Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1912-12-13
Directions For Buckwheat Makers
and Eaters.

One of our subscribers asks for de-
tailed information on a burning oues-
tion as follows:
"Please let US know through the
columns of your paper. the best
method of preparing and eating buck
wheat cakes" signed "Marcus S. 3"
Before giving head to this import
ant inquiry it was ascertained that
this citizen, "Marcus 81 had paid
his subscription year in advance,
which fact entities him to voice in
this office. No man, or woman, either.
whose subscription is in arrears has
the right to ask and expect answered,
question. The fact that he uses the
expression, ''your valuable paper, I"
cuts no ice. We have noticed through
q long and torturous attempt "to
fill long felt want" in this COM
munity that deadheads invariably
refer to our publication, as "your
valuable paper" and other endearinp
terms, which are all right as far as
they go, but don't go far enough, or
deep enough, of themselves. But our
friend, Marcus S. is in good standing
and means we'll. so we will do our
best to enlighten him on this great
question, on which we claim to alb
solute authority. Mr.. Wilson may
know how to run great college OIL
even great government, but we'll
bet our last summers hat that he
doesn't know how to deal with a
question like this, and hence he
doesn't know much as we do, which
is matter of some Importance.
However, one man doesn't know il
all. If one man knew everything.
there would be no place in this sec
tion for the other fellow. Somebody
must be ignorant in order to give
teachers job. Somebody must be
weak that there be use for strength.
Some must be sad and sorrowful that
an opportunity for drying tears be
given to the people who deal ir
pocket andkerchiefs. If there had
been no wars there would have beer
no Florence Nightingales or Clara
Bartons, etc. and so on ad infinitum.
ms the poet says. And so, if every.
body knew about batter cakes this in.
quiry above would never have been
made, and this erudite, lucid and i'm
mortal article would never have been
written. But, this is depression and
1 must come to the main business of
the evening. and reply to the cues
ton of the buckwheat cake inquiry.
In the first place, Mark, it is
necessary that you should have the
buckwheat. Get buckwheat, dear
friend, honestly if you can, but get
buckwheat! Special emphasis is put
here. To eat imaginary buckwheat
cakes Is very unsatisfactory employ
ment. We have tried it. "That is
all in your eye" may be all right
sometimes, but not in this buckwheat
business. Get your buckwheat flou,
first, even if you have to borrow from
your neighbor. And get the real
article, such as is grown in Tazew ell
and ground in Burke's Garden. There
is brand made somewhere and
branded "Buckwheat Flour" which
ID poor substitute. It comes out of
cold storage, and has a tariff append
age, and is disappointment. Avoid
the tin can, grocery store variety.
You want real buckwheat to begin
with. This point cannot be too strong.
ly emphasized. If you buck here in
the beginning just as we'll call off
the game and put on another batter.
Remember, there are several kinds
OF buckwheat. For instance, there is
smooth shaven wheat without
whiskers, and a wheat unshaven. One
variety has whiskers, the other hasn't
one is called smooth wheat and the
other bearded wheat. These are all
right in their place, but no substitute
for huckwheat. You want the wheat
with "buck" in front of it, and
then you are certain of the right
kind of doe, SO to speak. Don't
make mistake. Accept no sub
stitute.
Having completed this important
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