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It's Hog Killing Time
I am glad my three girls did not
have to go through what 1 had to go
, through in growing up. When we were
kids, we had to work year round, go to
' school, and still make the grade.
One of my favorite memories is of
' hog killing time. This usually
. happened about this tune of the year,
just before Christmas. My Uncle
Louie Revels told m< a few years
ago that not many people in Robeson
County do this any more.
That is a shame. To me. nothing
tastes better than sugar cured and
smoked hams, tluwlnirti. sausages,
liver pudding and bacon. Unless it
was hogshead cheese. Before you start
to say too much, let me tell you I
always loved hog head cheese
I can juft see some of you. screwing
up your face at the thought You ate
probably the same ones who would
not eat cmcklins and sweet taters.
with a glass of butter milk to settle
your stomach. 1 can't help you all.
You'rathe same ones that wouldn't
eat chitlins Not only that, you would
not letachidin in your house. Couldn't
stand the smell.
My grandma and I were the only
ones in our whole family. I believe,
that would eat chitlins But we loved
them, once or twice a year. And I
know the ones who turned up your
ooeewoid not eat pis't feet, pickkxl or
not 1 u.vrd to love them, too.
Being a certified city boy now
means 1 will probably never have that
good stuff ay , > ButifUncle Lo
: right and he usually is, hnrdiy any
I umbees at all will, either.
1 tell my girls about killing hogs
now. and they abnoat revolt. Monica
came home from Stanford the other
day, and fell in on some her
mother and i had made. For those of
you who do not know what atamale is,
it is some ground up hog meat with
some herbs in it, put between some
com meal, and wrapped in a com
shuck. Any Lumbee would recognize
everything but the cumin seasoning.
The first time Tom and I made
tamates. 1 came home and thought I
was at a bog killing. There staring out
at me from a big pot on the stove was
a whole bog's bead. Tom had cooked
that rascal down ail day.
Then we stripped off the meat,
made the masa (com meal, into
something like hoe cake mix. spread
that on the corn shucks, sealed them
up, and steamed them for an hour. I
wouldn't trade a piece of smoked
sausage for a tamale, but they are
pretty good.
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and hot biscuits to a Lumber
. Killing bogs is hard wock. It takes
some scraping to get the haiss off the
hide. You have to have some piae tags
for the water, too. to ioosen the hair
up. We used to use jar lids, mostly, to
scrape the hmr off.
It takes wort to manhandle a 200
pound hog around, too. And the water
we used to have to pump would wear
your arms out . We had to chop wood,
too. for the waafapot to boil the fist
down to lard and cracklins.
It takes wort to itjr that fot down,
and to drain off the laid once you have
the cracklins out. It takes work to cut
all the wood you need to cure the meat
and cook the laid.
And it is nasty wort. God may
have made a smellier animal than a
hog, but I don't know what it is,
besides a skunk, which is good for
little of anything. And when yon have
to get up to your armpits in hog guts,
you really have to appreciate what
you are making I did, and would love
to help with a hog killing somewhere,
for part ofthe sausage . Call me if you
need help
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By Daniel Davis I
"Glory to God in the highest'" My
how the hills around the little town of
Bethlehem must have rang with those
wonderful words as angels could hold
themselves backno longer. What must
it have been like to hear that special
message, spoken from heavenly lips
Think of the glorious sight the host of
angels made as they broke into songs
of praise to Jesus, God's son. It must
have been exciting for those poor
shepherds. Their hearts must have
been filled with awe.
Remember, this was before TV',
magicians, and UFO's. That was
jefore mass communication, electric
ights, and automobiles. To really get
he picture of what this experience
nust have been like we must
emember what their lives were
ike.Their time was stent in the tasks
>fdaily living. They didn't have much
leisure time, andifttiey did.it. was not
spent like our leisure time is. Not by a
ong shot . They did not havesomething
lew each day to amaze diem. They
:ould not see all the wonderful sights
n the world delivered in their home at
he touch of a button. This was
something really, really big. It was all
bey could talk about for months and
^ears to come.
I wonder, what made the hills nng
vith the news of Christ's birth'.' OF
:ourse, you will say it was the angels
holy beings. They made the hills ring
because of their power. Maybe, but
consider this. 1 believe that tfaie reason
or the power in their message, the
reason their message made the hills
ring was because of their intimate
knowledge of Christ!
The angels had come from the
throne of God. They had remained
steadfast in their allegiance to Jesus in
the face of Satan's accusations. These
angels had a love for God's Son that
surpassed all else. Jesus was not only
Lordoftheir lives. He was their friend!
Because of the time spent with Him.
they knew Him intimately. He knew
them personally. What a truly
wonderful situation to be in.
Do the hills around Lumberton ring
with the message of love Christ has
for this world? Do your friends and
nei^bors tab# that God's Son lives
in your heart*? If not. could it be that
we have not sjfent enough time with
the Master? Perhaps if you and 1 spent
more time with Jesus, knew Him better,
loved Him more, the hills around our
homes would also ring with the
message of the arrival of the world's
Redeemer. When we are so full of
Jesus that we can no longer keep it
hidden then, and only then, will the
true meaning of Christmas come
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Pedestrian injuries, like running in
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vehicles, such as bicycles and
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child It is easy top* the infant is the
car seat and forget to secure it with the
seat belt or forget to (trap the infant
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make it a habit to check these thine*
before starting the car. Decreasing
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foreveryooe Pedestrians should walk
opposite to the flow of traffic, wear
bright, reflective clothins at night,
and always hold the hands of small
children walking near traffic.
Let's all pitch in to help reduce
vehicle-related injuries, and let'ssiart
this holiday seasoo. Everyone have a
Merry Christmas and a Happy New
Year! Hope to see you at home during
the holidays! Take care.
Red Cross needs blood
even during the holidays
The holiday season has arrived
It's an especially busy time for most
people andatthe RedCrossthat creates
a ma^or concern. Area hospitals depend
on the organization to meet the need
for blood, and unfortunately while
many are taking holidays, the need for
blood never does Blood isan essential
ingredient of life, although most
people never thing about it circulating
through die body every 24 seconds,
feeding ceils with oxygen, water and
nutrients. During than time, someone
somewhere in the United States will
need blood. In fact. 95 percent of the
population will need blood or a blood
product before teaching the age of 72.
and they'll be depending on the six
percent of the population who donate
blood to make sure it'savailable when
that time of need comes.
Each day the Red Cross provides
blood for more than 1.000 patients in
area hospitals The need for blood
usually increases at this time of year
due to accidents and elective surgenes
-at the same time, donations
traditionally drop. Donors are busy
with shopping and travel, and often
find it difficult to include donating
blood in their schedules.
"During the holidays, we don't
think of people being in the hospital,
but they are-and they still need blood
to get through chemotherapy, through
surgeries and transplants," says Dr.
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In addition to the busyness of the
season, bad weather and winter
ailments such as cold and flu interfere
with blood donations. The holidays
themselves present Mood collection
challenges since the Red Cross
collection center is closed December
24 and 2S. and December 31 and
January I. That means that 6.000- ,
units less of Mood will be collected
during a ten-day period.
The next blood drive will be held ,
on Monday. December 27 from 3
7:3? p.m at Harper's Ferry Baptist
Church. The following week a Mood
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8 from 9 a m until 2:30 p.m. at Mt
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When you give blood you give the
gifr of life to someone in need. Please
make giving a holiday tradition this
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