Summer Farmers’ Markets: A Family Affair...
Behind the card table sits Miss Betty. Standing proudly next to her are two young boys with their buzz cuts summer short. “No dear,” she patiently and proudly explains to me when I asked if the boys were her grandsons. “They are my great grandsons.” Jars upon jars of fresh jams and preserves, from her own fruit trees and bushes, stand before her. They are preciously lined up like little toy soldiers. Next to the rows of figs, peaches, blueberries and pears are more mason jars. These are filled with a variety of interesting pickles made from veggies fresh from Miss Betty’s garden .. tomatoes infused with cinnamon, spicy cucumbers and of course, southern choux choux (mixed veggies). Which to choose is my dilemma. A few weeks ago I was driving by a church, not far from...
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