Posted in Tar Heelia on March 25, 2013 | 10 Comments »
Yesterday’s New York Times had a story about a Texas magazine that recently hired a Barbecue Editor. It’s an interesting piece, but one does get the impression from reading it that the Texans invented the job and that nobody had ever thought to do it before them. The Times article says that the position “exists [...]
Posted in Tar Heelia, tagged elizabeth city independent, h.l. mencken, outhouses, pajamas, w. o. saunders on March 24, 2013 | Leave a Comment »
“If the South had 40 editors like W. O. Saunders, ” H. L. Mencken wrote, “it could be rid of most of its problems in five years.” Saunders put out the weekly Elizabeth City Independent from 1908 until 1937. He exposed corruption and bigotry with great courage, but he attracted more attention with his rambunctious [...]
Posted in Tar Heelia on March 22, 2013 | Leave a Comment »
Several new titles just added to “New in the North Carolina Collection.” To see the full list simply click on the link in the entry or click on the “New in the North Carolina Collection” tab at the top of the page. As always, full citations for all the new titles can be found in [...]
Posted in Recipes, Tar Heelia on March 21, 2013 | Leave a Comment »
It may not feel like it outside, but spring is upon us in North Carolina. Here are a few recipes to get you in the spring mood, even if the weather isn’t cooperating. Spring Delight Salad from Home cookin’. Yellow Daisy Cake from Sweet Carolina : favorite desserts and candies from the Old North State. [...]
Posted in History, Just A Bite, Postcards, Tar Heelia, Tar Talk on March 19, 2013 | 6 Comments »
License plates in North Carolina may be forced to undergo redesign if new research gains ground suggesting that the Wright Brothers weren’t the first in flight. An article published last week in Jane’s All the World’s Aircraft advances a claim that Gustave Whitehead, a German immigrant to Connecticut, made the first powered and controlled flight [...]
Posted in History, Just A Bite, Tar Heelia, Tar Talk on March 18, 2013 | 2 Comments »
The beauty and abundance of the native flowers of eastern America was impressive even to the earliest explorers and colonists, and the early reports and letters sent back to Europe often made reference to the variety of plants in the New World and to their uses. Although land was cleared for crops, trees were cut [...]
Posted in Recipes, Tar Heelia on March 15, 2013 | Leave a Comment »
St. Patrick’s Salad from Favorite recipes. Irish Pigs in Blanket from The Pantry shelf : 1907-1982. Green Punch from The Charlotte cookbook. Mrs. Coyle’s Irish Bread from Classic cookbook. Top of the Morning Muffins from Pass the plate : the collection from Christ Church. Whiskey Balls from Favorite recipes of the Lower Cape Fear. Whiskey [...]
Posted in Recipes, Tar Heelia on March 14, 2013 | Leave a Comment »
From Favorite recipes. Banana Split Pie from Granny’s drawers : four generations of family favorites. Mile High Pie from Home cookin’. Hamburger Corn Pone Pie from Just like Grandma used to make. Chinese Gooseberry Lime Pie from Columbus County cookbook II. Seaman’s Pie from What’s cook’n at Biltmore. Soda Cracker Pie from High Hampton hospitality. [...]
Posted in Recipes, Tar Heelia on March 7, 2013 | Leave a Comment »
Deer Hunter’s Delight from Buffet Benny’s family cookbook : recipes, stories & poems from the Appalachian Mountains. Sherry Delight from Favorite recipes of the Lower Cape Fear. Broccoli Delight from Love yourself cookbook : easy recipes for one or two. Afternoon Delight Dessert from Granny’s drawers : four generations of family favorites. Delight Cocktail from [...]
Posted in Tar Heelia, UNC History on February 26, 2013 | 2 Comments »
UPDATED, 2/27: As Jack Hilliard points out in a comment below, the page I first posted didn’t include the whole block. I added the previous page, which also includes at least one business still operating in its 1962 location. One of the favorite pastimes of UNC alums returning to campus is to lament how much [...]
