y'all is plural. > _____ > > Southerners know grits come from corn and how to eat them. > _____ > > Every Southerner knows tomatoes with eggs, bacon, grits, > and coffee are perfectly wonderful; that red eye gravy is also a breakfast food; > and that fried green tomatoes are not a breakfast food. > _____ > > When you hear someone say, "Well, I caught myself lookin'," > you know you are in the presence of a genuine > Southerner! > _____ > > Only true Southerners say "sweet tea" and "sweet milk." > Sweet tea indicates the need for sugar and lots of it -- we do not like our tea unsweetened. "Sweet milk" means you don't want buttermilk. > _____ > > And a true Southerner knows you don't scream obscenities at little old ladies > who drive 30 MPH on the freeway. > You just say,"Bless her heart"... and go your own way. > _____ > > To those of you who are still a little embarrassed by your Southerness: > Take two tent revivals and a dose of sausage gravy and call me in the morning. > Bless your heart! > _____ > And to those of you who are still having a hard time understanding all this Southern stuff...bless your hearts, > I hear they are fixin' to have classes on Southernness as a second language! > _____ > > And for those that are not from the South but have lived here for a long time, all y'all need a sign to hang on y'alls front porch that reads "I'm not from the South, but I got here as fast as I could." > > > Southern women know > men may come and go, but friends are fahevah ! > > Now Shugah, send this to someone who was raised in the South or wish they had been! If you're a Northern transplant, bless your little heart, fake > it. We know you got here as fast as you could. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Free, trusted and rich email service. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/201469228/direct/01/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I luv this,I have seen it before but slightly different .Thanks for sharing. Linda, Bless your heart Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T -----Original Message----- From: jkaywojack <[email protected]> Date: Mon, 1 Feb 2010 19:53:48 To: <[email protected]> Subject: [SOUTHERN-CHAT] Southern Women A friend sent this, thought all of the Southern Chat ladies could identify with the Southernisms. Kay Southern women know their summer weather report: Humidity Humidity Humidity Southern women know their vacation spots: The beach The rivuh The crick Southern women know everybody's first name: Honey Darlin' Shugah Southern women know the movies that speak to their hearts: Fried Green Tomatoes Driving Miss Daisy Steel Magnolias Gone With The Wind Southern women know their religions: Baptist Methodist Football Southern women know their cities dripping with Southern charm: Chawl'stn S'vanah Foat Wuth N'awlins Addlanna Southern women know their elegant gentlemen: Men in uniform Men in tuxedos Rhett Butler Southern girls know their prime real estate: The Mall The Spa The Beauty Salon Southern girls know the 3 deadly sins: Having bad hair and nails Having bad manners Cooking bad food More Suthen-ism's: Only a Southerner knows the difference between a hissie fit and a conniption fit, and that you don't "HAVE" them, you "PITCH" them. _____ Only a Southerner knows how many fish, collard greens, turnip greens, peas, beans, etc., make up "a mess." _____ Only a Southerner can show or point out to you the general direction of "yonder." _____ Only a Southerner knows exactly how long "directly" is, as in: "Going to town, be back drekly (directly)." _____ Even Southern babies know that "Gimme some sugar" is not a request for the white, granular, sweet substance that sits in a pretty little bowl in the middle of the table. It means give me a kiss (little lovin') _____ All Southerners know exactly when "by and by" is. They might not use the term, but they know the concept well. _____ Only a Southerner knows instinctively that the best gesture of solace for a neighbor who's got trouble is a plate of hot fried chicken and a big bowl of cold potato salad. If the neighbor's trouble is a real crisis, they also know to add a large banana puddin'! _____ Only Southerners grow up knowing the difference between "right near" and "a right far piece." They also know that "just down the road" can be 1 mile or 20. _____ Only a Southerner both knows and understands the difference between a redneck, a good ol' boy, and po' white trash. _____ No true Southerner would ever assume that the car with the flashing turn signal is actually going to make a turn. _____ A Southerner knows that "fixin" can be used