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4 • SURRY LIVING Sept. 2022 Issue SURRY LIVING MAGAZINE PO Box 125 Low Gap, NC 27024 surryliving.com • info@surryliving.com for editorial content submissions send to larry@surryliving.com CREATIVE Advertiser Index Alleghany County Chamber of Commerce, Page 30 Alpha & Omega Corn Maze, Page 8 Anderson Audiology, Page 29 Blue Mountain Herbs & Supplements, Page 29 Camper & Mobile Home Supply, Page 12 Cook Insurance Group, Page 9 Cooke Rentals, Page 13 Countryside RV, Page 7 The Derby, Page 26 Farmer's Mulch & Rock, Page 13 Friendly Heating & Cooling, Inc., Page 5 Galax Tourism, Page 23 Grayson County Tourism, Page 20 Hope House Missionary Thrift Store, Page 4 Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital, Pages 2, 19 Johnson's Xtreme Softwash, Page 15 Laurel Oak Farm Rentals, Page 11 The Martha Bassett Show, Page 16 Mount Airy Equipment, Page 3 Mount Airy Museum of Regional History, Page 18 Mountain Valley Hospice & Palliative Care, Page 9 Mullins Pawn Shop & Jewelers, Page 9 Noa's Bridal, Page 29 NC Cooperative Extension, Pages 21, 25 No Ordinary Wine, Page 29 Northern Regional Hospital, Pages 17, 32 Ridgecrest Retirement, Page 21 Roy's Diamonds, Page 11 Royster & Royster Attorneys at Law, Page 11 Shelton Vineyards, Page 27 Surry Communications, Page 14 Surry Old Time Fiddlers' Convention, Page 27 Ted Benbow / Mossy Oak Properties, Page 31 Waterlily Wellness, Page 7 a publication of top of the stairs media, llc LARRY VANHOOSE executive editor VIE STALLINGS HERLOCKER associate editor SALES TRINA VANHOOSE OLIVIA MCMILLAN • Reach more than 30,000 potential customers each month. • Complimentary monthly magazine distributed in hundreds of prime locations throughout Mount Airy, Elkin, Dobson, Pilot Mountain, Jonesville, Yadkinville, and the surrounding areas including grocery stores, restaurants, medical offices, hotels, gift shops, and more. • Current and previous issues available for viewing and download at surryliving.com/ • Business Spotlight and Advertorial articles available. • Enhance your business image with our high-quality, four-color, heavy-gloss publication. • 30 days of advertising per month gives potential customers the chance to see your ad multiple times. • Multiple-insertion–discounted rates available! Surry Living Magazine’s Monthly Editorial Calendar is available on request by contacting our Sales Department at sales@surryliving.com FOR ADVERTISING INFORMATION AND RATES, CONTACT US TODAY at (336) 648-3555 or by email at sales@surryliving.com • surryliving.com ADVERTISE WITH US: facebook.com/SurryLiving Surry Living reserves the right to deny any advertisement or listing. Submissions are welcome, but unsolicited materials are not guaranteed to be returned. Surry Living assumes no responsibility or liability for the information, services, products, claims, statements, accuracy, or intended or unintended results of any advertiser, editorial contributors, company, professional corporation, business or service provider herein this publication. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part without written permission from the publisher is prohibited. Our advertisers make it possible to provide Surry Living FREE of charge. Please join us in thanking and supporting these outstanding merchants in our area: 312 N. White St • Dobson, NC Great Deals for a Great Cause!
SURRY LIVING Sept. 2022 Issue • 5 FEATURED SECTIONS AREA EVENTS p.26 10 This Little Light of Mine: Ancient of Days 12 Joanna Radford: Seed Saving 15 Sarah Southard, DVM: Careful Care of “Antique” Animals 16 Martha Bassett: Good Music, Good People 18 Sheri Wren Haymore: From Junk to Jewel 22 The Sweet & Savory Life w/ Rynn Hennings: Texas Sheet Cake 24 Carmen Long: September is National Chicken Month 26 Area Events: Note: All events are subject to being canceled or postponed. We recommend visitmayberry.comvisitingand the other area venue websites for the most up-to-date event schedules and ticketing information. HOME, FARM, & GARDEN p.8 OUT & ABOUT p.16 SIMPLY DELICIOUS p.22 SERVICE IS OUR BUSINESS! Friendly Heating & Cooling, Inc. Don't wait. Get your heat pump or furnace tuned-up in time for those fall cooler temps! 336-789-6453 * friendlyheatingcooling.com
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Joanna Radford is the Commercial and Consumer Horticulture Agent for the NC Cooperative Extension in Surry County with expertise in entomology, gardening, and pesticide education. She began her career with NC Cooperative Ex tension in Stokes County in 1995 as a 4-H Agent, later switching to Field Crops and Pesticide Educa tion in Surry County. In 2012, she assumed the role of Horticulture Agent for Surry County. She lives on a farm with her husband and two teenage daughters.
