Mmmmmmmm

My theatre professor told me I need to eat this in Kentucky because it is a local favorite. It's called a hot brown.

The Legendary Hot Brown Recipe

Ingredients (Makes Two Hot Browns):

• 2 oz. Whole Butter
• 2 oz. All Purpose Flour
• 16 oz. Heavy Cream
• 1/2 Cup Pecorino Romano Cheese, Plus 1 Tablespoon for Garnish
• Salt & Pepper to Taste
• 14 oz. Sliced Roasted Turkey Breast
• 2 Slices of Texas Toast (Crust Trimmed)
• 4 slices of Crispy Bacon
• 2 Roma Tomatoes, Sliced in Half
• Paprika
• Parsley

Pine Knob, KY. This is about three hours from Berea. That's a little far, but maybe we can find something equally cool and a little closer? Or day trip? :)

Pre-trip

While preparing to go on the trip we have started to watch movies to learn about the area in Kentucky.  These movies share with us how the people live in Kentucky and how life differs from upstate New York.  While preparing for the trip we are learning about the area where we are staying.  Soon we will be practicing hearing screenings to prepare to screen teh children.  We are all very excited to leave! Only a few weeks left!! 

The pinnacles, exposed bedrock

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Pre- Trip Excitement

The term has just begun and in a little more than two weeks we will be taking off for Berea.  The preparation that we are doing in class is making me very anxious.  Last week over break I read 'My Appalachia' which is a personal memoir by Sidney Saylor Farr.  I found this book to be one of the more interesting books I read for the trip, read it in less then 48 hours.  The best part was being able to connect with what she wrote, because places such as Berea College and the Boone Tavern are places we  have been talking about and soon be seeing. I cannot wait to leave!

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Berea College College

Kentucky Soon Awaits Us!

         The amount of time that is left until we depart for Kentucky is dwindling quickly! We had our first day of class yesterday. We talked about some important information for the trip, and we watched our first informational video on Appalachia. We are all anxious to go, and the videos we are watching are helping us to understand the culture we will see while we are in Kentucky. Ted introduced the blog to us yesterday as well, and I think it is a great way to document our time in the Appalachia region. Our class is from 9-12 everyday until we leave on May 10th. Ted informed us that there is a lot of information to cover before we depart, so the entire three hour time period will be used. We are all excited to head down to Kentucky, and we now just have to make it through these next three weeks on campus.

Kara talked a lot about the hollers yesterday. Here is a picture of one:

Holler

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Hollers of Kentucky

Looked up some hollers in Kentucky. Can't wait!

Kentucky

Only a few more weeks until we go to Kentucky! Going to be quite the experience both for the real hands on experience and also learning about a part of the United States I know little about. Yesterday, we watched a documentary and there was so much I learned in just one day. In many ways Kentucky is a foreign country.

Welcome to EC Appalachia 2012

Welcome to the Elmira College Appalachia 2012 blog!

Hazard, Kentucky

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