That note about the lug nuts reminded me of something. This sales man was going down a country road and had a flat. He pulled off the road as much as possible since it was on the driver's side. He got the lug nuts off and put them in the hubcap. He removed the tire and proceeded to the rear of the vehicle to get the spare. Just about that time a truck came by and hit the edge of the hubcap and the lugnuts went flying. The Salesman went looking for them and could not find a one of them. So he put the spare on and just waited. When he walked around the vehicle, he noticed a sign on the fence running along the road. It said State Mental Hospital. He looked on down the way and noticed a gentleman hanging over the edge of the fence from the oppisit side. Eventually the man worked his way down the fence towards the car. The Salesman tried not to notice him. Finally the man said " Hey, you having problems ? " The Salesman told him what happened. The man replied " Well if you take one lug nut from the other three wheels and put it on the spare you just put on, that will get you down the road safely until you can get more. " The Salesman did it and was amazed !!! He turned to the other man and said, " Hey, if you are so smart, how come you are in that place ? " The man said, " Hey, I might be crazy, but I am not stupid ! " Kevin

Interesting dialog going on. I just had to jump in. I have made lye soap when we lived in CA. It turned out pretty good. I made it nearly every year while our four sons were growing up. If they happened to get into poison oak or ivy they used lye soap to wash with. It helped to keep the poison from spreading so bad. I also made home made bread, all types, butter, buttermilk, yogart, cheese. I loved making cheese. Some cottage cheese, but mostly hard cheeses. I baked with the cheeses, and we ate it plain also. I made kraut with my mother in law after we moved to MO. We made it every year. I canned all our vegetables. Also froze some. Made freezer tomatoe sauce. It was really good, had grated carrots in it. Used it in lots of dishes. In California my grandpa cured olives, and I have his recipe. I helped one of our neighbors cure some a couple of years while we were there. I don't do much of any of these things anymore since our sons are all grown. But enjoyed it while I did. I've never had homemade hominy, but sounds good. My mother in law had told me about her making it when she was younger. I made butter with a mixer, or even a jar of cream shook until it thickened. One of our sons came home from school telling how the teacher had made some, so we tried it. It worked just fine. I sent for recipes to make different types of cheese. Even made goat cheese. My sons all liked goats milk as two of them were alergic to regular cows milk. We used goats milk for every thing. Sorry to have rambled on so, but you all got me started. Have a good evening. Marie Clayton

I think Jess has something in his backyard every year. I was just thinking about those biscuits, a littloe fried Okra and some milky gravy. There goes my sugar levels. Kevin

Cecelia, et al, > I wouldn't be able to go anyway, but this might be a hard time for people > with kids winding up the school year, to travel. Very few schools run into June. The date is set based on Decoration Day at Gilley Hill, a very large and fascinating event, as described. Wait until you see some of the pix. Joe

Yes, I've tried Ben and Jerry's. Still like Blue Bell better. Ben and Jerry's is more expensive here, and comes in smaller containers, for one thing. There was a delicious ice cream that is put out during football season here. The containers are in the colors of the favorite area football teams, and they have little chocolate footballs with caramel inside. They have maroon and white for Texas A&M, and orange and white for Texas University. At least that is here. I kept a couple of Aggie containers to put paintbrushes in. Thought of putting some flowers in them! You can't beat fresh peach ice cream, or homemade fresh peach, or peach and vanilla. I like that orange and vanilla ice cream when it is really hot. Good in ginger ale, or in 7up, too. Cecelia in Texas > Obviously many of you folks have not tried "Ben & Jerry's" Ice Cream. > Available most everywhere that I know. Try it. You'll like it. Beats "Blue > Belle", Borden's and even Purity (in my opinion) > > > Jess Lewis >

