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Keeping Wild Foods in Our Culinary Culture

by Ray Linville Is cooking with wild foods out of place in today’s modern society? Because it’s so old-fashioned, I was surprised by how many kids had entered the Wild Food Cooking Contest in Richmond County.  It’s the event of the spring in Ellerbe, NC, when youth and adults show off their skills for cooking… Read More →

Filed Under: Central NC, Destinations, Food, Products, Recipes, Uncategorized, Western NC Tagged With: cake, contest, fish, fowl, fruit, game, nut, Ray Linville, Richmond County, Rockingham County, Sandhills, wild food

Time for Persimmon Pudding

by Ray Linville Cool temperatures mean fall fruits and vegetables. When the summer temperatures drop, one tree becomes more noticeable as its round fruit ripens and takes on an orange-brown hue. Is it time to pick persimmons and make pudding? Many of us remember days from childhood when we asked if the persimmons could be… Read More →

Filed Under: Central NC, Destinations, Food, Recipes, Uncategorized Tagged With: Colfax NC, Colfax Persimmon Festival, festival, fruit, Gene Stafford, Guilford County, persimmon pudding recipe, persimmons, pudding, Ray Linville

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