Hurricane fun

I doctor mine with sour cream in the batter, and scallions and cheddar. No doubt that’s not approved.
 
Capt MJ said:
The Piggly Wiggly and the A&P were not very sophisticated in those days. Oscar Mayer baloney, something called olive loaf and very bland cheese were about the limit.
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In "those days" country ham was not sophisticated. It was a staple.

Your cornbread recipe proves that you are truly legit. We cook the bacon in the skillet first. and pour off the excess grease before pouring in the batter. I grew up with a grease trap right next to the stove so that bacon grease was always easily accessible. I haven't seen a grease trap in years.

You are evoking wonderful memories.
 
Born and raised in the south...

Mom and Grandma always had the canister of bacon grease on the stove top; used it to fry EVERYTHING!
These days, when I cook bacon, I save the grease in a jar, store it in the frig, and use it for seasoning, especially in green beans, and occasionally as my flour gravy base.
And, yes, cornbread should not be sweet. Totally agree with Capt MJ on that one.
 
Back on topic a bit...

We lived just a few miles from the Potomac River in 1972 when Hurricane Agnes came through (father was stationed at the Pentagon).
Even though a preteen, this experience gave me whole new appreciation of the forces of water. As if traffic was not bad enough in that area, we lost one of the bridges across the river after a barge hit it. Initially both two-lane bridges were closed for inspection for several days.
The most memorable damage was the destruction of an old historic bridge in Occoquan. My father and I fished nearly every weekend just down from the bridge on Occoquan Creek, which connected directly to the ocean. For years, the county/state wanted to replace it with a newer, wider bridge. But, the town did not want to lose the history. When the floods from Hurricane Agnes came through, one huge wave (maybe storm surge or uncontrolled overflow from an upstream dam) settled the debate for good.
 
Doesn’t Occoquan flow into the Potomac, which flows into the Chesapeake which flows into the ocean?
 
LineInTheSand said:
Doesn’t Occoquan flow into the Potomac, which flows into the Chesapeake which flows into the ocean?
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Okay, I guess I should have been a little clearer. What I was trying to convey was (at least in '72), there were no obstructions such as dams or other flow control means between the Occoquan Creek/River and the ocean such that it would rise and fall with the tide. We would watch this while we fished.
 
Capri120 said:
LineInTheSand said:
Doesn’t Occoquan flow into the Potomac, which flows into the Chesapeake which flows into the ocean?
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Okay, I guess I should have been a little more clear. What I was trying to convey was (at least in '72), there were no obstructions such as dams or other flow control means between the Occoquan Creek/River and the ocean such that it would rise and fall with the tide. We would watch this while we fished.[/QUOTE]
Oh, there's a dam on the Occoquan Creek visible from the bridge on 234. Was there a hiway 234 there in 72?
 
Yes, upstream of the town of Occoquan and where we fished.

Capri120 said:
one huge wave (maybe storm surge or uncontrolled overflow from an upstream dam) settled the debate for good.
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Devil Doc, maybe my maps are different from yours, but I do not see where highway 234 even crosses the Occoquan; interstate 95 and highway 1 do, though.
 
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