Apple Bundt Cake My Great Grandmother, Arizona Henry, knew what to do with those old mealy apples stored in our root cellar. She would bake several apple bundt cakes to share with the neighbors. She liked hers with caramel glaze. Apples become mealy about this time of year. Mealy apples[Read More…]
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Italy, Bosnia & Taiwan take top bottled water awards at 2023 Water Tasting
Judges for the Berkeley Springs International Water Tasting awarded top honors to waters from around the world on Saturday, February 25 during an award ceremony at The Country Inn. The ceremony closed the 33rd annual festival, which was a two-day event in Berkeley Springs. Five continents had waters among the[Read More…]
It’s Stacy: Healthy Eats — Potato, corn & ham soup
Potato, Corn, and Ham Soup My Great Grandmother, Arizona Henry, would use potatoes from the root cellar to make different kinds of potato soups. My favorite was the one she made with corn and ham. We spent many hot summer days shucking and cutting corn off the cob, putting it[Read More…]
Hancock Arts Council to host Free Variety Show Sunday, February 26
The Hancock Arts Council is hosting a free entertainment show at the Hancock Town Hall on Sunday, February 26. The event is open to the public and begins at 2 p.m. A wide range of acts will be performing, including: belly dancers, marimba, singing cats, Celtic fiddle w/bagpipes, The Ukeclectric[Read More…]
George Washington: A Young Man Makes His Way
Editor’s note: The late John Douglas, who was editor of The Morgan Messenger for 38 years, was a local expert on George Washington’s movements through this area as a young surveyor and later as he established himself as a colonial leader. John’s articles in The Messenger about the subject were[Read More…]
Student and family strive to raise awareness about rare genetic disease
by Kate Evans Berkeley Springs High School senior Rachel Nuckles has struggled with the challenges of living with what doctors thought was cerebral palsy since she was around age one. When two neurologists weren’t sure that was her correct diagnosis, Nuckles had genetic testing done in 2021 that indicated she[Read More…]
Berkeley Springs to host 33rd annual International Water Tasting, with public seminars & awards
The Berkeley Springs International Water Tasting will include waters from fourteen countries, and states from California to Florida on Saturday, February 25. Held at The Country Inn in Berkeley Springs, it is the largest and longest running water tasting in the world. Tasting of municipal waters, followed by purified drinking[Read More…]
Why Water Tasting Matters to YOU: The facts and the fun!
by Jill Klein Rone, producer of Berkeley Springs International Water TastingBerkeley Springs International Water Tasting is being held at The Country Inn on Friday, February 24 & Saturday, February 25, 2023 Why does the Water Tasting matter? This is a question that gets asked over and over. “Sure, water tasting[Read More…]
Timeless love songs are classic soundtrack of Valentine’s Day
by Kate Evans With Valentine’s Day coming up, here are some classic love songs to put on that playlist to get in the mood with your special someone, or enjoy on your own. Modern music offers a lot of new choices, but these classic tunes are a timeless soundtrack for[Read More…]
Behold the Holz Housen: Stacking in the round
by Lisa Schauer About a dozen mysterious beehive-shaped wooden structures stand in a quiet meadow facing Sleepy Creek Mountain. Each sturdy cylinder is over six feet high, lifted off the ground by a horizontal ring of cordwood, and topped by a sloped roof made of bark. On closer inspection,[Read More…]
