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Mosquito Invasion

Category: Family and Everyday Life | Posted: Mon Nov 06, 2006 1:36 pm

I have never seen the mosquitos this bad. Even the older people are saying this. When we took daily walks in the swamp they did not attack like they are now. No matter what time of the day or night you go out they swarm you by the thousands. I was trying to finish up the grass yesterday and they were attacking me on the riding mower. Usually if any kind of breeze or wind is blowing they go to the woods, not these guys, nothing is deterring them. Of course Mosquito Abatement, which we pay $30 a year for, quite spraying in September. I am calling again today to see if they are going to do something about spraying. They promised us last week, but they never came. We had such a dry summer and wet fall. That is the only reason I can see for them being this bad. I don't want to see a freeze come, but I think that is the only thing that will control them at this point.

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More Cajun Words

Category: Cajun Sayings and Stories | Posted: Mon Nov 06, 2006 3:06 am

Ok folks, these all deal with food.

Cafe au lait (kah-fay oh-lay) coffee with milk, or coffee milk as my Mom called it. We would dip our hot buttered toast into it. We were too young for full strength coffee, so it was served with a lot of milk.

Cochon De Lait (koh-shon-due-lay).it refers to a pig roast, of a suckling pig, slow roasted over an outside fire. The pig is hung over a hickory fire so the fat will drain out and drip into the fire causing the flames to raise again and smoke, thus crisping and flavoring the pigs skin turning it the color of dark honey.

COUCHE COUCHE (koosh-koosh).....a cajun cornmeal cereal, usually eaten with milk and/or syrup.

ETOUFEE (ay-too-fay)....literally means "smothered....a dish of onions, celery, garlic, and green peppers sauteed, in oil or butter, with a roux based sauce. It's usually made with shrimp or crawfish and it too is served over rice.

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A Real Cajun Ghost Story

Category: Cajun Sayings and Stories | Posted: Sun Nov 05, 2006 8:33 pm

I posted a pic of the Ruddock Swamp on the forum side. A lot of people around here know about the Ruddock Swamp ghost, and a lot of people around here have heard the saying, "Don't let the sun go down on you in the Ruddock Swamp." What a lot of people have never had is a real life experience with the swamp ghost. Back before interstates the only way to New Orleans was River Road or La. Hwy. 61, better known as Airline Highway. All of my Mom and Dad's kids where born at the Charity Hospital in New Orleans. My youngest brother was very sick and almost died at birth. He stayed in the hospital until he was 2 years old. Mom stayed with him. That meant a lot of trips for Dad back and forth. We lived about 70 miles away. He always took Airline Highway, because it was the better road. On one of the trips in the early hours of the morning going through Ruddock Swamp he saw a young lady on side of the road. She looked very distressed, so Dad, being the gentleman that he was, stopped to give her a ride. She got in the back seat. I don't remember all the details, but he took her to the next town. She was quiet all the way. When they got to the town he stopped to ask her where she wanted to go, and imagine his surprise when he turned around to the back seat and no one was there. He went to the local police station and told them what had happened. He probably thought they would think him looney tunes, but just the opposite happened. They told him he had an encounter with the Ruddock Swamp ghost. Why she roamed the highways on foggy nights no one knows, and I often wonder if she still does.

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