The following article addresses how to avoid being the unwilling victim of a potentially serious illness which is caused by not porperly treating those very precious materials which we are occasionally fortunate to acquire by sometimes extraordinary means. I have tried to present it in an entertaining fashion, but the point I am trying to make is a very serious one. If you enjoy the Colonel, I will ask him to do articles for us in the future.

HOWDYYYYY FOLKS!!!

This here's Colonel Cinders from Woodhole, KY. Locayted just North/South of the Dixon/Mason line.

No! I am not related to that fried chicken guy. Down hyar in Wildcat (University of Ky.) country, our prioriteees are Basketball, Fishin', Drinkin', and church goin'. Definately in that order.

Fishin' season comes right after basketball season ends (God and Adolph Rupp arranged it that way). We git most of our feathers and furs by shootin' 'em, or by findin' 'em layin' by the roadside (Roadkill).

If'n yar not careful, ya'll can git mighty sick from them thar critters. The followin' is my way of avoiding the strange illnesses that occur from "not knowin' whut yar doin"'.

I'm not too partial to skinnin', so's the first thing I do is put the critter in a plastic bag and plce it in my freezer for about a day. Then I take it out and pluck it. i put the feathers in one of them thar lingerie bags that teh missus uses to warsh her frilly things in. Then I soak 'em in hot water using a mild detergent such as Dawn dish warshin' soap for about 45 minutes This kills most of the pesky lil' critters that like to hang 'round.

Next I put the bag of feathers in the chothes dryer along with one of them thar fabric softener sheets and run it till they dry. Leaves 'em real nice & fluffy.

Last but not least, I git myself a large glass jar and I put the feathers and eight to ten moth balls in. I let this sit fer about a week. I ain't had none of those pesky little critters survive yet. Howsomever, ya"ll cain't be too keerful, so's ya might wanna keep 'em in the glass jar permanently. Did I spell thet currectly? I nevr em shur.

If you don't want to keep 'em in a jar, use a zip-lock bag. You never know where that bird has been.

Now som of you may have heard of BURGOO! Next to RED EYE GRAVY & BISCUITS, it's the most common dish in Kentucky.

The main ingredient of Burgoo is ROADKILL! Anybody interested in the recipe for Burgoo, write me at:

Colonel Cinders
Over Yonder Holler
Woodhole, Kentucky 69696