Carmen Long Carmen is an NC Cooperative Extension Agent for Family and Consumer Sciences. Making quick, easy, healthy food that tastes great on a budget is a challenge. Carmen and her husband have two grown children, both of whom were involved in sports from grade school thru college. With busy careers and lots of time at sporting events, coming up with quick, healthy meals was a necessity. Carmen shares ideas and recipes to make this tough job a bit easier.
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Sarah Southard Sarah grew up at Crooked Oak in the Pine Ridge community of Surry County. Raised in the agriculture world, she went on to earn degrees in animal science and veterinary medicine from North Carolina State University. She and her husband, Adam, currently live in Statesville with Oliver the house rabbit, a few cats, Blossom the donkey, and a flock of Katahdin hair sheep.
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Gloria Brown Gloria is co-owner of The Nest & Hive Shoppe, a home décor business in Fancy Gap, VA, as well as the former host of The Vintage Southern Homemaker television show. Her musings on life growing up and living in the South have appeared in publications and on TV throughout the region. She is an expert antiques collector who grew up in the business and worked many years as a dealer in the Yadkin Valley area, where she currently resides.
Rynn is a writer and designer based in the Yadkin Valley region of North Carolina. She loves to share her ideas for adding simple beauty into hectic lifestyles. More than mere recipes, her mission is to offer practical shortcuts for food preparation along with visual tips for presentation. Rynn began her career in Aiken, SC, as a newspaper reporter writing feature articles about food, living, and the arts. For more about Rynn, even more recipes, decorating tips, and much more, thehouseofelynryn.comvisit
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Martha Bassett Martha is a singer/songwriter/guitarist living and working in the Piedmont. She hosts The Martha Bassett Show, a twicemonthly musical variety show at Elkin’s Reeves Theater. Past shows are featured Saturday evenings on NPR station, 88.5 WFDD. On Wednesday nights she leads music at Roots Revival, an Americana worship service at Winston’s Centenary UMC that explores the intersection of faith and secular music. She's also a longtime scholar of the music of the Shakers. Martha has released 11 records and plays throughout the region and nation. Get more info at marthabassettshow.com.
Sheri grew up in Mt. Airy, NC, and lives thereabouts with her husband. Together they run a couple of small businesses and plan their next vacation. A graduate of High Point University, her first job was as a writer at a marketing firm—and she’s been scribbling ever since. Sheri has several suspense novels in publication and Surry Living was proud to include sequential excerpts from one of her books in each issue from spring 2018 thru early 2021.
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Larry VanHoose Larry is the Executive Editor of Surry Living Magazine and Creative Director at Vivid Graphics in Galax, VA. He has 30+ years experience as a writer, graphic designer, and Parkwaysmall(sochildren,Trina,photographer.commercialLarryandwife,havefourwonderful,grownoneawesomegrandsonfar!),andtheyresideonafarmjustofftheBlueRidgeinGraysonCounty,VA.
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Old is relative. When I was a small boy, I thought teenagers were old and all grown up and I wanted to be like them. Then as a teenager, I dreamed of the day when I was old enough to do whatever I wanted, no restrictions! That day came and went, and pretty soon I started to look forward to the day when I was older, wiser, and maybe wouldn’t do stupid stuff so frequently. Now I am at that longed-for age, and I still do stupid stuff pretty regularly. When is old enough really old enough? And when does that promised wisdom from old age kick in? Do things really get better with age? Maybe the answer to that question is relative also. Certainly, some things appear to get better with age: classic cars, fine wine, famous autographs, trading cards, cheddar cheese, cast iron skillets, leather, fishing stories, and maybe technology. But what about us? I do think we can get better as we age, but often it will take strong effort, a few good choices, and something else I’ll touch on later. There are traits we can work hard to develop that allow us to age more gracefully. Character and relationship items like selfconfidence, anxiety, happiness, empathy, friendships, family relationships, communication, and even decision-making skills can improve as we get older just to name a few. And who doesn’t want those things to improve? For my church, I recently underwent a well-known marriage counseling training program. One of the key questions the facilitator-to-be (me) was asked, “What communication skills would you like to improve?” I was given a list of ten possible answers to prioritize and then my top three were shown back to me. I chose these three: 1) Reserving opinion until the right time; 2) Coming across as personally warm; and 3) expressing more genuine interest. All good things and to be desired certainly, but changes like that don’t just happen because we desire them – changing ourselves is hard!
“In my vision at night I looked, and there before me was one like a son of man, coming with the clouds of heaven. He approached the Ancient of Days and was led into his presence. He was given authority, glory and sovereign power; all nations and peoples of every language worshiped him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion that will not pass away, and his kingdom is one that will never be destroyed.”
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Max Lucado states, when referring to a person’s advancing age in his book, He Still Moves Stones, that “You can take the safe route, or you can hear the voice of God’s adventure. Follow God’s impulses. Adopt the child. Move overseas. Teach the class. Change careers. Make a difference. Your last chapters can be your best chapters. God’s oldest have always been among his choicest.”
