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 From: Homespun Living

 

1 1/2 c. flour
1 c. rolled oats
1/2 c. packed brown sugar
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
5 tbs butter
1/2 c. golden raisins {or sometimes I use craisins or dried cherries}
2/3 c. buttermilk
1 large egg

Combine flour, oats, brown sugar, baking powder, & salt. Cut in butter {I use my food processor} until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Fold in raisins. Beat together buttermilk & egg, and stir into flour mixture til just blended. Press dough into a buttered 8-inch round pan. With knife, score top into 8 wedges. Bake 18 - 20 minutes in a 400 degree F. oven. Cool in pan on rack for 10 - 15 minutes. Serve warm.

From Michael Weishan http://www.michaelweishan.com/index.html

 

The Indian method of planting was completely different from the European way, as the Native American system managed to take from the land without polluting or depleting it, demanded much less work, and produced much greater harvests. I was fascinated to learn about this ancient tradition at the Wampanog village at Plimoth Plantation. Not only is their system extremely clever, in that it incorporates the best aspects of what we would today call "companion planting," but it also produces a highly balanced and nutritious crop of beans, corn and squash, all from the same square-foot mound and without chemicals.

Small garden owners take note: If you have always wanted to grow corn in your garden but avoided it because it would take up too much room, try this: You'll be happy you did.

First, dig a 6-inch deep hole and throw in a dead fish or several fish heads. (Fish emulsion fertilizer will work well enough for the fish-less, though I must say, having tried it both ways, the real thing works better). Cover up the fish (or fertilizer) and form a mound about 5 inches high. Make as many mounds as you wish and space these about 3 feet apart. Plant your corn in the center of the mound. Modern varieties may be used, but you may want to experiment with some of the interesting heirloom types now available. When the corn has reached hand-height, plant pole beans (any variety of climbing beans will do) immediately around the corn, and then plant squash around the outside of the mound. Now here's the neat part: You have just planted a perfectly balanced miniature habitat. As the corn grows taller and takes nitrogen from the soil, the beans, which add nitrogen to the soil, use the bare lower stalks of the corn as a natural trellis. In the meantime, the prickly-haired, large-leaved squash (or watermelons, or pumpkins - all were traditionally grown) happily spreads out along the ground from the base of the mound, keeping the soil naturally moist and shaded, preventing the growth of extraneous weeds and discouraging animals (and children) with their scratchy leaves. By autumn, you'll have a rich harvest of corn, squash and beans and an enriched garden, all from a single 2,000-year-old tip. What more could you ask?