Secret Tales from America's Attic

29/08/2023

Check out this hearty, cheap fall meal.

” I enjoy making meals out of a little bit of nothing. I have been hungry for Poor Man’s Stew so I am going to share the recipe with you as summer turns to fall and warm meals will once…

04/07/2023

Today cornmeal is not a well known or commonly used food, but for thousands of years it was a vital food staple. When the first Anglos came to America, they were educated by the native people about the foods that sustained the natives. The basics for most native Americans were known as the three sisters—corn, pumpkins, and beans. We’ll visit the other sisters in different blogs but for now the big sister, corn is what I want to talk about....

Today cornmeal is not a well known or commonly used food, but for thousands of years it was a vital food staple. When the first Anglos came to America, they were educated by the native people abou…

30/05/2023

If your medication is no longer available what will you do?

The medical industry, and make no mistake it is an industry, makes profit from your illness.

16/06/2022

With the 4th of July coming, I wanted to share some stories but I don't want them to just be my stories. Reach out to me if you have stories you would like to share a family members who protect this nation or just historical stories that you think are fitting for the 4th of July!

05/06/2022

The way I see it! Three years ago, we lived in a more or less stable world. Americans did notthink that anything could bring us down, but something did--not thepandemic--but rather those profiting from it. These people set out to makefortunes, grab control of governments, and break our democratic republic. I wish that I could say that they had good motives--at least at the…...

https://iamborncountry.wordpress.com/2022/06/05/what-world-are-you-living-in/

The way I see it! Three years ago, we lived in a more or less stable world. Americans did notthink that anything could bring us down, but something did–not thepandemic–but rather those …

13/03/2022

How to stretch a few ingredients into flavorful and filling foods--consider depression-era recipes like Hot Water Pie.

https://iamborncountry.wordpress.com/2022/03/13/hot-water-pie/

The world today is nearly overwhelming. Gas prices are up and that means that the price of everything else is up. People are struggling to get to work and to feed their families. There are lots of …

12/02/2022

So how can you manage if you don’t have some of the food items you are used to cooking with? I have a series of hacks that just might help you. Eggs—There are four basic uses for eggs in cooking. Eggs are used for binding food ingredients together. Eggs can help foods to rise, and this is called leavening. Eggs provide moisture to moisten foods....

https://iamborncountry.wordpress.com/2022/02/12/survival-knowledge-for-families/

So how can you manage if you don’t have some of the food items you are used to cooking with?  I have a series of hacks that just might help you. Eggs—There are four basic uses for eggs in cook…

19/01/2022

Living on a homestead is filled with interesting and intense events. Everything is about you working with or fighting nature in order to survive. You have to understand your world and you often have to make difficult decisions. Will you have to plant late and if so, will the crop be able to flourish before the first fall frost? One of the most difficult decisions that we ever made happened during the winter of 1999....

https://iamborncountry.wordpress.com/2022/01/19/the-difficult-decision/

Living on a homestead is filled with interesting and intense events. Everything is about you working with or fighting nature in order to survive. You have to understand your world and you often h…

16/01/2022

These are so good no one will know you used up left-overs. When you are cooking, think ahead. Can you make extra, and then reuse it later? How about planning extras for other types of foods? I always make more potatoes than I need. If I am making mashed potatoes, I will cook too many and remove the extra to a bowl to cool....

https://iamborncountry.wordpress.com/2022/01/16/baked-potato-biscuts/

These are so good no one will know you used up left-overs. When you are cooking, think ahead.  Can you make extra, and then reuse it later?  How about planning extras for other types of f…

27/12/2021

Heroes—Could it be that one of America’s most beloved heroes of the twentieth century was actually a murderer? Is it possible that he supported the N***s? Was it possible that he actually killed his own infant son? Check out this video and let me know what you think…

23/12/2021

23/12/2021

18/12/2021

What does Christmas mean during this terrible time? Christmas means so much more than we realize...

https://iamborncountry.wordpress.com/2021/12/18/the-truth-of-christmas/

Dear Reader: I usually don’t do essays here but, on this occasion, I ask that you indulge me and that you read until the end.  I hope that it will be worth your time. Patty Wilson The past two…

18/10/2021