4rth of July in Nebraska
Amy-Lynn's first home
Lynn-Rae and I partay down with Uncle Sam.
Tea Party attire.
Glamour Pusses, Amy's Mom, Me, and Kerry, her matron of honor.Amy and I traveled out to the land of the corn, milo, and soybean during 4rth of July week. Went to a parade in her old hometown, Blue Hill, Nebraska, met paternal and maternal grandmas and extended family, ate BBQ, set off fireworks (available and exploding everywhere for days) and finally attended a large bridal shower. It was quite a week.A sad and sobering sight was the huge pictures in downtown store windows of their young men and women in the military who have been killed in action. Just a small town in Nebraska and every window was filled.
posted by Junglechina at 7/16/2007 10:47:00 AM
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I think I remember Penn State defeating the Nebraska Cornhuskers in 1994 to win the NCAA College Football National Championship. Go you Nittany Lions. That's about the limit of my Nebraska knowledge.
Things I learned on my trip.Kool-Aid was invented in Hastings, Ne. Everyone has a sprinkler system (residential and of course in the miles and miles of fields) and they rely on a huge aquafer that is underneath the entire state. They treat water like theres a never ending supply. Ranch dressing is the favorite all purpose dip.The corn was not as high as an elephants eye.
Well, did you know that Kool-Aid inventor Edward Perkins also developed Nix-O-Tine, a remedy to help people kick the tobacco habit? Did you know that in Blue Hill, NE, no female wearing a hat that would scare a timid person can be seen eating onions in public? The largest porch swing in the world is located in Hebron, NE and it can sit 25 adults. And Prague, NE is the home of the world's largest kolache festival. Need we say more?
Very interesting Chuckmeister but I believe there is one more thing to be said re Ne. The state has produced a tasty treat called a Runza that is not available elsewhere. A delicious yeasty dough is made and then a filling of ground meat, garlic and cabbage is wrapped up and baked. Of course every culture has its dough wrapped treat but these have gone the way of the fast food hut and yet they taste like REAL food and aren't greasy. You can get BBQ, swiss&mushroom,and chedder Runza, but no vegan, you are in Ne after all.
wat is kolache?
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