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Tea, Honey and Lemon--and just a very, very small adding of Alum--like punch the end of a toothpick in Alum and stir it in-Dad cured my sore throat--many times--:)

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'Time 'O 'Tha Year--Russian Tea--a La ,Ax.Make a half gallon--

Tea--your choice strong or mild--make on stove do not boil--simmer.If you boil=bitter.

In a seperate pot combine juice and pulp of two lemons,(Sometimes I put in Oranges) pint of water two cloves, half tsp of Cinnamon, --heat up and simmer--This your "Essence"--keep some seperate --I pour some essence in a mug, and steaming tea on top of it--

After tea is done add the Essence--and simmer--you canstrain--but I like all that good stuf in my mug--

Optional--Three Fingers of favorite spirits added.

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For sore throat...old folks here made a tea from goldenseal root...get a good mouth full and gargle...tried it one time...nasty to say the least...but it did help.

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Oh, Boy--the times when the cure was worse than the malady.:)

Mook,

Down at the "House" G'Fathers property--paved road in front-legally I own half of it--:),All entrances to Hardspat Hollow Mines (Pratt Seam and "Nickle Plate" Coal) have been blocked off, (Spent the best of my youth up there , me and Fritz) the creek and flood plain ground up for grabs, borders the only access road--

Hmmm--down to the courthouse to pick up flood plain, back taxed property--wouldn't do it otherwise than memories--Part 1.

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Part 2.

There is much 'Sang on those side hills--the old bathouse is still there , the mines,part of the tipple,water tank up on the hill above the tipple.

Bream,Bass all in the creeks up there--Copperheads and Moccasons--by the "Bucket Fulls"---My 'Kinda Weekend"--;):)

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Seen any of these down your way Ax ? 36 inch auger holes...found some 72 inch auger holes as well...need to go back and take some pic's of those.

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i7...root/025-6.jpg

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Yesterday--

Out on the deck--Took a pic , or so--

'Missus wanted to learn Chess--the set is glass, but the 'Blacks " were Frosted , snd confused matters---Soooo--pic #2--Good Krylon Enamel --;)

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I might Add, that , in case, some become interested in the game--1st move--Sicilian Defense, one pawn, to the right and forward-

WP -E4
BP-C5--;):)

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I might Add, that , in case, some become interested in the game--1st move--Sicilian Defense, one pawn, to the right and forward-

Wp -E4
BP-C5--;):)

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Gads, no--Thanks for pics--new one on me--
Most here were hand dug,some machinery, I could make a home out of one of those (Auger) in a minute--is it for sale--;):)--My 'Kinda Place.

Re:"Hardspat", Al--after I got out of the Army, some decades later I went back up the Hollow in the fall, passed by "Hookworm"--G'Pa named it because one had to Lie Down and "Hook It"--He and G'Uncle told the engineers it had a Mudslip- in it--First rain, down Hookworm came--:D

Come on down--we'll go to "Hardspat"--much solace--Ax.