HISTORY: THE OTHER HISTORY: The Smallpox Winter:
1839-1840 by IRA KENNEDY: Epidemics of smallpox were
devastating the Plains tribes from Canada to Mexico. This is an overview from Indian
Winter Counts. Posted Nov. 30, 2001
THE RIVER OF LOST IDENTITY: Phonetics Foiled the Real Name of Llano
River by Dale Fry: Originally the name of the Llano River was not
"Llano" at all. Spanish explorers who discovered it called it "Rio de
los Chanas -- River of the Chanas-- after the Indians who inhabited its banks, a simple
and logica means by which to identify the stream. Posted
Nov. 30, 2001
THE TEXFILES:A
Specific Inquiry Into the Republican Period of Texas: by CORK MORRIS
Supporting Sam Houston was a deadly serious business alienating
Lamar and summoning the dread curse which possessed the advocates of annexation and
invokes new meaning to the word "Allegedly." Posted Nov. 30, 2001
KRIEWITZ AND THE COMANCHES,
by Glenn Hadeler
The history of Texas’ frontier settlement is filled with tragic stories of whites who
had the misfortune of being held captive by the Comanche Indians, but so far as can be
determined there is only one episode where a person willingly gave himself into their
hands. This was the peculiar case of Emil von Kriewitz. Posted
Nov. 30, 2001
FEATURE STORIES: THERE'S (some) GOLD IN THEM THERE HILLS by IRA KENNEDY: Tales of lost mines are part of the Hill Country
heritage. The legends persist at least in part because there have been virtually
continuous mining operations in the Centeral Mineral Region since the time of the Spanish
arrival in the Hill Country. Posted Nov. 30, 2001
BEDROCK METATES and METATE, MANO, and MYTHOLOGYby IRA KENNEDY: This page includes an article on the
location of bedrock metates at Enchanted Rock, and the sacred nature of the grinding
stones of Native Americans. Posted Nov. 30, 2001
COMMENTARY: LATER BILLY COMES HOMEby Ira Kennedy and Holly Scott
The regulars sitting at the bar gave Later Billy that look they always give each other
when they bring their women into the place during the day. Most of them were supposed to
be somewhere else. Like, maybe, working. At that moment there was a crack of lightning and
thunder. Then the power all over town went down.
LATER
BILLY: SEEING THE LIGHTby Ira Kennedy
Ever since he’d quit ranching and taken up "the writin’ life" the
regulars in the Bar None Bar & Bar-B-Q were about equally divided on the notion that
he was either a genius or a fool. Seeing as how he had recently traded off his horse and
everything that went with it for Joe Bob’s computer his idea seemed reasonable
enough. Then the questions started. Posted Nov. 30, 2001
LIFE AIN'T NO REHEARSALby L. Kelly Down
Boys, you see that sunrise? Well, it is the only one like that you will ever see,
ain’t going to be no other just like it. When you climb on your horse, get out
amongst the cows, you will never have another day like this one will be. What’s my
point? Well, it’s this: Posted Nov. 30, 2001
DIP TURNS PURPLE:
IT’S OK by L. Kelly Down
Boys I were down at the Bad house last week and me and Carl was a-lying to these here two
pretty fair ladies. They turns out to be outlander schoolhouse teachers on loan from the
English college place called Oxblood, or something like that. They being history types and
at U. of H. they was told by they students to come to our Hill Country, find a couple of
old fools (me and Carl do fit that, don’t you know) and learn cows. Posted Nov. 30, 2001
PIONEER COOKING: PART ONE Posted
Oct. 30, 2001 BREAD MAKING AND RECIPES:
We're just getting started posting these recipes from the 1800s. Even if you don't like to
cook you'll find some interesting reading here. BREAD MAKING: FLOUR
\ YEAST \ THE SPONGE \ MIXING AND KNEADING \ BAKING
RECIPES FOR MAKING YEAST : Starter Yeast \ Potato Yeast \ Beer Yeast \ Hop Yeast