as a noun, a verb, or an adverb. _____ Only Southerners make friends while standing in lines, ... and when we're "in line,"... we talk to everybody! _____ Put 100 Southerners in a room and half of them will discover they're related, even if only by marriage. _____ In the South, y'all is singular, all y'all is plural. _____ Southerners know grits come from corn and how to eat them. _____ Every Southerner knows tomatoes with eggs, bacon, grits, and coffee are perfectly wonderful; that red eye gravy is also a breakfast food; and that fried green tomatoes are not a breakfast food. _____ When you hear someone say, "Well, I caught myself lookin'," you know you are in the presence of a genuine Southerner! _____ Only true Southerners say "sweet tea" and "sweet milk." Sweet tea indicates the need for sugar and lots of it -- we do not like our tea unsweetened. "Sweet milk" means you don't want buttermilk. _____ And a true Southerner knows you don't scream obscenities at little old ladies who drive 30 MPH on the freeway. You just say,"Bless her heart"... and go your own way. _____ To those of you who are still a little embarrassed by your Southerness: Take two tent revivals and a dose of sausage gravy and call me in the morning. Bless your heart! _____ And to those of you who are still having a hard time understanding all this Southern stuff...bless your hearts, I hear they are fixin' to have classes on Southernness as a second language! _____ And for those that are not from the South but have lived here for a long time, all y'all need a sign to hang on y'alls front porch that reads "I'm not from the South, but I got here as fast as I could." Southern women know men may come and go, but friends are fahevah ! Now Shugah, send this to someone who was raised in the South or wish they had been! If you're a Northern transplant, bless your little heart, fake it. We know you got here as fast as you could. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

My older sister in Arkansas had fish frys. They bought their fish from fish farms along a river nearby. Mama had told me about their fish frys, so when I was back there once, I asked if we could have a fish fry. the guys had everything arranged for it. They had a black pot that they cooked the fish and hush puppies in, we had cole slaw and French Fries with them. Of course the sweet tea. That was the menu. One of my nieces husband's could down a whole platter of fish. When they asked me how many fish to cook for me, I told them 2 or 3 pieces. They just knew I would eat more than that. But with everything else, that was enough for me. But, what a meal. So delicious. Emma > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected] > Date: Mon, 1 Feb 2010 21:30:52 -0800 > Subject: [SOUTHERN-CHAT] Mistah Willie.. > > My maternal grandfather , the Sheriff, was well liked by most of thepeople of the county. Most of them called him "Mistah Willie" grandma was "Missus Willie." He never had aproblem getting the help he needed regardless of the work to be done, many just volunteering. Hi summer barbeques and fish fries always drew a crowd and no problem in getting clean up crews. > > The "fish frys' were held down by the river, lots of cooks tending the frying of the fish and 'hush puppies.' > > The barbeques were held at the homeplace. Everyone was welcome to come by and share the good eats. A big iron pot held the ever loved BRUNSWICK STEW. The cook added fresh cut corn and green lima beans for those who liked them. Thhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhere was tea and lemonade, he didn't allow alcohol at his gatherings. > There were slices of watermelon for later. > > Belle > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Trusted email with Microsoft’s powerful SPAM protection. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/201469226/direct/01/

Linda, Mostly from family stories, I was about 3 yrs old when he died but I do remember him slightly. Regards, Belle ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, February 01, 2010 9:41 PM Subject: Re: [SOUTHERN-CHAT] Mistah Willie.. > Oh My it sounds so good !Fish frys and barbeques , I can taste the watermelon now .But Miss Belle you couldn't have been old enough to remember all this .Or where you listening to family talking about such fun ?I still wish I was there. > Linda,it sounds like a scene out of a old movie.You should write a book . > ------Original Message------ > From: Belle Shepherd > Sender: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > ReplyTo: [email protected] > Subject: [SOUTHERN-CHAT] Mistah Willie.. > Sent: Feb 