By Robert C. O'Brien
Is an individual out there?
Ann Burden is 16 years previous and entirely by myself. the area as she as soon as knew it truly is long past, ravaged by means of a nuclear conflict that has taken every body from her. For the earlier yr, she has lived in a distant valley without proof of the other survivors.
however the smoke from campfire shatters Ann's solitude. another individual continues to be alive and making his method towards the valley. who's this guy? What does he wish? Can he be depended on? either excited and terrified, Ann quickly realizes there is worse issues than being the final individual on the earth.
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ENEMIES Bees are subject to a host of diseases and natural enemies, all of which mountain people responded to as best they knew how. Some were harder to deal with than others. Skunks sometimes parked themselves in front of hives and gobbled the bees whole as they flew out. Bears were addicted to the honey. As Esco said, "A bear'll sure rob a beehive. " And just recently a bear overturned and destroyed a group of Elb's hives on Patterson Gap. The only remedy they knew for that was to fence in the hives.
Season with salt and pepper. * Baked nettles: cook nettles a long time. Strain off liquid. Chop fine. Add ground beef, rice, and seasoning. Bake at low heat until firm. Dock {Rumex crispa) (family Polygonaceae) (pike plant, curled dock, yellow dock, white dock) Dock is a common weed that grows in fields, yards, and around barns. It is about knee-high, and has leaves six to eight inches long. Leaves have crinkled edges. Flowers appear in a green spike in May and June, followed by seeds that turn dark brown and look like tobacco.
Strain through cheesecloth. Add three pounds of sugar (about seven cups) and bring to a rolling boil. Add one bottle liquid pectin. Cook, stirring, one more minute. Pour in glasses. Jelly should harden in three to four hours. Pigweed (Amaranthus hybridus) (family Amaranthaceae) (red-root pigweed, careless weed, soldier weed, wild beets) Pigweed is an annual, one to eight feet tall, found in waste places everywhere. Like most of our common weeds, it is a native of Europe. Opposite, oval leaves are often tinged with red, and stems and 66 FOXFIRE 2 PLATE 34 Pigweed roots are bright red.