I believe those words, “God’s oldest…” from the last sentence in that quote hold the key to transformation. Maybe even the one word, “God’s.” To age well as a person, we must start there. Are you God’s own? Does he own your heart? If not, it’s never too late. My aging father was a stubborn old man, and he was determined to do nearly everything on his own, seldom asking for help and almost always refusing charity (at our family’s expense). As a man with a physical handicap, he didn’t want to appear needy. He swore he had things under control and when it was obvious he didn’t, well he swore some then too. He finally realized though, as we lay my sister in her grave at only forty-three years old, that we folks really have little control over our circumstances and the storms that life throws at us. The best that we can do is trust God which he came to do that very day. He gave his heart to the Lord at the ripe old age of 72. See, you’re never too old to age better. But that best first step is to stop going it alone and let the one who’s always been there set your feet in the right direction on the right path. Then the next step you take can be the first step towards a new, better life. Trust in the new King of your life and then, old age be #$%*!
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An example of monoculture would be the Irish Potato Famine in 1845. This occurred because there was one potato variety grown, the Irish Lumper. It became infected with a fungus, Phytophthora infestans, aka potato blight, which destroyed all the potatoes in Ireland. One million people died from starvation and another one million people fled the country. One of the biggest advantages of saved seed is that it saves money. Heirloom seed, which are open-pollinated, are good for saving. Some of these are available in stores or catalogs and are labeled as Heirloom. However, many more are available from generations who have saved the seed throughout the years. Not all seed can be saved. There are numerous hybrid seed available on the market. These are not reliable for saving. They are bred for specific characteristics by crossing two varieties. They germinate but they do not produce offspring true to the parents. The results of these saved seed may not have desirable characteristics in taste, color, size, etc. This time of year is an ideal time to begin saving seed.
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Fast forward to 1784. David Landreth started the first seed company in none other than Philadelphia. Thirty-six years later he introduced the tomato to America. By 1820 local seed companies were booming. In 1854, the US Patent and Trade Office (PTO), Agriculture Division, collected, propagated, and distributed seed varieties for free to farmers. How we wish we could go back to this! 2.4 million packets were distributed in 1861. Abraham Lincoln then created the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) in 1862. By 1897, the USDA distributed 1.1 billion free seed packets Seedannually.were valuable then and they are valuable now. A renewed interest in gardening has occurred over the past several years. With this interest, has come the desire to save seed. So, what is seed saving? Seed saving is the practice of saving seed or other reproductive material from vegetables, grain, herbs, and flowers for use from year to year for annuals and nuts, tree fruits, and berries for perennials and trees. Did you know there is a national and global seed preserve? The National Center for Genetic Resources Preservation, USDA, located in Fort Collins, Colorado, maintains United States seed collections. And Norway is home of the largest seed collection in the world. The Svalbard Global Seed Vault holds 880,000. There are advantages of saving seed. Saved seed preserves heirloom varieties. The Moon and Stars watermelon variety was introduced in 1926 and almost lost throughout the years. Through saved seed methods, it was re-released in 1981. Other heirloom varieties saved over time have included Martynia (common in Cajun cooking), Burr Gherkins (a wacky cucumber relative), Cherokee Popcorn and Abraham Lincoln Tomato. Saving seed encourages genetic diversity. More variation means greater adaptability and selective breeding lends to monoculture.
Saving seed is no new idea. Let’s look at seed saving history. During the colonial era, there were no seed saving companies around and people had to find ways to feed themselves. Immigrants coming to American were encouraged to bring seed from their old countries. This was not only for their own gardens but also for exchange with Native Americans.
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What’s an antique? It really depends on what category of things we’re talking about. The Antique Automobile Club of America considers a car that is 25 or more years old an antique. When discussing paintings, glassware, furniture, farm tools, or veterinary instruments it's likely that a much longer lifespan is required to be classified as a true antique. But if we’re talking about animals, the age for “antique,” or more diplomatically geriatric, designation varies depending on both the species and breed considered. Many species of birds, particularly large breed birds, routinely outlive their owners with average lifespans of 70-100 years. When I purchased Blossom my donkey when she was a 6-week old foal and I a 16-year-old high school kid, I knew that I was making a 30-40 year commitment to her if she lived an average donkey life. Similarly horses tend to live 20-30 years on average. Dogs and cats have quite varying average lifespans from about 7 years for some giant breed dogs up to about 20 years for small breed dogs and cats. So how do we determine an animal is in its geriatric years? How do their husbandry and medical needs change in this late stage of life? Generally we consider animals to be geriatric when they have lived 75-80% of the expected lifespan for their species and breed. With this in mind, a giant breed dog less than 6 years old would be considered geriatric even though 6 years sounds young by our human standard. Conversely some birds may be 60-80 years old before they are considered “old.” At 21 years old this past May, Blossom is very nearly a geriatric donkey. Older animals can experience many of the same age-related changes and increased disease risks that older people do. Hearing and vision deficits develop. Animals have more difficulty with mobility as joints deteriorate and arthritis develops. Various internal organs can become less efficient in their functions. Issues like cancer and heart, liver, or kidney disease are more common. Cognitive impairments may develop as well.
