Georgia Sunrise Part Two
Posted: Sunday, January 17, 2010
by Sharon Lane
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Humor is nutritional medicine. The author, Don Bowen, has graciously given his permission to share some of his humorous tales straight from his memories of living in rural Georgia in the 1950s. After the story, there is a recipe for Corn Dodgers. Enjoy!
Old Pete was more of a chicken dog than a coon dog. He loved to terrorize our neighbor's chicken coop. Whenever, he went over to the neighbor's farm, he would always run over to the chicken pen and go the chickens running in a frenzied panic, clucking, squawking, and flapping their wings. They would make enough noise to wake most anyone living within a mile's distance. Old Pete would be barking gleefully, while the chickens were frantically squawking and clucking.
One morning, while I was sitting on the front porch of our unpainted farmhouse waiting for Pee Wee to come over, I began to wonder what was taking him so long. Maybe, he was still sleeping, because I was up quite early that morning, raring to get started.
Old Pete was tied up to the front porch. He had started whining and jerking at his rope. I figured he was ready to get the day started, too. I knew if I untied his rope, Old Pete would high-tail it to the chicken pen. He would rile up the chickens and this would wake up Pee Wee. So, that is exactly what I did.
By the time I had gone to find my favorite slingshot and walk back to the front porch, I saw Pee Wee and Old Pete heading my way. My favorite slingshot was made with red rubber from a tire inner-tube, the strongest rubber in the world. It was an excellent rubber for slingshots. I could shoot a rock or stone from a long distance.
I spotted Pee Wee and Old Pete as subjects for some good target practice. I was not actually going to hit them, so I found it amusing to watch them jump from tree to tree trying not to get hit. I have to admit, it did help them make a quick arrival.
Recipe: Corn Dodgers (Don Bowen)
Corn dodgers are a type of dumpling cooked in pot liquor from mustard, turnip or collard greens. The corn dodger mixture is usually made with plain corn meal.
For a small batch of corn dodgers: 2 cups of corn meal, 1/3 cup of flour, a pinch of salt, 1 egg and bout cup of water.
Blend these ingredients until the batter can be shaped into dodgers without falling apart or being too runny to hold together.
When your greens are done make sure you have enough liquid in them so you can drop the dodgers into boiling liquid. Cook them like you would regular dumplings, until done.
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