The "Big Read", True Grit, number 8 or 9 is spaced out over two months time here in Wallowa County...Plans for this event started over a year ago and the committee works all year to come up with new and innovative programs to keep Wallowa Countyians entertained on these cold January and February days...Yesterdays program went back in time to the making of moonshine and cooking in a dutch oven...Luckily we have our own distillery in Wallowa County, so Dan gave us a tour explaining how he makes whiskey from home grown rye, rum from cane sugar as well as vodka and assorted fruit cordials...After the tour we sipped a little whiskey before going across the street to the Josephy Center and a demo of dutch oven cooking and more tasting...This time it was grass-fed beef grown in the county and sourdough biscuits....So we not only learn about how people lived many years ago but also what is available in our county today and get to visit with our friends and neighbors in the process.
Today is a busy day for me as I have book group this morning, docent the afternoon away at the Josephy Center and Rusty might arrive this afternoon...Dinner will be easy with leftover pork and gravy...Hugs To All...OWAV:)
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