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Author: Dave Tabler

Oysters frying in cast iron skillet

December 9, 2006 Christmas traditions / Oral histories / West Virginia

Christmas was the only day we had oysters

I often sat in the kitchen & watched my father fix oysters, dipping them in egg mix, then coating them with cracker meal.

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John Jacob Niles in 1936

December 7, 2006 Appalachian music / Christmas traditions

Here’s an Appalachian Christmas carol collected by John Jacob Niles

John Jacob Niles released this song on ‘Early American Carols and Folksongs,’ an album of four 78 rpm discs in fall 1940.

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Plott hound

January 12, 2006 Animals / Dog breeds / Hunting

The hound that made the Plott name a legend

Plott Coon Hounds are the only breed of the original 6 breeds of coon hounds without British influence in their ancestry.

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