1, 2010 9:30 PM > > My maternal grandfather , the Sheriff, was well liked by most of thepeople of the county. Most of them called him "Mistah Willie" grandma was "Missus Willie." He never had aproblem getting the help he needed regardless of the work to be done, many just volunteering. Hi summer barbeques and fish fries always drew a crowd and no problem in getting clean up crews. > > The "fish frys' were held down by the river, lots of cooks tending the frying of the fish and 'hush puppies.' > > The barbeques were held at the homeplace. Everyone was welcome to come by and share the good eats. A big iron pot held the ever loved BRUNSWICK STEW. The cook added fresh cut corn and green lima beans for those who liked them. Thhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhere was tea and lemonade, he didn't allow alcohol at his gatherings. > There were slices of watermelon for later. > > Belle > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Sounds like the 4th of July shindigs my Daddy threw ! Jeannie T ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ On Mon, 1 Feb 2010 21:30:52 -0800 "Belle Shepherd" <[email protected]> writes: > My maternal grandfather , the Sheriff, was well liked by most of > thepeople of the county. Most of them called him "Mistah Willie" > grandma was "Missus Willie." He never had aproblem getting the help > he needed regardless of the work to be done, many just volunteering. > Hi summer barbeques and fish fries always drew a crowd and no > problem in getting clean up crews. ____________________________________________________________ Weight Loss Program Best Weight Loss Program - Click Here! http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/c?cp=RARwHbXCEraDEoZ45fJnSwAAJ1BuHtEgYfARCKX2I2eGJBW8AAYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAADNAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAEUgAAAAA=

My maternal grandfather , the Sheriff, was well liked by most of thepeople of the county. Most of them called him "Mistah Willie" grandma was "Missus Willie." He never had aproblem getting the help he needed regardless of the work to be done, many just volunteering. Hi summer barbeques and fish fries always drew a crowd and no problem in getting clean up crews. The "fish frys' were held down by the river, lots of cooks tending the frying of the fish and 'hush puppies.' The barbeques were held at the homeplace. Everyone was welcome to come by and share the good eats. A big iron pot held the ever loved BRUNSWICK STEW. The cook added fresh cut corn and green lima beans for those who liked them. Thhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhere was tea and lemonade, he didn't allow alcohol at his gatherings. There were slices of watermelon for later. Belle

As we left them yesterday ,They were wandering around lost ,hungry ,tired and in sorry shape . Varian Christopherson , said," They had two wagons. One wagon with the best furniture was left out around Wagontire, or somewhere like that in Oregon, because they couldn't get through with both of them. It was getting later on in Fall, so Casper hid one wagon with the furniture and things they could get along without and came on with the other one carrying the seeds,fruit trees, etc. When they later returned for the wagon, (they) found it had been ransacked and burned, presumably by the Indians ." Mistaking the Three Sisters for Diamond Peak, which they had been told to aim for, the scouts went on into the C ascades in search of the road. The wagons camped in the pine trees near the Deschutes for several days, while more scouts were sent out along the river to try to find the road. Thirty miles south, upstream, axemen from a second contractor's crew had blazen the way . When the wagons reached the route of the Free Wagon Road, it was not a road as such. Considerable time and effort had to be expended to get wagons through. Animals and people were exhausted; weather was getting worse: food was scarce: and they were fearful of becoming another Donner Party. Two young men hurried on to get help, but they were nearly dead of exposure and starvation when a young hersman found them . More tomorrow ! Linda -- Linda Rogers