I used to make kraut every summer. Just salt, water and chopped cabbage. I will try and find my receipe but one thing for sure after you put it in the jars & put the lids on you need to set them in a dark and preferrably cool place like a basement. Before I had a basement I set them under the floor away from any light. Be sure and sit the jars on several layers of newspapers. When it starts to ferment it will ooze out from under the lids and down on the floor. My mother and father-in-law taught me how to cut it with an old timey kraut knife (big blade on end of a stick) but the last few years I just put it in the blender or chopper. Works just as good and much quicker and easier. Linda Gilley King ----- Original Message ----- From: Frances Simmons <fs.rooster@verizon.net> To: tncannon@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [TNCANNON] Stories Date: Wed, 30 May 2007 10:17:48 -0500 (CDT) >I can remember my grandmother adding water and salt, but >I don't remember how much. She would check it everyday, >until it was just so-so. Then she would can it in fruit >jars. I know she done a lot of canning in the spring, >with a pressure cooker on her wood cook stove(back in >those days). Even her peaches, she would cut them up and >cook them, and then can them. Everything was better back in >those "Days". Frances > > > >From: m m <alabamanonna@webtv.net> >Date: 2007/05/30 Wed AM 09:08:36 CDT >To: tncannon@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: [TNCANNON] Stories > >My mother in law was the only one that knew how to make the >Kraut,I was just there to help.I do not remember how much >salt there was but remember it was alot.Best of my memory >tells me it was only water,alot of salt & Cabage.I will >call her sister,She still makes Kraut.As to the Buttermilk >,I remember my mother in law just letting cow milk set out >untill it clabbered.YUCK I don't like it to drink but like >it in bread.Now she used to buy powered milk when she could >not get cow milk.Same thing,Mix it up and let it sit out >and clabber. > > > > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >TNCANNON-request@rootsweb.com 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 >TNCANNON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' >without the quotes in the subject and the body of the >message

In a message dated 5/30/2007 1:03:15 P.M. Mountain Daylight Time, tncannon-request@rootsweb.com writes: Before Blue Bell, Bordens was the best ice cream around. I find that Braum's in north Texas is hard to beat.. and their prices are the best.. Try a cone while in the panhandle.. ymmmm... Ellie ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.

In a message dated 5/30/2007 1:03:15 P.M. Mountain Daylight Time, tncannon-request@rootsweb.com writes: I had heard that Blue Bell had branched out to other places, as well. I had an interesting experience with Blue Bell when living in Hillsboro, TX. I got a double-dip cone at a service station that had a few eating items, including a Blue Bell ice cream station.. I was avidly eating my cone when my tongue hit something rough.. I stopped and pulled on the item. It was a piece of broken metal.. about 3/4 inch by 1 inch... It looked like a piece of a wrench or an odd shaped metal item. I showed it to the clerk and she just gave me this look of doubt.. and said it couldn't have been from their ice cream, however she did take it and give it to the Blue Bell company.. I got a letter back apologizing saying that that wasn't possible (HUH????).. but they were enclosing a coupon for me to get more ice cream.. The interesting thing is... there was NO coupon in the envelope.. Ugh! So.. I've had a "thing" aabout ever eating their ice cream again... weird I know, but guess that's just me.. I like DREYER's Ice Cream.. especially their Sundae Cone.. It tastes like a old fashioned drumstick.. SO good! Ymmm! Ellie S. ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.

I am waiting on the BBQ at Jess's house !

Cecelia, a couple of weeks ago, we all had a discussion about Dr. Pepper. Does anyone except me have a Dr. Pepper float using Chocolate Ice Cream? That is my all time favorite summertime treat, as are chocolate malts! Julie ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.

My mother salted everything. About the only seasoning she ever used. So that may be why. Thanks, Ann ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.

I get Blue Bell here in TX Cecelia! Julie ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.

