Index Almanac, 14Animal and animal care, 8, 27, 32, 33, 41, 59, 144, 148, 177Apple Bread Stuffin, 80BaconBacon, Eggs, and Rice, 130, 131Beenyah''s Seafood Fried Rice, 143Broken Blue Crab Stew, 86, 87Crab, Okra, and Tomato Stew, 96Fuskie Favorite Red Rice with Sausage and Beef, 138, 139Fuskie Fried Crab and Shrimp Rice, 134, 135Stuffin Yo Turkey Breast, 58Twice-Baked Potatoes, 119Baked Squash and Zucchini, 117Bake Em Duck, 41Bake Pork Chops with Apple Bread Stuffin, 80Basil, Tomato, Okra, and, 115Beans. See Lima beans; String beansBeefBeenyah Soul Pot Roast with Potatoes, Carrots, and Peas, 65Blossom Beef Rump Roast with Gravy, 67Braised Beef Short Ribs and Baby Carrots, 70Country Fried Steak with Brown Gravy, 68, 69Down Yondah Beef and Rice, 142Ol'' Fashion Stew Beef with Lima Beans, Peas, and Carrots, 60, 61Southern Smuttered Liver and Onion, 76Yondah Beef Stew with Corn and Sweet Peas, 64Beef stock: Yondah Beef Stew with Corn and Sweet Peas, 64Beenyah Oxtail, Tomato, and Okra, 74, 75Beenyah Soul Pot Roast with Potatoes, Carrots, and Peas, 65Beenyah''s Seafood Fried Rice, 143Belly-Fillin Carolina Country Boil, 84, 85Benjie''s Point, 83Bentley, Charlie (great-grandfather), 94, 171Bentley, Sally (Sarah) Williams (great-grandmother), 94, 171Bigotry, 122-23Birthdays, 147-48Blackberry Dumplins, 150, 151Black-Eyed Peas with Okra, 116Bloodlines, 73Bloody Point, 83, 118Blossom Beef Rump Roast with Gravy, 67Blueberry Pound Cake, 166, 167Blue crab, 90. See also CrabmeatBelly-Fillin Carolina Country Boil, 84, 85Broken Blue Crab Stew, 86, 87Island Fried Garlic Blue Crabs, 102picking, 97Bluffton, South Carolina, 8, 39, 94, 173Bluffton Oyster Company, 94Braised Beef Short Ribs and Baby Carrots, 70Broccoli, Cauliflower, and Carrots, Grilled, 112, 113Broken Blue Crab Stew, 86, 87Bull Island, 100Burger, Fuskie Shrimp and Blue Crab, 88, 89Bush, Amarion, (grandchild), 172Bush, Savion (grandchild), 172Bush, Thomas Morris (son), 172Bush, Treveon (grandhchild), 172Bush-Bonaparte, Desmond (grandchild), 172Bush-Bonaparte, Jaquasha Anreona (grandchild), 172Buttered Sweet Peas and Carrots, 111Cabbage, 103Collard Greens & Cabbage with Smoke Neck Bones, 124, 125Creamy Fresh Coleslaw, 22Sautéed Cabbage with Sweet Onion, 110Calibogue Sound, 24, 122Cantaloupe, 103CarrotsBaked Squash and Zucchini, 117Beenyah Soul Pot Roast with Potatoes, Carrots, and Peas, 65Braised Beef Short Ribs and Baby Carrots, 70Buttered Sweet Peas and Carrots, 111Carrot, Raisin, and Pineapple Sallet, 21Creamy Fresh Coleslaw, 22Grilled Broccoli, Cauliflower, and Carrots, 112, 113Ol'' Fashion Stew Beef with Lima Beans, Peas, and Carrots, 60, 61Sallie''s Honey-Glazed Carrots, 111Cast nets, 100-101Cauliflower, Broccoli, and Carrots, Grilled, 112, 113CeleryApple Bread Stuffin, 80Comeya Choice Bake Turkey Legs, 52, 53Country Stew Chicken with Vegetables, 36, 37Cranberry Turkey Sallet, 23Down-Home Red Tada Sallet, 10Fuskie Favorite Red Rice with Sausage and Beef, 138, 139Fuskie Fried Crab and Shrimp Rice, 134, 135Grandmomma''s Seafood Gumbo, 93Half-Stew, Half-Bake Duck, 46Momma''s Smuttered Pork Spare Ribs, 78, 79Ol'' Fashion Stew Beef with Lima Beans, Peas, and Carrots, 60, 61Ova Dah Seafood Sallet, 16Pecan Daufuskie Chicken Sallet, 25Southern Smuttered Fried Chicken, 34, 35Stew Chicken and Rice, 132Stuffin Yo Turkey Breast, 58Yondah Beef Stew with Corn and Sweet Peas, 64Cheddar cheese: Twice-Baked Potatoes, 119CheeseCheddar, 119Hog head, 148ChickenCountry Stew Chicken with Vegetables, 36, 37Gullah Chicken Gumbo, 30, 31Honey Fried (or Baked) Chicken, 