It's fun to hear others speaking with a Southern drawl, but I tried to lose mine when I moved from the South. Got kidded so much that I tried to enunciate words clearly and without the drawl. Kay In a message dated 02/01/10 20:15:25 Central Standard Time, [email protected] writes: I identified with just about all of it. I had southern parents and both my sisters and their families speak like this all the time. Emma > Date: Mon, 1 Feb 2010 19:53:48 -0600 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: [SOUTHERN-CHAT] Southern Women > > A friend sent this, thought all of the Southern Chat ladies could identify with the Southernisms. Kay > > > Southern women know their summer weather report: > Humidity > Humidity > Humidity > > Southern women know their vacation spots: > The beach > The rivuh > The crick > > Southern women know everybody's first name: > Honey > Darlin' > Shugah > > Southern women know the movies that speak to their hearts: > Fried Green Tomatoes > Driving Miss Daisy > Steel Magnolias > Gone With The Wind > > Southern women know their religions: > Baptist > Methodist > Football > > Southern women know their cities dripping with Southern charm: > Chawl'stn > S'vanah > Foat Wuth > N'awlins > Addlanna > > Southern women know their elegant gentlemen: > Men in uniform > Men in tuxedos > Rhett Butler > > Southern girls know their prime real estate: > The Mall > The Spa > The Beauty Salon > > Southern girls know the 3 deadly sins: > Having bad hair and nails > Having bad manners > Cooking bad food > > More Suthen-ism's: > Only a Southerner knows the difference between a hissie fit and a conniption fit, and that you don't "HAVE" them, > you "PITCH" them. > _____ > > Only a Southerner knows how many fish, collard greens, turnip greens, peas, beans, etc., make up "a mess." > _____ > > Only a Southerner can show or point out to you the general direction of "yonder." > _____ > > Only a Southerner knows exactly how long "directly" is, as in: > "Going to town, be back drekly (directly)." > _____ > > Even Southern babies know that "Gimme some sugar" is not a request for the white, granular, sweet substance that sits in a pretty little bowl in the middle of the table. It means give me a kiss (little lovin') > _____ > > All Southerners know exactly when "by and by" is. They might not use the term, but they know the concept well. > _____ > > Only a Southerner knows instinctively that the best gesture of solace for a neighbor who's got trouble is a plate of hot fried chicken and a big bowl of cold potato salad. > If the neighbor's trouble is a real crisis, they also know to add a large banana puddin'! > _____ > > Only Southerners grow up knowing the difference between "right near" and > "a right far piece." They also know that "just down the road" can be 1 mile or 20. > _____ > > Only a Southerner both knows and understands the difference between a redneck, > a good ol' boy, and po' white trash. > _____ > > No true Southerner would ever assume that the car with the flashing turn signal is actually going to make a turn. > _____ > > A Southerner knows that "fixin" can be used as a noun, a verb, or an adverb. > _____ > > Only Southerners make friends while standing in lines, ... > and when we're "in line,"... we talk to everybody! > _____ > > Put 100 Southerners in a room and half of them will discover they're related, > even if only by marriage. > _____ > > In the South, y'all is singular, all y'all is plural. > _____ > > Southerners know grits come from corn and how to eat them. > _____ > > Every Southerner knows tomatoes with eggs, bacon, grits, > and coffee are perfectly wonderful; that red eye gravy is also a breakfast food; > and that fried green tomatoes are not a breakfast food. > _____ > > When you hear someone say, "Well, I caught myself lookin'," > you know you are in the presence of a genuine > Southerner! > _____ > > Only true Southerners say "sweet tea" and "sweet milk." > Sweet tea indicates the need for sugar and lots of it -- we do not like our tea unsweetened. "Sweet milk" means you don't want buttermilk. > _____ > > And a true Southerner knows you don't scream obscenities at little old ladies > who drive 30 MPH on the freeway. > You just say,"Bless her heart"... and go your own way. > _____ > > To those of you who are still a little embarrassed by your Southerness: > Take two tent revivals and a dose of sausage gravy and call me in the morning. > Bless your heart! > _____ > And to those of you who are still having a hard time understanding all this Southern stuff...bless your hearts, > I hear they are fixin' to have classes on Southernness as a second language! > _____ > > And for those that are not from the South but have lived here for a long time, all y'all need a sign to hang on y'alls front porch that reads "I'm not from the South, but I got here as fast as I could." > > > Southern women know > men may come and go, but friends are fahevah ! > > Now Shugah, send this to someone who was raised in the South or wish they had been! If you're a Northern transplant, bless your little heart, fake > it. We know you got here as fast as you could. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Free, trusted and rich email service. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/201469228/direct/01/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

