In the very first post of this blog, I told you I had never gone to bed hungry.But what I did not
tell you was that on the day I was born in Southwest Virginia, upon a hill, in a place that is
hardly there now, my mother only had one cold biscuit with pear butter to eat. How do I
know because she told me so.
It is in her memory I present this video that was produced by Anne Lewis and The Appalshop
of Whitesburg, Kentucky. It is also in Mom’s memory I repeat a saying of hers, "They won’t be
happy until we are all under their heel." (You can read between the lines as to who she is
referring to.)
Change takes time but change will come if we all stand together! Nothing happens
overnight.
In 1983, Senator Edward M. Kennedy traveled to the eastern Kentucky Counties of Letcher
and Floyd during a survey on hunger in America. He was accompanied by fellow Democrat
Carl D. Perkins, a member of the U.S. Representatives from Kentucky’s 7thCongressional
District who had built a legacy of support for the underprivileged. This hearing at
Neon, Kentucky took place on November 23, 1983 and was documented by filmmaker,
Anne Lewis. To learn more go to http://appalshop.org/.
I have asked for permission to use this video off You Tube but so far I have not
got an answer. So, if you want to see history in the making go to You Tube and
search for Kennedy, Neon, Kentucky and see what comes up. Thanks.
The above, Market Woman with Vegetable Stall, was painted in oil on wood, 11 x 10 cm, by Pieter Aertsen in 1567. It is in the Staaliche Museen, Berlin, Germany and was found on the web site, Web Gallery of Art, at http://www.wga.hu/ that was created by Emil Kren and Daniel Marx.
"Patty’s Adventures with Food" is about food, recipes, memories and people that make up the world around us. The question that is used for the header of this blog is an on going question that throughout the world is asked by someone of someone. Hope you enjoy the recipes, memories and tidbits and will send me your comments.
"Patty’s Adventures with Food" is about food, recipes, memories and people that make up the world around us. The question that is used for the header of this blog is an on going question that throughout the world is asked by someone of someone. Hope you enjoy the recipes, memories and tidbits and will send me your comments.
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