Ancelet’s
Cajun Market makes some of the best cracklings around. The trick is to get
there before they run out. Wednesday is the day to get them. If you are a big
fan, I apologize for letting others know. Now you may have more competition.
Treat yourself to a little paper sack full, and check out their other delicious
offerings.
Cajun Hertage
Festival – Get ready to
pass a good time in the Cajun Capital of Texas. The next Cajun Heritage
Festival rolls into Port Arthur on April 4. The bands, the food and the dancing
is booked for the Robert A. “Bob” Bowers Civic Center and you don’t want to
miss it. Cajun Sounds Internet Live is the host and they always have fun ready
for the whole family, including the kids. Get your tickets at www.csir.live
Depression Eats
“Don’t
throw it away, it’s still good!” My dad lived through the Depression and he
saved bags, jars and rubber bands, just as described in a cookbook my friend
Missy passed to me. “Depression Era Recipes” offers some recipes and tips that
folk back in the day used to round out the budget. Some recipes sound delicious
and we still love them today. Other’s sound “out of place” in a world of
drive-throughs and home delivery.
Entries
include: Eggs in Prison, How to Render Lard, Oatmeal Sticks, Good Cake Without
Frosting, Prune Whip and Dyspeptic Bread.
Surprises
included:
·
Stuffed
Roast Racoon started with ingredients of sweet potatoes and raisins and apples.
The final ingredient was really a “young racoon.” It’s not a dessert. It’s
stuffed and sewn shut.
·
Stuffed
Calf’s Heart includes pineapple juice. Tropical touch?
·
Oysters
and oxtails were considered budget items. Now they high-dollar delicacies!
·
Liver
Pudding. Not going there.
Finally,
here are some tips that you may not find on Pinterest!
Hair setting
Lotion
1 cup flax seed
3 cups water
Simmer seeds and water together for a few minutes. Strain and thin to desired consistency.
Vinegar Hair
Rinse
1 tablespoon cider
vinegar
1 quart water
Mix together. After
shampooing, use as a final rinse to make your hair shine.
Darragh Doiron is a Port
Arthur area foodie savoring all things Cajun. Share your family faves with her
via panews@panews.com.
