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| Long, red cayenne peppers drying in the sun |
She passed around a basket full of different kinds of spices and asked us each to choose one. "Let's spice up ECA this year," said Cheryl Beck, Jackson Co. North Carolina Extension and Community Association, Inc. (ECA) Agent who led our planning meeting on Nov. 2. She explained as we made our various choices a little bit about each spice. Cumin dates back to Old Testament times. It comes from the parsley family and can be used in meat and poultry dishes. Cinnamon was originally used in love potions, and has now been discovered to have many benefits including stimulation of weight loss. Pepper was once rare and valuable. People took great risks to find it. It stimulates gastric juice and is also the main ingredient in capzasin, an arthritis treatment. Paprika is made from sweet, red peppers and can be used in most anything, not just as garnish. Oregano is Greek for joy of the mountains. It is easily grown in these parts.
We have made plans for an exciting new year. Our meetings will continue on the first Tuesday night of the month at 7 p.m. We are still congregating at the fellowship hall at the Tuckasegee Wesleyan Church up on the hill. To see our schedule, look at the sidebar to the right. These plans are not set in stone, however. We may change our minds and tweak the schedule a bit, but we'll be sure to let you know here on the blog in plenty of time to adjust your plans. We are looking for new members to join the fun and fellowship. Come join us at our first meeting on Tuesday, January 4, where we will meet Rob Hawks, the director of ECA.
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