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Diets that are more easily masticated and digested become necessary too, as teeth are worn down and lost in old age.
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Changes in diet are important as older animals generally need a different nutrient profile than their younger counterparts.
As with humans, animals that stay active will age more
All these changes mean that geriatric animals need special considerations at home and in the veterinary clinic. Senior dogs and cats should be examined by their veterinarian at least twice yearly. Some may require more frequent check-ups due to their specific diagnoses and medication requirements.
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Joe was raised in Winston-Salem by a father who built pipe organs and a mother who was an organist and choir director. He taught himself to play fiddle in the early 1970s and soon developed an interest in building instruments. He apprenticed with local luthier David Sturgill before attending the Newark School of Violin Making in Newark-On-Trent, England, where he studied from 1976-79. After graduating, he returned to Winston-Salem and opened a violin shop – making, repairing, and restoring violins, violas, and cellos.
In the meantime, Joe Thrift was playing with all the greats of North Carolina old-time music, including the legendary fiddler Tommy Jarrell from just outside Mount Airy. He’s played with many bands, including Too Wet to Plow (with Rich Hartness), the Red Hots (with Hartness, Tom Riccio, and Riley Baugus), Man Alive (with Bill and Nancy Sluys, and David Long), and jimmyjohnnyjoe (with Mark Olitsky, Jason Sypher, and Debra Clifford). He even spent time in 1990s playing keyboards for the nationally-touring jam band Donna the Buffalo. Joe eventually moved his shop to Elkin and continues to build instruments, teach violin making, and play music with a wide array of players. Now that you know these things about Joe, I invite you to listen to his brand new record called Joe Thrift - One More. All 16 tracks were written or co-written by Joe and every track stays true to his aesthetic of hard driving fiddling and simple accompaniment of guitar, banjo, and bass. When fiddler Gina Dilg locks in with Joe, the groove is so strong, I dare you to sit still. The record features world class talent. Gina and Jason Dilg (on fiddle and banjo) made their way to Southwest Virginia by way of Colorado and have graced our stage with Joe before as part of the Yeehaw Ramblers. A cameo from local upright bassist Tammy Sawyer and guitarist David Sawyer brightens a lively fiddle tune called “Tiv’s Tune.” The rest of the record is filled out by some fine picking friends of Joe’s, including Mark Olitsky on banjo, bassist and engineer Joe DeJarnette on guitar, and two-time IBMA Bassist of the Year Mark Schatz. In the liner notes, Joe thanks his partner of 39 years, folk artist Tory Casey, for supporting his music habit.
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Joe has been on the Martha Bassett Show almost every season. This year he’ll bring an all-star cast on October 6 to the Reeves Theater in Elkin to share this fabulous new record with us. You can buy a copy there or listen and download on Bandcamp. I was talking with Debbie Carson, one of the owners of the Reeves, about Joe recently. She remarked that some people know Joe Thrift as an old-time fiddler, some know him as a rocker, some know him as a luthier, but everyone loves him for being the joyful person he is.
I’d like to tell you about a friend of mine who has dedicated his whole life to folk music, particularly fiddling. His name is Joe Thrift, and chances are he’s your friend too if you travel in oldtime music circles.
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“This five-star designation comes on the heels of our recent Leapfrog ‘Grade A,’ the highest rating in patient safety, and is a testament to our unwavering commitment to quality care and service excellence,” said Chris A. Lumsden, President and Chief Executive Officer of Northern Regional TheHospital.“Hospital Compare” report, released July 27, 2022, compared quality data from over 3,093 hospitals in the nation by looking at seven measurable indicators of quality performance, including the self-reported experiences of patients. Only 14% of hospitals in the country received a five-star rating. Hospitals are awarded between one and five stars based on quality performance, with five stars being the highest achievement for excellence.
“Northern Regional Hospital’s five-star designation speaks to the dedication of each member of our healthcare team – including physicians, nurses, allied-health professionals, administrators, support staff, and volunteers – who are focused 24/7 on delivering top-quality care to patients,” said Robin H. Hodgin, Senior Vice President for Patient Services & Chief Nursing Officer. “It also speaks to the cherished level of trust our patients have in us to provide them with high-quality care and heartfelt compassion.”
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Northern Regional Hospital has earned a five-star rating for quality care – the highest award possible -- in the most recently published ‘Hospital Compare’ report of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Northern Regional Hospital is one of only 12 hospitals in North Carolina, and the only hospital in our region, to be so highly rated.
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According to Medicare.gov, Hospital Compare summaries a variety of measures across seven areas of quality into a single rating for each hospital. Those measures are mortality, safety of care, readmissions, patient experience, effectiveness of care, timeliness of care, and efficient use of medical imaging. The ‘Hospital Compare’ report is designed to help patients make decisions about where they seek health care and encourage hospitals to continuously improve quality of care and patient safety.
