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Welcome to Vermont

Born and raised in the hills of Vermont , I've come to realize how unique this state is .
The Legends and Old Wives Tales have entertained and at the same time scared us . Especially on a Dark Summer Night around a blazing Campfire .
You wonder ...are they true ? Just take a walk through our woods and let me know what you think :)

Highly Recommended by Me :)

The First Sign of Spring

The Robins are Back

We still have 2 feet of snow in our yard . Maybe I should say iced snow . I may see grass by June if I'm lucky .

Although I have seen the first sign of Spring . The Robin is back :)

A Pipe through the Head

Cavendish , Vt's Favorite True Story

A memorial plaque to one of America's oddest celebrities is bolted to a rock in the tiny town of Cavendish, VT. It commemorates Phineas P. Gage, who, in 1848, had a 3.5-foot-long metal rod blown into his skull, through his brain, and out of the top of his head. That's an interesting story, but what makes it plaqueworthy is that Gage survived. In fact, he never even lost consciousness.
The accident happened on September 13, 1848 at a construction site of the Rutland & Burlington Railroad. Gage, a construction foreman, was unwisely tamping dynamite into a hole with the big iron rod -- it weighed over 13 pounds -- when the explosives ignited, blowing the rod out of the hole and through his head. He was taken to the Cavendish doctor, John Harlow, who plugged the holes in his skull and kept him under observation. Amazingly, Gage was alive, fully conscious, and experienced no lasting physical handicaps. The plaque notes, however, that he was " mentally greatly changed," and that "once an efficient and capable foreman, he was now increasingly erratic, irritable, and profane."
Gage lived for a dozen cuss-filled years afterward. While no longer the model employee, he used his status as a wonder to get out of New England. He had himself displayed as a freak at Barnum's Museum in New York City, drove stagecoaches in Chile, and eventually died in San Francisco of epilepsy -- a brain disorder.
Popular history has it that he carried the iron rod around with him as a cane, although this is not mentioned on the plaque. His body lay in the ground for only seven years before it was dug up. His skull was sent to Dr. Harlow, who in turn donated it to Harvard, which now displays it in a glass case along with Gage's life mask at the Warren Anatomical Museum in Boston, MA. The museum has the iron rod, too, along with a collection of oddities akin to Philadelphia's Mutter Museum and DC's National Museum of Health and Medicine.
http://www.roadsideamerica.com/attract/VTCAVgage.html

Old Stuff

Antiques & Collectibles From Vermont

In my spare time I search out great used stuff and antiques . No , I don't dumpster dive . I'm just an over active collector .
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Vermonter's Don't Eat Roadkill

But we do eat Squirrel

When choosing your Squirrel for Roasting , try to get out in the woods and shoot yourself a young one . If that's not possible , look for the older ones . They are easier to catch .Although they are a bit tougher to chew .

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Recipe for Roast Squirrel

Squirrels .........................Salt & Pepper
Salad Oil .........................Onion Juice
Lemon Juice ....................Oil
1 Cup Bread Crumbs .......Brown Stock
Cream .............................Worcestershire Sauce
1 Cup button.................... Paprika
mushrooms

Dress as directed . ( Email for Details ). Remove the head and tails if desired .Clean thoroughly .Cover with salad oil and lemon juice . Let stand on a platter for 1 hour .
Soak bread crumbs in cream , add mushrooms , pepper , salt and onion juice .
Stuff each Squirrel with this mixture , sew and truss .
Place in dripping dish , partly cover with brown stock .
Roast in Moderate oven for a long time .
When the Squirrels are well roasted make a gravy out of the drippings .

Serve with mashed potatoes and dandelion greens .

Taken from : American Woman's Cookbook . 1938