#appalacian food

[negrolicity]

How an Appalachian chef unlocks memory through homestyle cooking : It's Been a Minute : NPR

Click and listen.

[thewildones]

set the scene , 26. a bar just after closing : ( @sangwoochos ) featuring clarice starling .

ardelia asked her before she left , how does she feel about returning to appalacia . she says : ' you haven't been back there in years ... ' it's easy to shrug and think nothing of it . the truth is far more delicate than she'd like to admit . now that she's stepped food on old grounds , there's an uncertainty that she can't shake . west virginia is like a home that is haunted , and if those walls could speak ⸺ THEY WOULD MOAN . west virginia is rooted in superstition and myths ... if you grew up here , you'd know all the stories about the things that live in the woods . the lessons that is taught by your elders , and the what to do's if you hear your name being called in the woods ( AND YOU'RE ALONE . ) clarice sets herself within reality despite the context of her investigation . the case had signs of serial murder's but the seeds of appalacian folklore prevented local law to do a proper investigation . hence why she was sent here .

the watering hole wasn't impressive . a local backwoods pub with the same decor as it had when it first open in the nineteen sixties . a juke box played loretta lynn and don gibson while a few men played pool and drank their sorrows . there's a man in particular that stands out from the small crowd . he stands out not because he looked a particular way or seemed suspicious . HE'S AN OUTSIDER , now much like herself so she can recognize the treatment he gets . none of these west virginian rednecks approached him , they didn't seem to care nor did he .

she really wishes she hasn't arrived just after closing . given that at night , the weather drops and it gets freezing cold . but ? beggars can't be choosers and she promised who superiors that she'd at least get a report on sang woo by friday night ( it was wedesday , ten minutes after one . ) " mister sang woo ? " she calls out to him , there's a two set of street lights illuminating the parking area and agent starling sits on the hood of her car . " my name is special agent clarice starling from the fbi ... may i speak with you ? "

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[prairierosebud-moved]

I would like the random knowledge pls

(this one is a little foggy in my memory but still drives me fucking crazy so ill try my best to explain it anyways) so during the afterparty for star trek 5 or 6 i cant remember which they got a lot of like fake alien food including like. entire chunks of squid dyed blue (think the blue powerade chicken from that cursed appalacian cowboy thanksgiving photoset) and it was so fucking weird and repulsive that none of the cast would eat it and started placing bets and essentially paying eachother to even just take a bite and still no one would eat it.

except bill shatner who won about 75 dollars before throwing up.

[millenialpeasant]

Pepperoni Rolls; Peasant Food from the Appalacian’s

I spent the second half of my childhood living in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains.  One of the saddest things about moving back to a big city is that I can not for the life of me find a damn pepperoni roll!  I didnt realize they were regional until I left the region.  Start by making the dough from the previous recipe. Tools Needed: Baking Sheet, Knife, Rolling Pin

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350F

seperate the dough into 4 portions.

Roll out the dough into a square, roughly 1/4″ thick (although like most dust bowl recipes, this is pretty forgiving)

Step 2

1 Jar of marinara sauce 1 bag of shredded mozzerella 1 pouch pepperoni slices place the pepperoni in an even layer, completely covering the dough and leaving about 2 inches on one side plain.  Top with an even layer of mozzerella (1 bag should be enough for all 4 rolls) and then begin rolling the dough up, similar to how you would make cinnamon rolls.  You want the plain edge to be the last part rolled, and gently press the dough to seal it.  Lay the pizza log down on a lightly greased baking sheet seam side down, and repeat with the other 3 dough portions. Step 3

Bake at 350 for 10-15 minutes until the dough is golden brown.  Cut in half and serve with marinara for dipping.  They also make great lunches and are just as good cold.

[robmbobby]

AGCVA Annual Convention 2019 Was a Blast!

This year marks the Centennial of the Associated General Contractors of America and the AGC of Virginia.  This year’s conference (held January 24-27, 2019) at a new venue , the Greenbrier in White Sulfer Springs, VA, celebrated that milestone.

I have been to many of these over the years and discussed the great marketing and educational opportunities that arise from attendance. This year was no different.  The attendees were able to take advantage of a beautiful sporting clays course, good food, a casino and various other activities from a Friday night dance party with a “Decades” theme to “Black Jack 101.”  The contractors even woke up early Saturday morning to listen to me as part of a panel of Virginia construction attorneys give a legal update.  Thanks to all that attended, I hope you got some good information. And, yes, that is a Greenbrier key card with my firm logo (thanks to the planning committee for the opportunity to be a key card sponsor this year).

With all of that said, I still maintain that the most important part of the weekend (for both contractors and the construction attorneys that serve them) was the networking.  Not only did I get to visit with and cement friendships and business relationships with those I know, I meet someone new each and every time I hit the road from Richmond and head to the appalacian mountains.  I have always found that, even in today’s social media saturated world (of which I am an enthusiastic part), the opportunity to chat, shake hands, and even laugh with friends, clients and potential business sources is an invaluable way to keep a business going.

