Many of the Cross Creek, Florida friends Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings wrote about in her book “Cross Creek” are buried in the Antioch Cemetery near Island Grove, FL just east of Cross Creek. James M. Stephens has written what he thinks many of those friends would say about themselves and their relationship with the late Pulitzer-Prize-winning […]
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Okra A la Cross Creek:Have ready boiling, lightly salted water. Choose only tiny very young fresh okra pods. Wash. Do not cut off the stem end, as you trust me. Drop whole pods in rapidly boiling water and boil exactly seven minutes from the time the water resumes its boiling. Not a moment longer. Drain quickly. Arrange […]
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The summer garden is winding down, with mostly 8-ft tall zinnias and lots of butterflies. Visit with our dedicated volunteers and staff who have brought back several of the heirloom vegetable varieties.
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In addition to the chickens, the farm now has 18 new mallard ducklings.
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Mango Ice Cream 3 cups sieved mangos 1 cup chilled boiled custard (from MKR’s Floating Island recipe, included below) ¾ cup sugar Juice of 1 to 1 ½ lemons 2 cups heavy cream To make custard: Scald 2 cups of rich whole milk in a double boiler. Add 3 lightly beaten egg yolks, ½ […]
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