Carolyn Davidson HicksLiving Memories

That is so messed up! Yet, I love buscuit in my gravy! Let me tell you why. When I was around 16, my mom dicided it was time I learned to make gravy.

She said she had to hang cloths on the clothsline. So she directed me to start the process. She yelled from outside to put lard in the cast iron skillet. Heat just before it smokes hot and add flour. I did. Stirred. Got worried. Mom! It’s turning brown. Then add the milk and water I mixed up!!! she yelled. I did and stirred and stirred and stirred. My God! Mom, I replied. I just made gravy…

So, I dropped a biscuit in my gravy!!!

Aggie was a Full blooded Cherokee Indian

“When Kentucky was first being settled, emigrants from either
North Carolina or Tennessee, headed by a man named Cornett,
reached the Kentucky River late one evening. They decided to
make camp and wait until daylight before crossing the river.
They had wives, children, livestock and equipment with them.
After supper they were sitting around their campfire talking,
when Indians dashed into camp and captured two of the little
girls. Three of the white men saddled horses and went after the
Indians. Late in the night they caught up with the Indians, who
were not expecting pursuit and had made camp. The men advanced
near enough to see the girls asleep on pallets near the fire.
Each man agreed to dash in and grab one of the girls. This they
did and got away without a fight. When they came to their own
camp the men discovered that they had also captured a little
Indian girl. The next morning after crossing the river, the
emigrants decided to keep the Indian girl. Mr. Cornett agreed
to take her and raise her.

more details coming soon…. To find out more about me, my ancestry.com username for search is carolyndavidson1955!

John Henry Davidson
Parents: Henry Davidson & Essie Napier Baker Birth: 20 June 1933
Death: 17 September 1973
Charlestown, Clark, In, USA

Alice Collins
Parents: Eli Collins & Martha Parker Birth: 25 Feb 1934
Leslie, Kentucky
Death:

Name: Carolyn Davidson
Date of Birth: 19 Mar 1955
County: Leslie
Mother’s Name: Alice Collins
Volume Number: 038
Certificate Number: 18771
Volume Year: 1955
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Source Information:
Ancestry.com. Kentucky Birth Index, 1911-1999 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006. Original data: Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives. Kentucky Birth, Marriage, and Death Databases: Births 1911-1999. Frankfort, Kentucky: Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives.

Description:
This database is an index to births recorded in the U.S. state of Kentucky between 1911 and 1999. Information contained in this index includes the following: name, gender, race, birth date, birthplace, and parents’ names.

Vidalia Onion Quiche

1 cup cracker crumbs (any kind)
5 teaspoon butter, melted
2 1/2 cups of Vidalia onions, thinly sliced
1 teaspoon olive oil
3/4 cup milk
2 eggs, beaten
1/2 cup Swiss cheese, shredded
Salt and Pepper to taste

Crust:

Combine cracker crumbs and melted butter. Press firmly into a 9 inch pie.
Bake at 350°F for 10 minutes.

Filling:

Sauté onions over medium heat in olive oil until translucent.
Spread onions evenly across baked pie crust. Combine milk and eggs; pour over onions. Sprinkle with cheese; season with salt and pepper.

Bake at 350°F for 45 minutes. Remove from oven, and cool 10 minutes before serving.

Potatoes Dauphinoise

Ingredients

1 clove garlic, peeled and crushed
2 tablespoons butter, softened
3/4 pound potatoes, peeled and thinly sliced (I use a handheld Japanese mandoline that slices them very thin, 1/16 inch or so)
1/2 teaspoon salt
Pepper to taste
1/2 cup heavy cream

Procedure

1. Preheat the oven to 325°F.
2. Rub a shallow 8-inch gratin dish with garlic. Butter generously. Arrange the sliced potatoes in concentric circles (or any old way—it doesn’t really matter), sprinkling with salt and pepper every so often. Pour in the cream and bake 45 minutes, or until the cream has been absorbed and the tops of the potatoes are a deep golden color.

Sleepin’ in Omelette

6 onion rolls
1 cup grated cheddar cheese
1 1/2 sticks butter
1 8 ounce package cream cheese
10 eggs
2 cups milk
1/2 teaspoon dry mustard
dash of cayenne pepper
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon chopped chives

Generously butter 9 x 13 baking dish. Tear onion rolls into chunks. Sprinkle with cheddar cheese, then tear cream cheese into small piece and place over the top. Cut 1 1/2 sticks butter into pats and place over the top. Mix remaining ingredients and pour over the top of the dish. Cover and refrigerate overnight.
The next morning, bake at 325 degrees, covered, for 45 minutes. Then remove foil and continue baking at 350 for 10-15 minutes.

Eat. Faint. Repeat.

Introducting Justin on the left, Chris in the middle and Robert on the right! Lot’s of stories about them coming soon…

October 2007 was a great year! I traveled to Cherokee, NC. Stayed there for a week. I went to a 1740 Cherokee village. More story coming soon…