While having a social media and internet presence is almost a necessity, I find that in person contact creates a trust level and connection that will create a more solid relationship with a general contractor (if you’re a sub) or any other construction company (for those who seek them as clients).  At least in Virginia (and I’d be surprised if it is any other way in other states) a level of knowledge about who you are dealing with is key to both obtaining and getting paid for work.  Participation in an organization like the AGC of Virginia is a great way to meet and start building new relationships and to cement already existing ones.  If you aren’t a member, I hope you’ll consider joining.  If you’re already a member, I hope to see you at the 2020 convention.

In sum, this past weekend was great.  Thanks to all that I met and chatted with.  If I didn’t say “hi” and you’re a friend, I apologize and will catch up next time.

As always, I welcome your comments.  Also, please subscribe to keep up with this and other Construction Law Musings.

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[junecsea]

Thank god for this post. As a North Carolinian I cannot stress how much discrimination against Appalachia is a thing. Even among others in the state. People who live outside of the mountain ranges (there's more than one and they all have a bad rapp) have a very dim view of people from them.

And I want to stress that the discrimination is for things that *are not* Appalacians' fault, like poverty, their accents and often their limited education. Schools in Appalachia (and, truth be told, in the South period) are often shockingly underfunded and unable to meet requirements. (*Rural white populations have very real problems of racism and general bigotry that are definitely valid criticisms)

In Appalachia there are still tiny, practically one-room school houses, there are still people who live in one-room shacks, there are still people who use outhouses, who do not have electricity, who do not have running water, who have never been able to receive medical attention of any kind, whose only source of food comes from what they are able to grow/ hunt.

And actually, these things *are not limited to Appalachia.* They affect families of all ethnicities *throughout the South.* I went to school with people like this, I have seen these houses at least once a week.

And it is, as a previous commenter pointed out, often a holdover from indentured servitude. Public policy *still enforces* this low socioeconomic status.

Read about NC's war on public education under Governor Pat McCrory. Or about the state's eugenics program *which ran until the mid 60s* and targeted POC, those with mental illnesses and poverty.

Also on the subject of natural resources....fracking is a nightmare. So it coal ash and industrialized farming which targets poor rural communities. I have fucking. Horror stories. That I have personally witnessed. That I have lived through. Please read up on fracking in Appalachia, the Neuse River fish kills of the 80s and 90s (which I lived through and were absolutely the stuff of nightmares) and the current coal ash debacle in NC which the former governor tried (and failed) to cover up. Public policy/natural resource harvesting surrounding Appalachia is horrific. It poisons the air, water, land, and makes communities take part in their own destruction a la colonialism, as has been pointed out.

Anyways. Rant done.

Tl;dr Yes, prejudice and discrimination against Appalachia (and, in general, rural Southerners of all ethnicities) is absolutely real and is just as targeted, malicious and has just as concrete consequences as something like the Flint water crisis.

I am too tired to source right now but if anyone really wants them send me a message or something and I'll make some time/energy.

[robmbobby]

AGCVA Annual Convention 2019 Was a Blast!

This year marks the Centennial of the Associated General Contractors of America and the AGC of Virginia.  This year’s conference (held January 24-27, 2019) at a new venue , the Greenbrier in White Sulfer Springs, VA, celebrated that milestone.

I have been to many of these over the years and discussed the great marketing and educational opportunities that arise from attendance. This year was no different.  The attendees were able to take advantage of a beautiful sporting clays course, good food, a casino and various other activities from a Friday night dance party with a “Decades” theme to “Black Jack 101.”  The contractors even woke up early Saturday morning to listen to me as part of a panel of Virginia construction attorneys give a legal update.  Thanks to all that attended, I hope you got some good information. And, yes, that is a Greenbrier key card with my firm logo (thanks to the planning committee for the opportunity to be a key card sponsor this year).

With all of that said, I still maintain that the most important part of the weekend (for both contractors and the construction attorneys that serve them) was the networking.  Not only did I get to visit with and cement friendships and business relationships with those I know, I meet someone new each and every time I hit the road from Richmond and head to the appalacian mountains.  I have always found that, even in today’s social media saturated world (of which I am an enthusiastic part), the opportunity to chat, shake hands, and even laugh with friends, clients and potential business sources is an invaluable way to keep a business going.

While having a social media and internet presence is almost a necessity, I find that in person contact creates a trust level and connection that will create a more solid relationship with a general contractor (if you’re a sub) or any other construction company (for those who seek them as clients).  At least in Virginia (and I’d be surprised if it is any other way in other states) a level of knowledge about who you are dealing with is key to both obtaining and getting paid for work.  Participation in an organization like the AGC of Virginia is a great way to meet and start building new relationships and to cement already existing ones.  If you aren’t a member, I hope you’ll consider joining.  If you’re already a member, I hope to see you at the 2020 convention.

In sum, this past weekend was great.  Thanks to all that I met and chatted with.  If I didn’t say “hi” and you’re a friend, I apologize and will catch up next time.

As always, I welcome your comments.  Also, please subscribe to keep up with this and other Construction Law Musings.

© Construction Law Musings- Richmond, VA is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 license.

Related Musings:

Boots on the Ground- A Great Way to Learn and Help…

How the AGC Helps My Construction Practice

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