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One of the best craftsmen around is Jeff Boles of Jeff’s Paint and Body in Pilot Mountain. Jeff took time out of his busy day to tell me about his passion for “turning junk into something beautiful.”
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Back when he was a fifteen-year-old kid who loved a “shiny exterior” on a vehicle, Jeff bought a 1969 Camaro in need of bodywork. That early project led to a job in his uncle Tom Boles’ body shop for six years until Jeff went out on his own with his uncle’s blessing, working out of a basement shop part-time.
For twenty-six years, he taught in the auto body program at Surry Community College while restoring cars in the evenings. Jeff spoke with satisfaction of the legacy he has left by teaching the skills needed for auto repair and restoration, and thus helping the next generation of shop owners begin a rewarding career.
The same is true of his crew, whom he credits with doing beautiful work. Let’s take a look at a few of his projects and the awards those automobiles have won. He had the privilege of restoring a dream car for a client: a very rare 1934 Ford three-window coupe. In addition, Jeff’s personal dream car is a 1933 three-window Ford which earned a Top 25 Shades of the Past slot. He has won a Top 10 Builder’s Choice Award at the Charlotte Motor Speedway, as well as the Run for the Son car show and Hottest Hot Rod in OneCharlotte.ofhis restorations, a pretty, red 1967 Camaro owned by a woman in Raleigh, is a three-time Top Ten winner of the Goodguys Rod & Custom Association, as well as Ladies in Sport winner at the 2016 North Carolina Goodguys Nationals. The Camaro has also been featured in magazines.
When you think about antiques, what comes to mind? Whether it’s furniture, tools, dolls, toys, signs, glassware, memorabilia, or firearms, all are worthy of our curiosity and interest. If you enjoy rambling through dusty shops in search of your perfect “find,” then you are, no doubt, better informed on antiques than I am. May I tell you what fascinates me? Vintage automobiles. Yep, old cars and the craftsmen who make them shiny.
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In fact, Jeff’s office walls hang full of framed magazine layouts featuring automobiles he has restored. The list is long: Classic Trucks Magazine, Street Scene, Goodguys Gazette, Street Rodder, All Chevy Magazine, Hemmings Classic Car—and more I’m sure I Possiblymissed.the
With a grin, Jeff told me that his wife says he “bleeds car oil” because he thinks and dreams automobiles. He sees his work as a necessary occupation and feels honored when a client trusts him with a treasured project. He described the process as sometimes taking recycled junk and “rubbing it until it’s pretty.” By the time a beautifully restored vehicle goes out the door, he’s “put his heart into it.”
rarest car that Jeff has restored was a 1949 Kurtis Sport Car built by auto designer and Salt Flats racer Frank Kurtis. With only seventeen ever built and only a few still known to exist, it “may be the most collectible American car of its time,” according to the May 2020 issue of Hemmings Classic Car. Painted burgundy, with the original Cadillac V8 engine (capable of running 140 mph) and trimmed in, of all things, the chrome off a Greyhound bus, the car that Jeff restored can be seen in the Hemmings
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I love to modernize antique and vintage recipes from old recipe books. For a recipe to be considered antique, it must be at least 100 years old, while vintage recipes must be at least 20 years old. Take the case of the Texas Sheet Cake. No one knows where this chocolate sheet cake originated or how it got its name. Similar recipes have been published in Texas newspapers dating back to 1936 but have also appeared in newspapers outside of Texas. According to Southern Living, a cake recipe published in 1957 in a Dallas newspaper might have given the cake its name. The recipe included chocolate, buttermilk, and pecans, and was popular, spreading across Texas and the South, becoming a staple at funerals because it could feed a crowd.
There is also speculation that this cake got its name because, just like the state of Texas, it is extra-large, therefore a Texassized cake. Or did it get its name because of the pecans in the frosting, which are so plentiful in Texas? There are plenty of guesses, but no one seems to know the true origins of this cake.
TEXAS SHEET CAKE 4-inch squares Time: 15 minutes Time: 22 minutes 18 x 13-inch jelly roll (2 cup buttermilk teaspoon baking teaspoon vanilla large eggs, lightly beaten cup (2 sticks) unsweetened pinch salt tablespoons half and half (or whole milk) teaspoon vanilla cups powdered sugar cup pecans, chopped Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Spray the pan with cooking spray. Add the flour, granulated sugar, and salt to a large mixing bowl; set aside. Use a medium-sized saucepan to heat the butter, water, and cocoa until it boils. Then remove it from the heat and pour it over the dry ingredients in the bowl. Stir until the mixture is well-mixed. Add the buttermilk, baking soda, vanilla, and eggs. Stir until blended well. Pour the mixture into the prepared pan.
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• Marinade raw chicken in a covered dish in the refrigerator. Never reuse marinade that chicken has been soaking in on cooked chicken.
