TODAY's CASES:

• Hush Puppy Poem Recipe
• Bill's BBQ Limeade
• Tuck Bar Candy

Hush Puppy Poem Recipe -----Original Message----- From: Sue Sent: Saturday, July 08, 2017 11:16 AM To: phaedrus@hungrybrowser.com Subject: Recipe search: hush puppies poem/recipe My name is Sue Anderson. I am searching for a recipe for hush puppies that was written as a "poem". I put that in quotes because as I remember it was not all rhyming or any consistent meter, but still, roughly, a poem. It was printed in the Greenville Cookbook, which was self-published by the Civic League of Greenville PA in 1971. I used to own the cookbook, but it was damaged, so I took out a few recipes to save but then threw out the rest of it. Now I help with a dog rescue program and we want to do a fund-raiser cookbook. I thought this quirky humorous hush puppy recipe would be good for that type of book, but I have not been able to locate a copy of the book. I found a reference and description at a cookbook search site but it said there are none available at this time. I also looked at humorous recipes, hush puppy recipes, etc. but do not see anything like it. Good luck and thanks in advance for trying. Sue Hello Sue, I had no success at all with this. I cannot find a hushpuppies recipe written as a poem. I cannot find any mention at all of a cookbook named "The Greenville Cookbook." I cannot find any mention of the Greenville, PA Civic League. Not one mention. There is no "Greenville Civic League" on this list of non-profit organizations in Greenville, Pennsylvania: Tax Exempt World There are some clubs referred to as "civic", but they aren't named "Civic League." Your best bet is probably to call the local Greenville, PA public library and ask their help. The local library there might have a copy of that cookbook. If you find a different name for the Greenville organization that published the cookbook, then contact them directly. I will post this request on my site in case one of my readers knows anything about this, but it will be over a month before it appears. Phaed Thanks for your reply. I have one last thing to try. The recipe came from a friend at the time, and I will see if she is on Face Book (or even still alive), in which case she might remember it. It was almost like a rap song, just a jig-along string of words describing how to make hush puppies. Thanks for trying. If I get it I will send it to you. I am a librarian and I enjoy doing these searches. I enjoy it more when I find something! Sue Bill's BBQ Limeade -----Original Message----- From: Pamela Sent: Saturday, July 08, 2017 11:03 PM To: phaedrus@hungrybrowser.com Subject: Bills BBQ pork recipe...Richmond va chain, now closed Hi there. Looking for a recipe for just pork BBQ not cooked in sauce. My name is Pam, and I do not own a restaurant, just loved this BBQ. Thank you! Hi Pamela, Sorry, I had no success with this. You can smoke pork on your charcoal or gas grill/smoker, but Bill's may have used a rub of their own making to coat the pork before cooking. I had no success with Bill's pork, or sauce, or a rub from there. I'll post this for reader input. I did find a copycat recipe for Bill's BBQ limeade. Phaed Bill’s Barbecue Limeade Copycat Restaurant Recipe 5 servings 1 cup fresh lime juice (about 7 limes) 4 cups cold water 1 cup sugar ice cubes lime slices (1 lime) mini juicer Preparation: Combine lime juice and water in a large pitcher. Add sugar; stir until well dissolved. Add more sugar to taste if desired. Pour into glasses with ice cubes. Garnish with one lime slice for each glass. Tuck Bar Candy -----Original Message----- From: Ray Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2017 3:31 PM To: phaedrus@hungrybrowser.com Subject: Tuck Right In! It's been a while, Uncle P., since I wrote, but don't think I don't keep up with your site, although the decline in requests and that they are so often for something one-off, obscure, and a search disappoints--but it's pleasant there are still wins to be had. Anyway, my request is not so much for a recipe, but maybe some information, if any is to be found. I have a long association with the White Mountains--no longer that active, save via computer--and back in the late eighties some boutique, neo-hippie(?) rural folks made something called a Tuckerman Bar--Or "Tuckerman's Bar," or "Tuck's Bar," that was confected in Brownfield, Maine (if memory serves). I think I ate at least one, and it was the usual dense, brown, fruity-nutty thing that cried out "Organic! Natural! Eat me and be absolved!" It was OK, but I think I remained more or less as usual. Tuckermans Ravine (somewhere it lost the possessive apostrophe) is a dramatic former glacial cirque on the side of Mount Washington (NH), where the last snow east of the Mississippi (in the U.S.) lingers--formerly to August, but now in this climate warming world, only to July, usually. So, the product made locally (Brownfield is just across the NH/ME border), but probably not for nearly thirty years--unless it STILL is to be had, but I think I recall its short life. Any info? Ray Hi Ray, Good to hear from you. I hope you're doing well. Tuckerman's Ravine is a notable skiing area. I can't find anything at all about a candy made in either New Hampshire or Maine, including Brownfield, named "Tuck's" or "Tucker's" or "Tuckerman's", except for Tuck's Candy in Rockport, Maine. However, that store was founded by twins Walter & George Tuck in 1929 and appears to have been in Rockport throughout its existence. Pre-Internet things are often extremely difficult to find anything about. I suspect you are right. It was likely a local thing, made by a family in the area, and had limited distribution. If anything occurs to me, I will look some more. Phaed About the note I wrote about "Tuck Bars," or however they were termed--I wrote a friend who actually lived close to the manufacture source, a rural community/commune just over the border from NH in what is Brownfield Maine, and her reminiscence (from ca. 1988) was: OK, Tuck Bars: I think they originated with our neighbor, Vinnie. He had the "Sunflower Farm" pizza truck that frequented fairs like the Common Ground Fair and the Fryeburg Fair. He employed a bevvy of New Zealand beauties to work his food truck and gardens each summer but then I think one year, they got raided at a fair for not having proper documentation. They were always great people, lively and kind bunch, we visited with them a little bit sometimes, one was named Claire, I remember one was a Maori. They explained that they were "interning" with Vinnie because it was next to impossible to own land and farm in New Zealand so this was a way to learn and gain skills while they saved enough $$ to be able to buy highly coveted NZ farmland. Currently, Grandy Oats granola is based out of Brownfield. Vinny also made and sold granola back when we were there and I wonder if early on, Grandy Oats might have bought his business, or might at least be familiar with Tuck Bars.