A friend sent this, thought all of the Southern Chat ladies could identify with the Southernisms. Kay Southern women know their summer weather report: Humidity Humidity Humidity Southern women know their vacation spots: The beach The rivuh The crick Southern women know everybody's first name: Honey Darlin' Shugah Southern women know the movies that speak to their hearts: Fried Green Tomatoes Driving Miss Daisy Steel Magnolias Gone With The Wind Southern women know their religions: Baptist Methodist Football Southern women know their cities dripping with Southern charm: Chawl'stn S'vanah Foat Wuth N'awlins Addlanna Southern women know their elegant gentlemen: Men in uniform Men in tuxedos Rhett Butler Southern girls know their prime real estate: The Mall The Spa The Beauty Salon Southern girls know the 3 deadly sins: Having bad hair and nails Having bad manners Cooking bad food More Suthen-ism's: Only a Southerner knows the difference between a hissie fit and a conniption fit, and that you don't "HAVE" them, you "PITCH" them. _____ Only a Southerner knows how many fish, collard greens, turnip greens, peas, beans, etc., make up "a mess." _____ Only a Southerner can show or point out to you the general direction of "yonder." _____ Only a Southerner knows exactly how long "directly" is, as in: "Going to town, be back drekly (directly)." _____ Even Southern babies know that "Gimme some sugar" is not a request for the white, granular, sweet substance that sits in a pretty little bowl in the middle of the table. It means give me a kiss (little lovin') _____ All Southerners know exactly when "by and by" is. They might not use the term, but they know the concept well. _____ Only a Southerner knows instinctively that the best gesture of solace for a neighbor who's got trouble is a plate of hot fried chicken and a big bowl of cold potato salad. If the neighbor's trouble is a real crisis, they also know to add a large banana puddin'! _____ Only Southerners grow up knowing the difference between "right near" and "a right far piece." They also know that "just down the road" can be 1 mile or 20. _____ Only a Southerner both knows and understands the difference between a redneck, a good ol' boy, and po' white trash. _____ No true Southerner would ever assume that the car with the flashing turn signal is actually going to make a turn. _____ A Southerner knows that "fixin" can be used as a noun, a verb, or an adverb. _____ Only Southerners make friends while standing in lines, ... and when we're "in line,"... we talk to everybody! _____ Put 100 Southerners in a room and half of them will discover they're related, even if only by marriage. _____ In the South, y'all is singular, all y'all is plural. _____ Southerners know grits come from corn and how to eat them. _____ Every Southerner knows tomatoes with eggs, bacon, grits, and coffee are perfectly wonderful; that red eye gravy is also a breakfast food; and that fried green tomatoes are not a breakfast food. _____ When you hear someone say, "Well, I caught myself lookin'," you know you are in the presence of a genuine Southerner! _____ Only true Southerners say "sweet tea" and "sweet milk." Sweet tea indicates the need for sugar and lots of it -- we do not like our tea unsweetened. "Sweet milk" means you don't want buttermilk. _____ And a true Southerner knows you don't scream obscenities at little old ladies who drive 30 MPH on the freeway. You just say,"Bless her heart"... and go your own way. _____ To those of you who are still a little embarrassed by your Southerness: Take two tent revivals and a dose of sausage gravy and call me in the morning. Bless your heart! _____ And to those of you who are still having a hard time understanding all this Southern stuff...bless your hearts, I hear they are fixin' to have classes on Southernness as a second language! _____ And for those that are not from the South but have lived here for a long time, all y'all need a sign to hang on y'alls front porch that reads "I'm not from the South, but I got here as fast as I could." Southern women know men may come and go, but friends are fahevah ! Now Shugah, send this to someone who was raised in the South or wish they had been! If you're a Northern transplant, bless your little heart, fake it. We know you got here as fast as you could.