We've had it in Missouri for a long time. Cecelia wrote: >I had heard that Blue Bell had branched out to other places, as well. A >cousin, last year, told us that they get it in Louisiana. >It's more like old fashioned ice cream. I loved the Country Vanilla, but >they haven't had it here for a while. It's very light and creamy. Next to >that is French Vanilla. Regular vanilla is a little bit strong, to me. >Love banana pudding, chocolate, strawberries and cream, peaches and cream >(tried that with cashews added to it and that is wonderful stuff!), >chocolate almond, etc. >But, lately, with me, who just has to have some soothing ice cream every >evening, and two growing boys in the house, we've been getting H.E.B., Oak >Farms, or whatever is on sale in the plastic buckets! Then, I use the >buckets for water, when painting, storing art supplies, etc., and give my >excess buckets to the art teachers. I know that Blue Bell has chocolate and >vanilla in the plastic buckets. >One of the art teachers in our art teachers group teaches in Brenham, where >Blue Bell originated. I think they have started a festival there in the >summer, featuring ice cream. And they have tours of the plant, which the >kids from here go to at times. >That's pretty country over that way, with Washington-on-the Brazos (where >the Texas Declaration of Independence was signed, etc.), Independence, and >other early Texas places of interest are located. Lots of Bluebonnets in >the spring, and Indian paintbrushes, following the Bluebonnets. Rolling >hills along the "Texas Independence Trail". >Blue Bell advertises that they eat all they can, then sell the rest! >Before Blue Bell, Bordens was the best ice cream around. >Glad you enjoyed the stories. The ice cream conversation made me think that >I need to draw a picture of the old drugstore where we used to hang out. >Sadly, a wall was sagging and instead of fixing it, the city gave it to the >person who owned the building next door, with the understanding they would >repair it. Instead, that person had the building bulldozed and sold the >bricks! It is so upsetting to see that empty spot, right there by the red >light! I think I practically lived at, besides the dry goods and grocery >stores, the picture show and the drugstore! >Cecelia > > > > > > > > >>I am sitting here right now eatin Blue Bell ice cream in Tennessee. 2nd >>best here, because I prefer Purity dairies, but buy which ever is on >>sale. >>Enjoy your stories. >> >>Ann >> >> >> >> > > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TNCANNON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > >

I'm not from Cannon County and haven't found any relatives there and didn't go to the get together, but I have thoroughly, thoroughly enjoyed it via e-mail. ----- Original Message ----- From: <Neatstuffgifts@aol.com> To: <tncannon@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2007 3:50 PM Subject: Re: [TNCANNON] Butter, Chicken, etc. > Cecelia, a couple of weeks ago, we all had a discussion about Dr. Pepper. > Does anyone except me have a Dr. Pepper float using Chocolate Ice Cream? > That is > my all time favorite summertime treat, as are chocolate malts! Julie > > > > ************************************** See what's free at > http://www.aol.com. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > TNCANNON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

All of y'all got home y'day before we did --- an anticipated 11 hr drive became 14: blowout, lugnut caps broken (not even the hiway patrolman that helped us had seen this), freeway closed becasue of wreck, hard rain..... Gilley Hill, perhaps all of Cannon Co., is in a time warp. How long has it been since you have seen a store w/ a screen door? Joe's has one. My Sissom cousins from GA, 1st timers: "Joe I thot you were exaggerating just to get us to come, but you downplayed it." Another comment: "This is not like a cemetery. It has benches." "I've never seen a cemetery like this. It is a real celebration." And how about the family that insists on mounding the graves, something very new to me, and upsetting to some members of the the same family. I am told that this comes out of the Church of Christ via scripture, "Don't let the grass grow on my grave." I have written a very devout C of C member/cousin for her comment. The sharing sessions had fewer people than I had hoped, more than I expected, some from TX, IN, GA, AR, SC, NC. The noise level at times approached that of an airport. 12 nano seconds after I arrived, being met by Danny Nichols (who was invaluable in putting things together for the meeting), we found we had common Fuston ancestors --- as does the librarian's husband! I didn't get any Byford help, but did get insights on Bashams. My cousin Jerry, born & raised in Cannon, never involved in research, visited w/ us Mon. and had lunch at Joe's. Before he left, he told me, "Joe, I'm beginning to see why you like this. All of these people are so interested in what is, and what was, here, where they came from. They have asked me so many questions. I hope they all come back and I'll take them anywhere." FYI, on my 1st trip to Cannon some years ago, I wanted to go to the Espy cave (goes by many names) which was the site of may family gatherings) and Jerry took me, having to scramble up & down one of the steep ridges to do it. Now if only Woodbury had a motel!!! I hope those of you who weren't there are realizing that those of us who were are trying to make your mouth water. Yes, I found new cousins, but most of all, I found some new FRIENDS. This was more about friends than genealogy, I guess. Jeanine & I will be back next year. Thanks to all of you who contributed to a marvelous experience. Joe