If you asked my children their favorite things about my career with Cooperative Extension, embryology would likely top the list. Each year, our 4-H hatched eggs in an incubator for children to experience a chicken’s life cycle. It was exciting to watch the baby chicks peck their way out of a shell and go from a skinny, damp, little bird to a fluffy ball of soft yellow feathers. For children who did not grow up on a farm, this was such a valuable experience. My kids had the added benefit of visiting the office after hours to see and hold the new baby chicks while making sure they had plenty of food and water. Hearing the sweet chirps of a box of chicks brings back found memories.
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• Never choose meat or poultry in packaging that is torn or leaking.
• Freeze uncooked chicken if it is not to be used before the expiration date.
• If properly packaged, frozen chicken will maintain top quality in a home freezer for up to 1 year.
• Chicken may be safely thawed in cold water. Place chicken in its original wrap or water-tight plastic bag in cold water. Change water often. It takes about 2 hours to thaw a whole chicken. Cook immediately after thawing.
• Packaged fresh chicken may be refrigerated in original wrappings on a plate or pan on the bottom shelf of the refrigerator. You don’t want any juices to drip down on other foods in your refrigerator.
• Do not buy food past "Sell-By," "Use-By," or other expiration dates.
• Sanitize cutting boards by using a solution of 1 tablespoon of unscented, liquid chlorine bleach in 1 gallon of water.
• Select your nonperishables before placing refrigerated or frozen items in your grocery cart.
• Thaw chicken in the refrigerator – not on the countertop. It takes about 24 hours to thaw a 4-pound chicken in the refrigerator. Cut-up parts, 3 to 9 hours.
• Always wash hands, counter tops, cutting boards, knives and other utensils used in preparing raw chicken with hot, soapy water before they come in contact with other raw or cooked foods.
Past and present, chicken has a major role in Surry County’s economy. Poultry is our number one agricultural income generator. It employs over 1000 people and generates about 150 million dollars annually. We are very thankful for our many poultry producers who work hard so we can have chicken as a food source. Use these tips for handling and cooking your chicken safely: YOU COOK CHICKEN
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• Do not wash chicken prior to cooking. Cooking to the appropriate temperature kills any harmful bacteria which may be present on the chicken.
• Always cook chicken well done, not medium or rare. Use a meat thermometer and cook until the internal temperature reaches 165ºF.
• Refrigerate raw chicken promptly.
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• When barbecuing chicken outdoors, keep chicken refrigerated until ready to cook. Do not place cooked chicken on the same plate used to transport raw chicken to grill.
• For quick thawing of raw or cooked chicken use the microwave. Thawing time will vary. Cook raw chicken immediately after thawing.
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Sources: USDA, National Chicken Council and NC Expanded Foods and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP)
To reheat leftovers, cover to retain moisture and to ensure that chicken is heated to 165º F. Bring gravies to a rolling boil before serving.
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3. Place 1/4 of the chicken mixture on the bottom half of a tortilla and top it with 1/4 of the cheese.
• Perishable food should not be left out more than 2 hours at room temperature (1 hour when the temperature is above 90 ° F). If you have a question about meat, poultry, or egg products, call the USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline toll free at 1-888-MPHotline (1-888-674-6854) Short on time? Try this yummy quesadilla recipe, which uses a purchased precooked rotisserie chicken. It’s perfect for back-to-school meals. Save the remaining shredded precooked chicken and add it to soups, salads, casseroles, and stir-fry. Freeze what you don’t use and have it ready for a quick meal another time.
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SEPTEMBER 2022 CONCERTS AT THE BLACKMON AMPHITHEATRE 231 Spring St, Mt Airy, FEATURING BAND Sept. BAND OF OZ, Sept.
SEPTEMBER 10: FALL SWEET FALL FESTIVAL 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM, Creekside Cinemas, Mount Airy. Come out and join the fun in this outdoor, craft event with lots of local small business gathering together to get you excited for all things fall!
SEPTEMBER 18: MAYBERRY COOL CARS & RODS CRUISE-IN 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM, Downtown Mount Airy. Enjoy cruising, music, classic cars, unique shopping and dining, all in the Historic setting of "America's Hometown" Downtown Mount Airy! www.thederbyrestaurant.com 1901 S. Main St • Mt. Airy • (336) 786-7082 85 YEARS OF SERVICE in the Area!”
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SEPTEMBER 11: MOONSHINE & RACER'S REUNION 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM, Main Street, Downtown Mount Airy. Free event! Special Guest: "Big Chuck" Moonshiner; Legendary Driver's Autograph Session. Enjoy shopping in Mount Airy's unique shops. Take a lap around the old Mount Airy Race Track. Moonshine era cars will be on display.
