View From The Front Porch – Stan Hitchcock
In October, 1959, I was 23 years old, one year out of the Navy, and back in the Ozarks. I […]
admin2018-01-23T13:08:48-06:00June 2nd, 2017|Categories: Seasons, Stan's Tall Tales|Tags: 1959, Brighton, charitable gifts of food, Christmas Eve, Christmas in the Ozarks, Christmas Miracle, Good Samaritan Boys Ranch, Missouri, Seasons, Springfield Missouri, Stan’s Tall Tales|
In October, 1959, I was 23 years old, one year out of the Navy, and back in the Ozarks. I […]
admin2017-12-20T13:41:30-06:00May 20th, 2017|Categories: Stan's Tall Tales|
In 1940, when we moved from Kansas City to Springfield, Missouri, I had my first taste of freedom. My first dog […]
admin2018-01-23T13:06:44-06:00May 20th, 2017|Categories: Seasons|Tags: fruit butters, may foods, strawberry, strawberry month, Tennessee strawberries|
Fruit butters are special treats in the world of preserves. The process to make a butter takes longer than jam […]
admin2017-12-20T14:25:15-06:00April 20th, 2017|Categories: Recipes|Tags: cake recipes, carrot cake butter, Family Recipes|
This recipe is based on my Aunt Janis Thornburg’s traditional cake that she made for a family reunion in Clear […]
admin2018-01-25T09:05:07-06:00February 20th, 2017|Categories: Stan's Tall Tales|Tags: mail-order chicks, Ozarks, Stan’s Tall Tales|
Winter, 1945-The Ozarks
My Grandma Effie Johnson, sweet, tender, gentle woman, maker of the best Pineapple Meringue Pie I ever tasted, […]
admin2018-01-23T08:05:06-06:00January 19th, 2017|Categories: Recipes|Tags: Classic Country Foods, F.R.O.G. Jam, Fall Recipes, Frog Jam, jam glaze, Pork Recipes, Pork Tenderloin, Winter Recipes|
Serves 6
By Mary Jane Thornburg
When my sister, Mary Jane and I get together the rest of the family can look […]