The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-10-10
prcrN uERF TODAY

BEGlN HERE TO-DAY
Major Sam Need. kindly. indol
ent, lives on a rundown blu'
Cra,. farm with his two orphaned
granddaughter, Caroline Niece
and Katherine Need. called Kate
The Major wastes his money II
drink. :,
Kate is engaged to Morgan
Pr.ntiss, BIZ. when Eve Eiwel
come, home from college, bring
ins visitor, Morgan breaks a
date with Kate to attend a party
given by Eve. Kate forgives him
being much in love, and defends
Kim when Caroline blames him.
The sisters plan to go TO LouiS'
Vile next day with old Zekc'
family servant, to deliver Tour
hams ordered from the Need farm,
Major Need comes home intoNi'
Gated. having spent a mueh-need'
ed S. bill. The girls rely greatly
on Althy. elderly negro cook who
is Zeke's wife.
NOW co ON WITH The STORY
CHAPTER ~
With the strangers slender.
cleaning knife Kate lifted off
bits of gravel ana grass and sliced
me ham SVuarcIy through the mid
die. She mOtioucd Caroline 10 Int
the slice and pass II On.
The man nj the wheel ate the
ham. and as he ate 4 bcatlnc eN-
preston crept across his shutter
ed face. lie called upon 4 deity
in foreign language. tie he!"
out his hand for more.
Kate cut another slice. Caroline
dropped il daintily and dtSdantu.
~ into the outStrctchcd hand.
This program continued unit! S'N
large slices had been cut, tender
ed and grecdily consumed. ~,
Then. What kinda ham Jcall
that
I'VE call it Need Meadows
ham" nate answered. Its named
after our farm" She was mental
IL SubStracting 81 from this
months business.
80 you sell these to some night
club, EN-"
From Caroline'S corner came a
nervous giggle which Nate has
tened 10 drown in words. No,
the PendenniS club isn't n night
club. It's LouiSville'S Oldest club
for men. Our grandfather be-
longed to it for years. The man
agement gives him orders now for
these hams. So do some of the
hotels. Our old colored man
the one you saw this morning
cures the hams. His wife, who's
our cook. bakeS them. My grand
fathers very particular about how
it's done"
Never ate anything like it,"
commented the stranger. ITS not
pink like the delicatessen stuff.
Its this dark color because it's
allowed 20 age" Kate said. "and
because it's had SO many things
done to II.
A few more miles in silence.
Then, from the front seat. Gould
you write down the formula for
me. Miss"
"It's my grandiather'S private
recipe" replied Kate cOldly.
sure. | understand that" said
the man on the front seat. I'm
offerin' to buy it from you"
"Oh," said Kate, and grew
thoughtful.
No doubt the man with the i'm
psrturbable back could read ST.
lences. He drew from his pocket
a fountain pen and a blank en-
velop. Write it," he commanded.
"Put in everything
As he turned again 70 the wheel
Caroline laid j OBTAINING hand on
Rates arm. kate" she whiS-
pered. "You couldn't, You
wouldn't. Gran'dad'S family Sc
cret that's so old and famous"
Kate shook off Caroline's hand.
Her face was set. Her eyes mar
moved. Already she was writing.
Kill your hogs when the
winds from the northwest" she
said aloud as she wrote. al can't
give you details of that" she
paused TO explain, because the
field hands attend 10 il and my
sister and leave home when it
happens"
"Now let's See." she resumed
and began 20 write rapidly. The
two who were listening heard such
SnatcheS as strong tea of red
pepper hcaping tablespoon
saltpeter TO every gallon Of pep
per tea. BaSte pack hams in
salt for six weeks rub with a
pomatum made of New Orleans
molaSSes, black pepper and red.
perfectly blended, three times rs
much black pepper as red =.
hang hams smoke with dry
hickory chips tie up in bags
leaving hanging for two
years" There was a pause.
"Now the cooking" prompted
the man without looking back.