Shellie Rushing Tomlinson
Greetings y'all! Welcome back to Coon Creek for a mid-week
break. Just put your work down for a minute and pull up your
rockers and get comfy. I couldn't decide whether I should turn
on the porch fans or pile blankets out on the swing for you.
You know what they say about southern weather--if you don't
like it, hang on a minute, it'll change! Now, I don't know
how the weather's been in your neck of the woods, but here in
my corner of Louisiana, it's been true to form--unpredictable!
By the way, has anyone else noticed the calendar speeding up?
It's like we're in a warp zone. I can't believe Christmas
is only 20 days away. Don't let that cypress wreath on my front
door fool you--I don't even have a tree up, and Christmas is
my favorite time of the year! Although I've joked about stringing
lights on the Tahoe (we spend most of our time on wheels)--
I hope to lasso Phil into a traditional tree hunting expedition
later this evening.
This week's issue was fun to compile, I hope you enjoy it. The
spotlight on Jerry Clower brought back happy memories of my youth.
And before I foget it--someone sent in the neatest link. Check out
http://www.civilwarinteractive.com/cookbookcoffrecipes.htm. It's
authenic civil war recipes along with notes from the original
contributors. I'm not sure I want to sample Mrs. E.F Haskell's
boiled calf brains submitted in 1861 to the Housekeeper's
Encyclopedia, but it was fun browsing!
Hugs,
Shellie
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"Chuckles"
Did you hear about the guy from Arkansas that went
up north on vacation? Being a regular churchgoer, Sunday
morning found him visiting in a nice big church in Maine.
His first impression was of how quiet and subdued the
service was.
At one point during the sermon, the preacher said
something the Arkansan really agreed with.
"Amen!" agreed the visitor loudly.
As the entire church turned to stare, the usher ran up
to the Arkansan. "Shhhhhh....." he said sternly. "You
can't speak out like that here."
"But I've got religion," the visitor explained.
"Fine!" said the usher. "But you didn't get it here."
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"A Taste of the South"
Here's a great dip for those holiday parties coming up!
HOT CRABMEAT DIP
•1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
•1 tablespoon milk
•2 tablespoons minced onion
•1 teaspoon prepared horseradish
•1/4 teaspoon salt
•1 pinch ground black pepper
•1 (6 ounce) can crabmeat, drained and flaked ( I've also
substituted an 8oz package of Louis Kemp Imitation CrabFlakes
without any loss of flavor.)
•1/3 cup sliced almonds
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix cream cheese, milk, onion,
horseradish, salt, pepper and crabmeat. Spread the mixture
into a pie pan or shallow baking dish. Sprinkle almonds across
top and bake forty-five minutes, or until bubbly and lightly
browned.
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"Spotlight on the South"
SPOTLIGHT ON THE LATE JERRY CLOWER
He was fond of saying, "I don't tell funny stories, I tell
stories funny". For 25 years, audiences everywhere agreed.
Jerry Clower didn't set out to be a comedian. He had completed
a stint in the Navy and graduated from college before discovering
that he was just born one. Jerry was selling fertlizer for a
chemical plant in Yazoo City, Mississippi when he discovered
that the more "telling" he did about his growing up years, the
more "selling" he did with the chemicals. Some friends taped one of
his talks and sent it to MCA Records--and the rest, as they say,
is history.
I remember listening to Jerry Clower growing up, at my daddy's
elbow on old cassettes, CD's would come later. Using the cleanest
of material Mr. Clower recounted stories from his youth
with detail and expressions that split our sides.
Jerry's cousins, the Ledbetters, provided most of his material. My
sisters and I knew the Ledbetter clan by name. Who could forget
Marcell and Newgene, or Miss Flossie Ledbetter, the only
college-educated Ledbetter, or Odell--who Jerry used to say proved
he wasn't dumb by working a jigsaw puzzle in two weeks that,
according to the box, should've taken "4 to 7 years"!
I only heard Mr. Clower in person once, a few years before his
death--but his magic had never waned. Jerry Clower entertainer,
professional comedian and recording star, died Aug. 24, 1998. He
was 71.
Amazon has several wonderful videos and audio CD's of Jerry's
special charm. There are FREE sample audio clips too, but be warned,
they're just long enough to whet your whistle. You'll just
want copies of your own.
Complete biography:
http://www.olemiss.edu/depts/english/ms-writers/dir/clower_jerry/
Amazon video: Jerry Clower: Live, Volume I
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/630188230X/qid=1007606444/sr=1-2/allthingssout-20
Amazon audio CD: Jerry Clower's Greatest Hits CD
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000002NXL/qid=1007606429/sr=8-1/allthingssout-20
Amazon FREE sample clips: (Click on the Picture of Jerry and then
scroll down until you see "samples")
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000002NXL/qid=1007606429/sr=8-1/allthingssout-20
~Shellie
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"It's Been Said..."
"In the South, the breeze blows softer...neighbors are friendlier,
nosier, and more talkative. (By contrast with the Yankee, the
Southerner never uses one word when ten or twenty will do)...This
is a different place. Our way of thinking is different, as are our
ways of seeing, laughing, singing, eating, meeting and parting.
Our walk is different, as the old song goes, our talk and our
names. Nothing about us is quite the same as in the country to
the north and west. What we carry in our memories is different
too, and that may explain everything else."
--Charles Kuralt in "Southerners: Portrait of a People
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Christmas shopping? My illustrated gift book, "'Twas the Night
before the Very First Christmas" is now available in the ATS
Bookstore, http://www.allthingssouthern.com/books.html. While
you're there be sure and browse our great food and gift items!
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"Southern Comfort"
A baby was born in Bethlehem
a long awaited King,
wise men came to worship
and angels came to sing.
The babe became a child one day
and lived in Galilee,
he grew in favor with God and man
in the land beside the sea.
A man came to Jerusalem
to set his people free,
the crowds rebelled in anger
we have no place for thee.
A babe they kissed in Bethlehem
a boy they watched with pride,
but a carpenter's son in Jerusalem--
this man they crucified.
A babe was fine in Bethlehem
and a child in Galilee,
but a Messiah for Jerusalem?
They found no place for Thee.
~Shellie
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"Southern Exchange"
This week's exchange comes from Jo Rae in South Carolina. I
started to put it in the "Chuckles" instead. If you have any
funny anecdotes from your little southern ones (or big ones
for that matter) send 'em in. I'll find a place to post
them.~smile~
Dear Shellie,
One day my little boy Timothy and I were talking and he
declared that one day he was going to marry me. Flattered,
I explained that you can't marry your mama. He then declared
that he would marry his sister, Lauren, instead. Again, I
explained that you can't marry your sister. Shocked, he looked
at me and exclaimed, "You mean I have to marry a STRANGER!".
Don't you just love it! (Of course, some southerners have
been known to marry relatives but it's usually cousins!)
Take care,
Jo Rae
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WHAT SOUTHERN MOMS TELL THEIR DAUGHTERS...
About marriage: "You should marry for love and not for money.
But if you're gonna marry for money--make darn sure he's got
some!" Do you remember your southern mom's advice about love,
marriage, relationships and life in general? Then join the
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memorialized in my new book: WHAT SOUTHERN MOMS TELL THEIR
DAUGHTERS...
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