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July 2007

Watermelon Rind Pickles – After all These Years…

Secret Watermelon Rind Recipe finally! The recipe is still stored in an old, red recipe box that I gave to my mother, Chloe, when I was a child. The paper is faded and creased; but it is just as I remember it. When I was in college I used to visit friends in Currituck County, near the… Click to get Miss Zulim’s Watermelon Rind Pickle Recipe

Watermelon Punch says Summer at Big Mill B&B

Summer in coastal North Carolina means great watermelons. When I was growing up on the farm my father had three rows of watermelons that were at least a city block long. That was a lot of watermelons. In July and August we would drive the pickup truck into the field and load all the watermelons… Click here to get the Watermelon Punch Recipe

Camping, Canoeing and Eating Catfish Stew

Everyone in eastern North Carolina knows about fishing.  And we have all caught a cat fish. When I wanted a good recipe for Cat Fish Stew, I called up Carolyn Roberson who ran Roberson’s Marina. This is her recipe. Gardner’s Creek is a slow moving, winding black-water creek in Eastern North Carolina that eventually makes… Read more