“Made a batch of yummy spiced apples! Thank you for the recipe!” — Ron Regehr, StateoftheOzarks Subscriber Spiced Crabapples (Makes about 6 pint jars)1 cinnamon stick, broken into pieces1 tablespoon whole allspice1 tablespoon whole cloves4 1/2 cups granulated sugar3 cups water2 1/2 cups white vinegar8 cups stemmed crabapples, pricked with a fork1. Tie cinnamon stick pieces,…
PLATE 1. Miller’s Bluff, Bourbeuse River Aunt Pena by Dale Grubaugh My great Aunt Pena [Peenee] Ringhiesen Stovall wasn’t my great aunt when I first met her. She lived on the Bourbeuse River near the old Hog Trough Bridge in Gasconade County, Missouri, and was a neighbor to my Uncle Sidney and Aunt Mildred. As…
(PLATE 1, above)”That’s me and old Mickey. He was about 15 when I moved to Neosho and I took him with me and kept him in the garage there. Came in one night and old Mickey wasn’t in there. I spent several days hunting for him but I never found him. Went off and died…
Josh Huxtable Missouri native Josh Huxtable grew up in Liberty, Winston, Gallatin and Humansville, Missouri. A certified nurses aid and certified medication technician, Josh loves “helping people” and is an avid writer, both of prose poetry and songs. “StateoftheOzarks feels like family. I’m interested in the festivals, the events, but everyone is so nice. It…
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“Rings are probably the most fun thing to make in jewelry,” says master jeweler Jeff Loehr. “Everybody wears them and you have so much range. I’ve made tiny little bands to two-finger rings! You can do anything on a ring! Jeff invites you to stop by the shop or give him a call, always encouraging…
PLATE 1. Talking Rocks Cavern opens into an underground fairyland. Talking Rocks Cavern (Fairy Cave) by Joshua Heston The history of the ages often collides with our old-time pioneer and hillbilly memories here in the Ozarks. Such was a day back in 1883 when two boys went rabbit hunting in the steep and rocky hills…
Plate 1 (above) The Mysterious Gillioz by Joshua Heston Heat waves shimmered across the asphalt. Alleyway trees, mostly ailanthus and catalpa, quivered against the rare breeze. Midday streets were nearly empty as the collective of Springfield business folk braced themselves against yet another scorching August day. Downtown Springfield, Missouri. Just another medium-sized city in America,…
Clint Lacy, Author Clint Lacy is a life long resident of Missouri. He resides in the Eastern Ozarks foothills of Southeast Missouri. He is an independent writer who has been published in both mainstream and independent newspapers and magazines. In 2015 he released his first book “Blood in the Ozarks: Union War Crimes Against Southern Sympathizers…
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