They have Blue Bell ice cream here in TX. From: Cecelia <cheinric@suddenlink.net> Date: 2007/05/29 Tue PM 04:21:46 CDT To: mphillip@christiancounty.lib.mo.us, tncannon@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: Re: [TNCANNON] Butter, Chicken, etc. From: Cecelia <cheinric@suddenlink.net> Date: 2007/05/29 Tue PM 04:21:46 CDT To: mphillip@christiancounty.lib.mo.us, tncannon@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [TNCANNON] Butter, Chicken, etc. I wonder if it is all over the U.S. now! Cecelia = > We've had it in Missouri for a long time. > > Cecelia wrote: > >>I had heard that Blue Bell had branched out to other places, as well. A >>cousin, last year, told us that they get it in Louisiana. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TNCANNON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Putting a plate and a rock on top of the kraut, reminded me of my mother fixing eggplant. She would peel it and slice it and set it on a plate with another plate on top and then the flatiron on top of that and then let it sit for several hours. Then she would dip it in a beaten egg and flour and fry it. Why the plate and weight on top. I have ask several people and they all say they never heard of this. Can anyone tell me why? Thanks. Ann ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.

I am sitting here right now eatin Blue Bell ice cream in Tennessee. 2nd best here, because I prefer Purity dairies, but buy which ever is on sale. Enjoy your stories. Ann ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.

Did she salt the eggplant first? If so, I have seen recipes that say to press the eggplant first. I think it's to get out the bitter stuff that makes your tongue numb. - Heather http://hblair.uchicago.edu/ On Wed, 30 May 2007 Sagin1937am@aol.com wrote: > Putting a plate and a rock on top of the kraut, reminded me of my mother > fixing eggplant. She would peel it and slice it and set it on a plate with > another plate on top and then the flatiron on top of that and then let it sit for > several hours. Then she would dip it in a beaten egg and flour and fry it. > > Why the plate and weight on top. I have ask several people and they all say > they never heard of this. Can anyone tell me why? > > Thanks. > > Ann > > > > ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TNCANNON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

I think you can make a float out of most any kind of drink and ice cream. We've used Coke, Dr. Pepper, Root Beer, Big Red, etc. When I was on one successful diet, many years ago, I used to drink diet Shasta. That was back in the 1960s. They had a good taste to them. But, when they took out the sweetner that worked, and replaced it with the government approved stuff, it gave me a splitting headache after a couple of sips, and the taste was bad, too. All the diet things now give me a splitting headache and a bad taste in my mouth. I absolutely ruined my stomach on the Dr. Pepper and boiled egg diet! Even starvation doesn't work for me. My doctor tore up the diet he prepared for me, and said I don't eat half that much. Some people are just meant to weigh a certain thing. I blame the weight on birth control pills that the doctor insisted I had to take. I ganed over 100 pounds in 3 months on his "safe" pills. They were soon taken off the market as they permanently elevated weight, blood pressure, and something else. A different doctor told me to throw those things out. I even have gained weight in the hospital on a strict diet! I've decided to just eat what I can, and not worry about it. (Lots of things don't digest since I had the old gall bladder out, have trouble swallowing and chewing, at times. The one thing that goes down well, when I am having esophogal spasms, is ice cream, and that seems to calm it down so that I can eat my food. Those times, I have to have my dessert first!) Cecelia >I have never heard of DR Pepper F;pats but used to like Coke > Floats.Coke over Vanilla Ice Cream.Since I am now diabetic can not drink > Coke of any kind now. Hate the taste of Diet Coke > >