Hillbillies True wilderness survival.
This is a story of a people who really knew wilderness survival in Appalachia.
hillbilly is a word for a people who were mountian folk.
in puerto rico they are called jibaro . people who came mostly from scotch-irish decent
some german many married with native american annt still share a rich and proud heritage
of their ancestors. many brought recipies from the old country to distill the spirits we enjoy today.
names like Jack Daniels,jim beam.early times, popcorn suttons moonshine .In fact Nascar was
born out of the moonshine runners of the 20,s and 30,s. BBQ as we know it today began in the
south. people were there own herbalist with some being grey witches who had an emense knowledge
of local plants to cure and heal.today many still collect plants and make a living at it. they made their own
rifles and powder,furniture ever hear of Thomasville,NC. people who lived in constant hardship
yet never forgot how to enjoy life to it,s fullest amidst it all. they built their own musical intruments,
gardened ,hunted fished,trapped,tanned hides,they were wood carvers, and many other things as well
much knowledge was gained as well from native americans who became part of the legecy in Mountain culture.
a strong and enduring people. the FoxFire books were about these very people. so next time you eat some
pulled pork bbq or sip some fine spirits think of the history behind it all.
