Some of us actually, really do, like the smell of horses and their manure! But there are also the more delectable fragrances of: Russian Olive in the Fall..... Gardenias Honeysuckle Viburnum in June Fresh mown anything: grass, hay A plowed field; freshly turned over dirt Mint growing under a leaky faucet Pungent English box Hopewell and West Point Mounds of crab shells in Hampton In very, very early Spring, on balmy nights, there is a soft breeze coming off the Bay that brings its own sweet smell of what? I've never been able to classify the smell; it's just the Bay at peace. The best of all: the smell of the James River on certain, still days....part fish, part oyster, part crab, part pine from the woods, part clay and mud from the river bank. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jean Spradlin-Miller" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2007 9:57 PM Subject: Re: southern tastes and other sesnes? > Barbecue is the first that comes to mind, but everyone is getting into the > act now -- it's a national phenomenon now. > > One scent that always takes me back to my childhood is honeysuckle! > > Jean > >> >> From: David Kiracofe <[log in to unmask]> >> Date: 2007/01/11 Thu PM 06:57:33 EST >> To: [log in to unmask] >> Subject: southern tastes and other sesnes? >> >> My mother always called it "poor horse" (to make fun of Daddy), but we >> all ate it. >> We've all been talking about the tastes of the south (and I guess >> Pennsylvania and Virginia Germans--our Kiracofes came over as George >> III's mercenaries, but stayed around because they found plenty of >> Germans here), what about the smells?: all this talk of ham, and stew >> and panhaus -- we get some pretty distinctive southern smells (don't >> forget collards!). What are some other smells we associate with the >> south? >> >> David >> >> >> David Kiracofe >> History >> Tidewater Community College >> Chesapeake Campus >> 1428 Cedar Road >> Chesapeake, Virginia 23322 >> 757-822-5136 > > To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions > at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html > To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html