The Foxfire Book Hog Dressing, Log Cabin

In the late 1960s, Eliot Wigginton and his students created the magazineFoxfirein an effort to record and preserve the traditional folk culture of the Southern Appalachians. This is the original book compilation of Foxfire material which introduces Aunt Arie and her contemporaries and includes log cabin building, hog dressing, snake lore, mountain crafts and food, and "other affairs of plain living."

Founded in 1966, FOXFIRE is a nonprofit education organization. Foxfire's learner-centered, community-based approach is advocated through The Foxfire Museum and Heritage Center and grounded in the Southern Appalachian culture that promotes a sense of place and appreciation of local people and culture as essential educational tools.

Acknowledgments

6

(9)

Introduction

9

(6)

``this is the way I was raised up''

15

(2)

Aunt Arie

17

(14)

Wood

31

(7)

Tools and Skills

38

(15)

Building a Log Cabin

53

(55)

Chimney Building

108

(7)

White Oak Splits

115

(4)

Making a Hamper out of White Oak Splits

119

(4)

Making a Basket out of White Oak Splits

123

(5)

An Old Chair Maker Shows How

128

(11)

Rope, Straw, and Feathers are to Sleep on

139

(3)

A Quilt is Something Human

142

(9)

Soapmaking

151

(8)

Cooking on a Fireplace, Dutch Oven, and Wood Stove

159

(6)

Daniel Manous

165

(2)

Mountain Recipes

167

(7)

Preserving Vegetables

174

(7)

Preserving Fruit

181

(4)

Churning Your Own Butter

185

(4)

Slaughtering Hogs

189

(10)

Curing and Smoking Hog

199

(3)

Recipes for Hog

202

(6)

Weather Signs

208

(4)

Planting by the Signs

212

(16)

The Buzzard and the Dog

228

(2)

Home Remedies

230

(19)

Hunting

249

(15)

Dressing and Cooking Wild Animal Foods

264

(10)

Hunting Tales

274

(15)

Snake Lore

289

(12)

Moonshining as a Fine Art

301

(45)

Faith Healing

346

(23)

Hillard Green

369

(13)

Index of People

382

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The Foxfire Book Hog Dressing, Log Cabin Building, Mountain Crafts and Foods, Planting by the Signs, Snake Lore, Hunting Tales, Faith Healing, Moonshining

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