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Black Hills Legends
"Hell, with the fires out," is what the Bad Lands of Dakota have been called. The fearless Western nomenclature fits the place. It is an ancient sea-bottom, with its clay strata worn by frost and flood into forms like pagodas, pyramids, and terraced cities. Labyrinthine canons wind among these fantastic peaks, which are brilliant in color, but bleak, savage, and oppressive. Game courses over the castellated hills, rattlesnakes bask... (posted by Connie 2 years 58 days ago.)
"Hell, with the fires out," is what the Bad Lands of Dakota have been called. The fearless Western nomenclature fits the place. It is an ancient sea-bottom, with its clay strata worn by frost and flood into forms like pagodas, pyramids, and terraced cities. Labyrinthine canons wind among these fantastic peaks, which are brilliant in color, but bleak, savage, and oppressive. Game courses over the castellated hills, rattlesnakes bask... (posted by Connie 2 years 58 days ago.)
Cowboy Steaks with Onions
Ingredients 1 1/2 tablespoons pure chile powder 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper 1 teaspoon ground cumin 1 teaspoon dried oregano Coarse salt and freshly ground black pepper 6 T-bone steaks, cut 3/4 -inch thick (about 1 pound each) 2 large onions, sliced crosswise 1/2 inch thick 2 tablespoons vegetable oil Directions In a small bowl, combine the chile powder, cayenne, cumin and oregano with 1 tablespoon of salt and 1... (posted by Connie 2 years 69 days ago.)
Ingredients 1 1/2 tablespoons pure chile powder 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper 1 teaspoon ground cumin 1 teaspoon dried oregano Coarse salt and freshly ground black pepper 6 T-bone steaks, cut 3/4 -inch thick (about 1 pound each) 2 large onions, sliced crosswise 1/2 inch thick 2 tablespoons vegetable oil Directions In a small bowl, combine the chile powder, cayenne, cumin and oregano with 1 tablespoon of salt and 1... (posted by Connie 2 years 69 days ago.)
Gold Mining in North Carolina
In Cabarrus County , North Carolina in 1799 there lived in the German Speaking community a man named John Reed. His son, Conrad, twelve years old at the time, found a seventeen pound gold nugget in a creek on their property. Thus began the North Carolina Gold Rush - the first gold rush in America. Gold mining became a major industry in many North Carolina counties, Lincoln and Gaston being two. Though early census... (posted by Connie 2 years 73 days ago.)
In Cabarrus County , North Carolina in 1799 there lived in the German Speaking community a man named John Reed. His son, Conrad, twelve years old at the time, found a seventeen pound gold nugget in a creek on their property. Thus began the North Carolina Gold Rush - the first gold rush in America. Gold mining became a major industry in many North Carolina counties, Lincoln and Gaston being two. Though early census... (posted by Connie 2 years 73 days ago.)
Old Fashioned Peach Cobbler
Mouth-watering good. 8 cups sliced fresh peaches 2 cups sugar 1/4 cup all-purpose flour 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg 1/3 cup butter, melted Pastry for double-crust pie (see Standard Pie Pastry ) Preheat oven to 475F. Combine the peaches, sugar, flour, cinnamon and nutmeg in a Dutch oven. Allow to set until sugar is dissolved and a syrup forms. Over medium heat, bring the peach... (posted by Connie 2 years 76 days ago.)
Mouth-watering good. 8 cups sliced fresh peaches 2 cups sugar 1/4 cup all-purpose flour 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg 1/3 cup butter, melted Pastry for double-crust pie (see Standard Pie Pastry ) Preheat oven to 475F. Combine the peaches, sugar, flour, cinnamon and nutmeg in a Dutch oven. Allow to set until sugar is dissolved and a syrup forms. Over medium heat, bring the peach... (posted by Connie 2 years 76 days ago.)
Old West Cowboy Fry Bread!!!
Cowboy Fry Bread Ingredients 1 cup milk 1 package active dry yeast 2 Tb sugar 2 eggs, beaten 1 tsp salt 3 1/2-4 cups all purpose flour, sifted Vegetable oil Heat the milk over the stove or in the microwave until warm but not hot. Pour into a large bowl and add yeast and sugar. Stir in beaten eggs and salt, then slowly mix in flour until mixture forms a smooth, elastic dough.... (posted by Connie 2 years 76 days ago.)
Cowboy Fry Bread Ingredients 1 cup milk 1 package active dry yeast 2 Tb sugar 2 eggs, beaten 1 tsp salt 3 1/2-4 cups all purpose flour, sifted Vegetable oil Heat the milk over the stove or in the microwave until warm but not hot. Pour into a large bowl and add yeast and sugar. Stir in beaten eggs and salt, then slowly mix in flour until mixture forms a smooth, elastic dough.... (posted by Connie 2 years 76 days ago.)
The History of American Indian Jewelry
"Indian jewelry," as we call it today, probably has origins that predate the advent of the persons we describe as American Indians or Native Americans. However, for the purpose of this paper, we will consider prehistoric man as prehistoric Indian. Archeological evidence shows us that stones (including turquoise), shells, and fetishes predate the Christian (epoch). Turquoise found in Hohokam excavations in southern... (posted by Connie 2 years 80 days ago.)
"Indian jewelry," as we call it today, probably has origins that predate the advent of the persons we describe as American Indians or Native Americans. However, for the purpose of this paper, we will consider prehistoric man as prehistoric Indian. Archeological evidence shows us that stones (including turquoise), shells, and fetishes predate the Christian (epoch). Turquoise found in Hohokam excavations in southern... (posted by Connie 2 years 80 days ago.)
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