FRIDAYS & SATURDAYS IN SEPTEMBER: HISTORIC DOWNTOWN MOUNT AIRY GHOST TOURS, Friday and Saturday nights at 8 PM through November 12. Exciting 90 minute, lantern-lit walking tour through Mount Airy's streets and its historic past. Hear about 13 of our "less mortal" friends and some of Mount Airy's resting places. Tours begin at the Mount Airy Museum of Regional History, 301 N. Main Street. Wear comfortable shoes and bring your camera and umbrella, if needed. Tickets are $20 (tax included) and pre-paid reservations are required! Call the Museum at 336-786-4478 or purchase your ticket at www.hauntedmayberry.com.
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SEPTEMBER 2-5: 1ST ANNUAL LABOR DAY FLEA MARKET Friday - 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM; Saturday - 8:00 AM – 1:00 PM; Sunday -12:00 PM – 5:00 PM; Monday - 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM; Veterans Memorial Park, Mount Airy. Craft and specialty vendors, food trucks, and wrestling event. See our information on
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FRIDAYS IN SEPTEMBER: MOUNT AIRY FARMERS MARKET 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM. Located at 111 South Main Street, Mt. Airy SATURDAYS IN SEPTEMBER: WPAQ MERRY-GO-ROUND at the Historic Earle Theatre, 142 N Main St, Mt Airy. 11:00 AM to 1:30 PM; Admission $8 (includes admission to Andy Griffith Museum) or Surry Arts Council Annual Pass. Call 336.786.7998 for more details.
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SEPTEMBER 30: MUSIC AT THE MARKET CONCERT SERIES FEATURING THE WOOD FAMILY TRADITION 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM. Food, agriculture and bluegrass at Music at the Market event at the Dobson Farmer’s Market! Admission is free, and participants are encouraged to bring their own lawn chairs. 903 Atkins St, Dobson. Visit www. visitmayberry.com/events for more info.
SEPTEMBER 9: MUSIC AT THE MARKET CONCERT SERIES FEATURING HUBERT LAWSON & THE BLUEGRASS BOYS 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM. Come experience food, agriculture and bluegrass at Music at the Market event at the Dobson Farmer’s Market! Admission is free, and participants are encouraged to bring their own lawn chairs. 903 Atkins St, Dobson. Visit www.visitmayberry.com/events for more information.
SEPTEMBER 16: MOVIES IN THE PARK
SEPTEMBER 17: 'THE TAMS' IN CONCERT AT SHELTON VINEYARDS 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM. 286 Cabernet Ln, Dobson. Visit sheltonvineyards.com/shelton_eventswww.
FEATURING 'CRUELLA' Movies begin at nightfall at Dobson Square Park, 110 S. Crutchfield St., Dobson, NC. Free!
SEPTEMBER 10-11: MUSIC ON THE TERRACE AT SHELTON VINEYARDS 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM. 286 Cabernet Ln, Dobson. Visit www.sheltonvineyards.com/shelton_events
SEPTEMBER 9: CHEF AND WINEMAKER DINNER IN THE GARDEN 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM. 286 Cabernet Ln, Dobson. Visit www.sheltonvineyards.com/shelton_events for more info.
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SEPTEMBER 24-25: MUSIC ON THE TERRACE AT SHELTON VINEYARDS 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM. 286 Cabernet Ln, Dobson. www.sheltonvineyards.com/shelton_eventsVisit
SEPTEMBER 24: MEET THE WINEMAKER BOTTLE SIGNING 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM. 286 Cabernet Ln, Dobson. Visit sheltonvineyards.com/shelton_eventswww.
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DOBSON FARMER'S MARKET NOTE: Open Tuesdays, 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM, ENDING September 6, 2022. Located at 903 East Atkins St., Dobson LABOR DAY WEEKEND AT SHELTON VINEYARDS: MUSIC ON THE TERRACE AT SHELTON VINEYARDS 1:00 PM –4:00 PM, Sat, Sun, and Mon. 286 Cabernet Ln, Dobson. Visit www.sheltonvineyards.com/shelton_events
SEPTEMBER 17-18: MUSIC ON THE TERRACE AT SHELTON VINEYARDS 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM. 286 Cabernet Ln, Dobson. www.sheltonvineyards.com/shelton_eventsVisit
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PM; RagApple Lassie Vineyards 3724 RagApple Lassie, Boonville. Ragapple Lassie Vineyards will host Freedom Fest, an outdoor celebration featuring three excellent vocal acts performing on the Ragapple concert stage in the vineyard and an artisan and vendor fair showcasing local artisans. Food trucks will be onsite, offering delicious options for your hungry tummy. All proceeds from this event will directly fund operations at The Shepherd's House homeless shelter and Helping Hands food pantry!
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15: THE MARTHA BASSETT SHOW WITH GUESTS ANNIE MACK / ORDINARY ELEPHANT / DJANGO HASKINS • FRIDAY,
29: ELKIN BIG BAND'S 40TH ANNIVERSARY SERIES – A BENEFIT CONCERT FOR THE YADKIN VALLEY UNITED FUND. JOIN THE ELKIN BIG BAND AS THEY PERFORM FAVORITE SONGS FROM MUSICALS, MOVIE SOUNDTRACKS, AND TV!