BAKING POWDERS BREAD RECIPES: Bread \ Whole Wheat Bread \
Entire Wheat Bread \ Salt Rising Bread \ Oatmeal Bread \ Spinster’s Bread \ Hotel
Berry Brown Bread \ Boston Brown Bread \ Steamed Brown Bread \ Graham Bread \ Raised
Graham Bread \ Steamed Graham Bread \ Corn Bread \ Katahdin Corn Bread \ Fried Bread \
Currant Bread \ Cornish Bread \ Gingerbread \ Soft Gingerbread \ Eggless Gingerbread LIGHT BREADS: ROLLS \ Parker House Rolls \
Astor House Rolls \ Cinnamon Rolls \ French Rolls. BISCUITS: Soda Biscuit \ Breakfast Biscuit \
Southern Beaten Biscuit \ Baking Powder Biscuit
PART
TWO:Posted
Nov. 4, 2001
SANDWICHES: Ham Sandwiches \ Chicken Sandwiches \
Apple and Celery Sandwiches \ Club Sandwiches \ Nut Sandwiches \ Sweet Sandwiches \ Salmon
Sandwiches \ Nut and Cheese Sandwich \ French Sandwich \ Pimentos \ Egg Sandwiches COOKIES: Crisp Chocolate Cookies \ Fruit
Cookies \ Crumb Cakes \ Taylor Cakes \ Ginger Drop Cakes \ Mother’s Caraway Cookies \
Oatmeal Cookies \ Scotch Cookies \ Nut Cookies \ Hermits \ Molasses Cookies \ Drop Ginger
Cakes \ Ginger Snaps \ Ginger \ Boston Cookies \ Lemon Drops \ Rocks \ Peanut Cookies \
Cream Cookies \ Cornstarch Cookies \ Cookies \ Oatmeal Macaroons \ Mince Crisp Cookies \
Cookies(Mother B’s) FRITTERS: Potato Fritters \ Corn Fritters \
Fried Cream Fritters \ Oyster Fritters \ Rice Cakes \ Corn Fritters or Mock Oysters DOUGHNUTS: Doughnuts \ Improved Fat for
Frying Doughnuts, Croquettes, Etc. \ Raised Doughnuts \ Snow Balls \ Fried Cakes \
Doughnuts (Fine) GEMS: Graham Gems \ Corn Gems \ Wheat Gems |
MUFFINS: Muffins \ Corn Muffins WAFFLES | CORN DODGERS–CORN PONE–CORN CAKE | BUNS:
Currant Buns \ Buns That Boys Like DUMPLINGS: Drop Dumplings \ Always Light
Dumplings \ Chicken Dumplings CRULLERS| JUMBLES
| TOASTS: American Toast \ Good Toast \ Dry
Beef Toast GRAHAM CRACKERS | RUSKS: Scotch Scones / Apple Koker GRIDDLE CAKES: Griddle Cakes \ Corn Meal
Griddle Cakes \ Graham Griddle Cakes \ Buckwheat Cakes \ Egg Pancakes \ Potato Cakes
PART 3Posted
Nov. 5, 2001 GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS:
The introduction to Recipes and Directions for
Making All Kinds of Cakes, Frostings,Icings and Fillings.
PART 4Posted Nov. 6, 2001
74 CAKE RECIPES Of All
Kinds. Including Recipes for Fillings, Frostings and Icings.
PART 5Posted Nov. 7, 2001 MEATS, POULTRY, GAME, FISH,
OYSTERS AND CROQUETTS HOW TO SELECT GOOD MEAT AND
POULTRY.
Beef | Mutton | Pork | Veal | Turkeys | Fowls | Ducks |
Geese COOKING MEATS AND POULTRYMEATS AND
POULTRY RECIPES: Baked Veal Chops or Cutlet |
Breaded Ham | Creamed Beef | Dressing for Stuffing | Veal Loaf |
Beefsteak | Chicken Tamales | Braised Beef | Boiled Ham | Ham
Pattie | Tasse Ham | Deviled Ham | Stuffed Leg of Pork | Veal
with Oysters | Curry Chicken | Chicken Sauteing | Chicken Pie |
Cleveland Chicken | Old Point Comfort Chicken | Chicken Croquettes | Chicken
Cutlets | Chicken and Macaroni GAME Pheasants, Partridges,
Quails, Etc. | A Delicious Rabbit Fry | Rabbit Stew FISH AND OYSTERS Baked White Fish |
Boiled Fresh Fish | Clam Stew | Baked Codfish | Fish
a–la–Creme | Baked Pickerel | Lobster a la Newburg | Oyster
Dressing | Oyster Cocktails | Curried Oysters | Oyster Omelet |
Steamed Oysters | Salmon Loaf | Turbot | Pigs in Blanket |
Salmon Balls | Fried Oysters | Salmon Chops | Halibut Steak |
Creamed Fish | Codfish Balls | Hollandaise Sauce | Escalloped Oysters
| Frizzled Oysters | Baked Shad CROQUETTES Sweet Potato Croquettes |
Oyster and Veal Croquettes | Potato Croquettes
236 PIONEER HOUSEHOLD TIPS Posted Nov. 5, 2001
WHAT TO DO AND HOW TO DO IT:
Including various recipes of all kinds.
This is a remarkable document reflecting pioneer life during the 1800s. You'll never guess
how to make ink, but the recipe is here. "This ink is fine for records and deeds for
it may be read hundreds of years hence."
