In my grandmother's house, the almanac had a special hook in the kitchen. The book was always hanging there by its specially drilled hole, ready to use as a reference guide. The Old Farmer's Almanac still comes with a hole drilled in the upper left hand corner. Many things have changed over the years but not the weather forecasts or the hole.
I intend to use this calendar to remind me that I can now go to their website at Almanac.com and get tons of farming advice. I have noticed that they even have a Kindle edition. Talk about the old meeting the new!
I know that I will really enjoy my calendar which incidentally has some mighty fine recipes, like Hawaiian Chicken Salad, Green Tomato Pie, Corn and Chicken Chowder and beautiful photography of garden produce that will hopefully make me aim high in my garden this year. As I consider my garden plans for 2012, I may just put on a pot of that chowder and get busy planning.
Funny, but now that you mention it I'm pretty sure Daddy hung his Farmer's Almanac from a hook! I think I may need to go buy a copy myself!
ReplyDeleteYour column brings back memories from Missouri - we had the 'cutest' neighbor who was such a wonderful gardener. He kept all of his Almanacs and he knew so much about fruits, vegetables, flowering plants. For instance, he said potatoes would do their best if planted on St. Patrick's Day. He said it with such authority that it just sounded true! And each year, he'd plant his potatoes on St. Patrick's Day, to get the best results. He did grow some great potatoes and lots of other vegetables too. Thanks for inspiring me, Joanie
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