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Welcome to the wedding celebration a year in the making with a social blunder that will forever disgrace the newlyweds.
For more area info, visit www.pilotmountainnc.org
Come along with us as we step back in time to around A.D. 30, to the tiny town of Cana in Galilee. We’ll join the excitement as two families rejoice in the marriage of their children until...the wine runs out. What happens next is nothing short of extraordinary.
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Pilot Mountain’s Cruise-in's are family oriented events offering an open street cruise-in, live beach music, and plenty of food and beverage vendors. Local vineyards will be serving some great wines at each event. Cruise In begins officially at 3:00 PM, Live Beach Music 5:30 PM –9:30 PM For more info: www.hotnightshotcars.com/
No Ordinary Wine is an outdoor drama to be held October 2, 2022, from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. at the beautiful hillside amphitheatre of the Armfield Civic Center in Pilot Mountain. The story is brought to life by local playwright Sheri Wren Haymore and well-known Producer/ Director Debby Severs Diamont. Tickets are free but seating is limited. Reserve your space on our website: https://noordinarywine.org/ or at our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/NowDrama1
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SEPTEMBER 3: HOT NIGHTS, HOT CARS CRUISE-IN
Open Monday thru Friday 8:30 am – 5:00 pm 8052 Carrollton Pike, Galax,
NOTE: Participation in this exciting evening requires reservation.
SEPTEMBER 16: FUN FRIDAY 90S! 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM, Downtown Pilot Mountain. Let's liven up Downtown after hours! New to our event lineup for 2022 is our Fun Friday events. We are going to throw a dance party on Depot St. This year's theme is 'Dancing through the Decades". This is a FREE event!!
SEPTEMBER 24: DINNER ON MAIN Gather for a lovely evening on Main Street in Pilot Mountain including fine dining, fine music and fine company. The event benefits Downtown Revitalization. 5:00 PM Cocktail Reception with Wine & Beer Tasting, Tasty Bites, & Live Music; 6:00 PM Multiple Course Dinner paired with Local Wines, Beers, & Live Music; 730pm Practical Magic Movie Showing. Wine, Beer, & Spirits provided by local producers.
FEATURING GARY LOWDER & THE SMOKIN' HOT BAND
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SEPT. 2-5 (HILLSVILLE, VA): LABOR DAY FLEA MARKET AND GUN SHOW. Legendary flea market featuring crafts, food, new items, antiques, and everything in between.
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Sept. 2 – Pathway (7-10 PM) Sept. 3 – Skies of Avalon (7-10 PM) Sept. 9 – BlacKingCoal (7-10 PM) Sept. 10 – Chris Poindexter (7-10 PM) Sept. 13 – Creek Bottom Boys (7-9 PM) Sept. 16 – Ray Martin (7-10 PM)
FRIDAYS IN SEPT.: BLUE RIDGE BACKROADS SHOW (GALAX, VA) Join WBRF and Galax City every Friday night for the live broadcast of our Blue Ridge Backroads show! The showtimes always start at 7:00 p.m., doors open at 6:00 p.m.. Tickets are $10.00 at the door.
Sept. 17 – Tate Tuck Duo (7-10 PM) Sept. 23 – Red Stone Revival (7-10 PM) Sept. 24 – Anna Mertson George (7-10 PM) Sept. 27 – Creek Bottom Boys (7-9 PM) Sept. 30 – Chris Poindexter (7-10 pm) EVENTS SEPT. (GALAX, VA): LIVE MUSIC ON FRIDAY & SATURDAYS AT CREEK BOTTOM BREWERY
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THURSDAYS IN SEPT.: JAM N' OPEN MIC NIGHT (GALAX, VA): 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM at the Briar Patch Market Place. Briar Patch Cafe at 117 S. Main Street.
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SEPT 10 COUNTY,(GRAYSONVA):AG& ART ADVENTURE 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM. Multiple locations and activities. Please see ad with details on Page 20 of this month's Surry Living. SEPT 10 (HAMPTONVILLE NC): ALPHA & OMEGA CORN MAZE SEASON OPENS. Corn maze, hayrides, steer roping, see saws, pedal tractors, pumpkin and corn cannon, horseshoes, general store, pumpkin retail area, Little & Big Tractor Pull, and much more! Please see ad with details on Page 8 of this month's Surry Living. SEPT 17 (SPARTA, NC): MOUNTAIN HERITAGE FESTIVAL 10:00 AM – 4:30 PM, Main Street. Art, crafts, food, music, and dance! See adjacent ad on this page of this month's Surry Living Magazine or com/calendar/alleghanycountychamber.visit pm
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All events are from 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM and FREE unless otherwise noted. Pet friendly! Creek Bottom Brewery, 307 N Meadow Street, Galax, VA. Every Friday & Saturday weather permitting – WildAxe Throwing – (5-10 PM)
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