That may have been a cozy way to cook in the winter but I wouldn't want to try that in the summer...especially here in North Ga. today. It's blistering hot here.
I hope they had some lemonade around whenever they had to cook like that in the heat.
Posted on 07/06/2002 2:56:20 AM PDT by Snow Bunny
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Molon Labe !!
That may have been a cozy way to cook in the winter but I wouldn't want to try that in the summer...especially here in North Ga. today. It's blistering hot here.
I hope they had some lemonade around whenever they had to cook like that in the heat.
I agree. That person must not have been a Country Music fan.
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There is no such entity as the "State" of Virginia. While generally categorized as a state, Virginia has been the "Commonwealth" since independence from Great Britain. Virginia is first of four states that are commonwealths, to include our daughter Commonwealth of Kentucky, which was formed from Virginia in 1792.
Our first Constitution, adopted on June 29, 1776, directed that "Commissions and Grants shall run, In the Name of the Commonwealth of Virginia, and bear taste by the Governor with the Seal of the Commonwealth annexed." The Secretary of the Commonwealth to this day issues commissions in this manner. Among other references, the Constitution furthermore dictated that criminal indictments were to conclude "against the peace and dignity of the commonwealth."
It is Virginia's Declaration of Rights adopted on June 12, 1776, that sets forth both our rights and philosophy of government. Virginia's founders viewed government as a contract between people who are "created equally free and independent." The underlying theory held that personal sovereignty was given over in order to create a society, which then in turn facilitated individual pursuits. As "all Power is…vested in, and consequently derived from the People," government was created to be the servant of the people.
Of greatest importance, Virginia's founders envisioned that the people would possess certain traits, namely, "a firm Adherence to Justice, Moderation, Temperance, frugality, and Virtue." No concept was more central than that of public or civic virtue. The civically virtuous citizen was self-reliant and self-determinative while recognizing a duty to the general welfare, or common good, of the community. It is the figure of Virtue, standing over the dead body of Tyranny, that dominates the Great Seal of the Commonwealth.
Virginians, as members of the Commonwealth, enjoy a higher degree of sovereignty. The continuing existence of the Commonwealth requires that each citizen be an active participant in government. All citizens must likewise be practitioners of civic virtue, dedicated to conducting themselves in a socially responsible manner.
A state may or may not reflect the will of the people, but a commonwealth simply cannot exist without the people's express consent. The commonwealth is an extraordinary form of government based upon collective genius of its citizens. The Commonwealth is distinguished from, and superior to, a mere state by the greatness of the people of Virginia.
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Virginia wine began when our nation began. Early settlers produced wine at Jamestown in 1609.
Early Virginia wine was produced from native grapes and the next two centuries saw frustrating, unsuccessful attempts to produce a palatable wine.
Thomas Jefferson, credited as being the father of American wine, encouraged Americans to drink wine with meals, served as wine advisor to several American presidents, and selected the first wines to be stocked at The White House.
Between 1800 and the Civil War, a strong wine industry developed but was destroyed by the devastation of so many grapevines during the fierce battles fought on Virginian soil.
Prohibition set back the industry even more and in 1950 there were only 15 acres of grapes in the state. Today, there are more than 2,000 acres of grapes in Virginia.
A revival of Virginia's wine industry came about in the 1960s as the result of an increased national appetite for wine.
One of the most important elements that aided in the growth of the industry was the introduction of the Farm Winery Law of 1980. This legislation provides many agricultural benefits for wineries and allows them to sell at the wholesale and retail levels without additional licenses.
In the 1980s, the commonwealth and the United States Department of Agriculture initiated successful programs through Virginia Tech to help improve the growth and the palatability of Virginia wines. Those have developed into very important viticulture (the study of grapegrowing) and enology (the study of winemaking) programs, which now provide a tremendous amount of service to both new and existing wineries and vineyards.
Today, Virginia has 70 wineries (with more on the way) that offer world class wines and exciting activities for the entire family.
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