I identified with just about all of it. I had southern parents and both my sisters and their families speak like this all the time. Emma > Date: Mon, 1 Feb 2010 19:53:48 -0600 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: [SOUTHERN-CHAT] Southern Women > > A friend sent this, thought all of the Southern Chat ladies could identify with the Southernisms. Kay > > > Southern women know their summer weather report: > Humidity > Humidity > Humidity > > Southern women know their vacation spots: > The beach > The rivuh > The crick > > Southern women know everybody's first name: > Honey > Darlin' > Shugah > > Southern women know the movies that speak to their hearts: > Fried Green Tomatoes > Driving Miss Daisy > Steel Magnolias > Gone With The Wind > > Southern women know their religions: > Baptist > Methodist > Football > > Southern women know their cities dripping with Southern charm: > Chawl'stn > S'vanah > Foat Wuth > N'awlins > Addlanna > > Southern women know their elegant gentlemen: > Men in uniform > Men in tuxedos > Rhett Butler > > Southern girls know their prime real estate: > The Mall > The Spa > The Beauty Salon > > Southern girls know the 3 deadly sins: > Having bad hair and nails > Having bad manners > Cooking bad food > > More Suthen-ism's: > Only a Southerner knows the difference between a hissie fit and a conniption fit, and that you don't "HAVE" them, > you "PITCH" them. > _____ > > Only a Southerner knows how many fish, collard greens, turnip greens, peas, beans, etc., make up "a mess." > _____ > > Only a Southerner can show or point out to you the general direction of "yonder." > _____ > > Only a Southerner knows exactly how long "directly" is, as in: > "Going to town, be back drekly (directly)." > _____ > > Even Southern babies know that "Gimme some sugar" is not a request for the white, granular, sweet substance that sits in a pretty little bowl in the middle of the table. It means give me a kiss (little lovin') > _____ > > All Southerners know exactly when "by and by" is. They might not use the term, but they know the concept well. > _____ > > Only a Southerner knows instinctively that the best gesture of solace for a neighbor who's got trouble is a plate of hot fried chicken and a big bowl of cold potato salad. > If the neighbor's trouble is a real crisis, they also know to add a large banana puddin'! > _____ > > Only Southerners grow up knowing the difference between "right near" and > "a right far piece." They also know that "just down the road" can be 1 mile or 20. > _____ > > Only a Southerner both knows and understands the difference between a redneck, > a good ol' boy, and po' white trash. > _____ > > No true Southerner would ever assume that the car with the flashing turn signal is actually going to make a turn. > _____ > > A Southerner knows that "fixin" can be used as a noun, a verb, or an adverb. > _____ > > Only Southerners make friends while standing in lines, ... > and when we're "in line,"... we talk to everybody! > _____ > > Put 100 Southerners in a room and half of them will discover they're related, > even if only by marriage. > _____ > > In the South, y'all is singular, all y'all is plural. > _____ > > Southerners know grits come from corn and how to eat them. > _____ > > Every Southerner knows tomatoes with eggs, bacon, grits, > and coffee are perfectly wonderful; that red eye gravy is also a breakfast food; > and that fried green tomatoes are not a breakfast food. > _____ > > When you hear someone say, "Well, I caught myself lookin'," > you know you are in the presence of a genuine > Southerner! > _____ > > Only true Southerners say "sweet tea" and "sweet milk." > Sweet tea indicates the need for sugar and lots of it -- we do not like our tea unsweetened. "Sweet milk" means you don't want buttermilk. > _____ > > And a true Southerner knows you don't scream obscenities at little old ladies > who drive 30 MPH on the freeway. > You just say,"Bless her heart"... and go your own way. > _____ > > To those of you who are still a little embarrassed by your Southerness: > Take two tent revivals and a dose of sausage gravy and call me in the morning. > Bless your heart! > _____ > And to those of you who are still having a hard time understanding all this Southern stuff...bless your hearts, > I hear they are fixin' to have classes on Southernness as a second language! > _____ > > And for those that are not from the South but have lived here for a long time, all y'all need a sign to hang on y'alls front porch that reads "I'm not from the South, but I got here as fast as I could." > > > Southern women know > men may come and go, but friends are fahevah ! > > Now Shugah, send this to someone who was raised in the South or wish they had been! If you're a Northern transplant, bless your little heart, fake > it. We know you got here as fast as you could. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Free, trusted and rich email service. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/201469228/direct/01/

I remember in school ( history ) reading they went in circles ,but for some reason it did'nt register . Now that I've read this account I have to wonder why they didn't know after the second time.But I wasn't there so what do I know?I have relized reading this that I'm related to everyone of them some only by marriage , I didn't know that until I've read this.Geesh makes me wonder "what if they don't make it"? Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T -----Original Message----- From: jkaywojack <[email protected]> Date: Sun, 31 Jan 2010 20:28:55 To: <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [SOUTHERN-CHAT] The Lost Wagon Train A whole week going in circles, how distressing that must have been. I went in a circle around the Atlanta bypass, wasted an hour or so, and thought that was terrible, but nothing like losing a week. Kay In a message dated 01/31/10 16:50:27 Central Standard Time, [email protected] writes: While Elijah Elliott undertook to guide people across the new route , he himself had never been over it . On his trip West he had thought to have gone first to California and then North into Oregon. Coming from the Willamette Valley to meet his family , he supposedly took the Barlow trail around Mt Hood, then joined the usual Oregon Trail near The Dalles.Elliott was also not aware that the party surveying and blazing the new route had turned back in July because of unusually deep snow in the high Cascades .Dr Robert Alexander,who had taken the contract to "improve" the as far as the Deschutes by June 1853, had also given up after working as far as it was marked . A few other tales of experiences along the trail have been told and retold in various branches of the Rickard family ,although no one in their party seems to have kept a diary. What was remembered fits perfectly in precisely with the Nenefee account .For some days it was possible to follow the tracks of a previous lost wagon train, that of 1845. Their guide,Stephen Meek, had lost his way , deserted them, and they had finally gone north to the Columbia after considerable hardship and wandering in Eastern Oregon. Headwaters of the Deschutes River were supposed to be much farther east than they really are,and the Silvies River was mistaken for a branch of the Deschutes. Looking for an easier place to ford that river,the trains turned south, upstream, leaving the Meek tracks.Eventually they circled clear around to south Harney and Malheur Lakes.Much of this country is low and marshy. The fact, a huge bird refuge has been established there in more recent years.For some reason they kept on circling, until they finally realized they could seethe point where they had started south a week earlier. Since it was routine to follow in the tracks of the previous train, if the first ones went astray , the others would follow. Scouts sent ahead to mark the route and and waterholes were able to reach the Deschutes in 11 days. Wagons, traveling much more slowly, could not always reach water in time to keep from making a dry camp .Bird Rickard wrote that " two days they wandered in a sandy desert, and a ox died for which a milch cow was substituted". Sarah (Rickard) Conger said that........ for seven weeks they wandered over the country, in a pitable plight, their food supply almost gone......." On one occasion a party was said to have returned to a prevous camp site,gathered up the bones from butchering and boiled them for the marrow. Since they reached the Willamette Valley on the first day of November , they must have left Vale about the second week of September. -- Linda Rogers ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message