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December 2009

Merry Christmas from Big Mill Bed & Breakfast

Merry Christmas from Chloe Ann and all of us here at Big Mill Life on the farm is always magic at Christmas time. Today I walked to the woods (too wet for Old Red Truck) and found holly with berries. When I was growing up my dad and I would go into the woods to gather holly… Read more

Cooking up Cracklins and Making Cracklin’ Bread

Cracklins:  Pork fat and skins that are deep fried in rendered lard until they are crunchy. (From the Eastern North Carolina lingo dictionary) Cooking Up Cracklins Cracklins used to be common fare on southern tables. Sometimes you have to go back to your roots and eat the food of your heritage. My folks and the neighboring… Read more