Entries by Sandy

Country Onion Pie

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One of my favorite recipes of all time is from a long time friend, Daniel Thompson. He gave me this recipe when I lived in Medina. Because I am very sentimental about Daniel I have taken a photo of it in his handwriting to share as well.

Undercutting the onions

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Onions roots grow just below the surface on the dirt and and before they are harvested they need to be undercut. That is the process of lifting the onions out of the dirt and laying them back down. This process is usually done when the onion tops have started to dry down and the growing […]

What is Muck dirt?

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Muck is a soil made up of humus from drained swampland. In the fall of 1936, Barre Wood and Vincent DeZetter purchased the 600 acres from individual owners and started to clear the swamp at the end of Bean Station Road. After the swamp was partial cleared and drained, what remained was a rich, black […]