40Island Pineapple and Coconut Chicken, 28Mango Chicken, 29(Oh My Goodness) Orange Chicken, 29Pecan Daufuskie Chicken Sallet, 25Southern Smuttered Fried Chicken, 34, 35Stew Chicken and Rice, 132Chickens, 33. See also Ducks; Turkeyscare of, 27, 32, 33hatching of baby, 32Chicken stockApple Bread Stuffin, 80Country Stew Chicken with Vegetables, 36, 37Cranberry Bake Duck, 47Fresh String Beans with Tomatoes and Potatoes, 108Stew Chicken and Rice, 132Stuffin Yo Turkey Breast, 58Tomato, Corn, Green Lima, and Okra Soup, 106, 107Chitlins, 77, 147Christmas, 148-49Clams, 91Belly-Fillin Carolina Country Boil, 84, 85Grandmomma''s Seafood Gumbo, 93The Club, 133Coastal Grill Bass, 98, 99Coconut, Island Pineapple and, Chicken, 28Coleman, Isiah Lamar (son), 172Coleman, Isiah Lamar, Jr. (grandson), 172Coleman, Ivery (grandchild), 172Collard greens, 103, 147Collard Greens & Cabbage with Smoke Neck Bones, 124, 125Comeya Choice Bake Turkey Legs, 52, 53Conch: Ova Dah Seafood Sallet, 16Conrack (movie), 45Conroy, Pat, ixas teacher, 44-45, 50-51, 134voodoo science and, 50-51Corn, 103Belly-Fillin Carolina Country Boil, 84, 85Country Stew Chicken with Vegetables, 36, 37Grandmomma''s Seafood Gumbo, 93Mixed Vegetable and Rice, 141Ol'' Fashion Stew Beef with Lima Beans, Peas, and Carrots, 60, 61Steamed Fresh Lima Beans and Corn, 109Country Fried Steak with Brown Gravy, 68, 69Country Pear Pie, 161Country Stew Chicken with Vegetables, 36, 37Country stores, remembering, 38-39Crabbing, 83. See also Blue crab; Crabmeatbreaking of shells and, 102Crab boil seasoning: Belly-Fillin Carolina Country Boil, 84, 85Crabmeat. See also Blue crabBeenyah''s Seafood Fried Rice, 143Crab, Okra, and Tomato Stew, 96Fuskie Fried Crab and Shrimp Rice, 134, 135Fuskie Shrimp and Blue Crab Burger, 88, 89Grandmomma''s Seafood Gumbo, 93Lowcountry Crab and Macaroni Sallet, 13Ova Dah Seafood Sallet, 16CranberriesCranberry Bake Duck, 47Cranberry Turkey Sallet, 23Creamy Fresh Coleslaw, 22Crispy Fried Fish, 92Cucumbers, 104Cucumber, Tomato, Raisin, and Purple Onion Sallet, 17Daufuskie Island, ix-x, 63, 100. See also Gullahsanimals and animal care on, 8, 27, 33, 41, 59, 144bigotry and, 122-23boats and ferries to, 8, 24, 39, 44-45, 83, 90, 94, 100, 122, 133, 258changes on, xi, 8, 24chores of children on, 32Conroy, Pat, as teacher on, 44-45, 50-51country store on, 38-39electricity on, 9farming on, 94, 103-4firewood on, 59Fuskie as nickname for, ixgardening and, 103-4gatherings on, 133getting to, 8, 133growing up on, 94holidays on, 147-49hospitality on, 15island time on, 8isolation of, ixkerosene lamps and lights on, 9life on, x-xi, 24, 38, 62-63, 122-23location of, ix, 8memories of, ix-xMount Carmel church on, 39Oyster Union Society Hall on, 94picking and shucking oysters on, 94rice fields on, 129schooling on, 44-45seafood preparation and, 83, 85, 87, 90-91, 94, 97, 98, 100-101, 102services on, 8slavery and, 118storytelling on, 9telephones on, 9tourism and, 8, 122-23, 133voodoo science and, 50-51water and hand pump use on, 8-9woodstoves and wood heaters on, 8Deer, 148Desserts, 145-69Blackberry Dumplins, 150, 151Blueberry Pound Cake, 166, 167Country Pear Pie, 161Easy Fixin Peach Ice Cream, 158, 159Gullah White Potato Pie, 169for holidays, 145Homemade Strawberry Pie, 162Momma''s Pecan Pie, 152Momma''s Pineapple Bread Pudding, 156Peach Glaze, 160Peach Upside-Down Cake, 160Pecan Sour Cream Pound Cake, 163Rum Cake, 157Simply Strawberry Ice Cream, 153Southern Treats Double Piecrust, 146Strawberry Glaze, 162Sweet Baked Candy Yams with Pineapple, 154, 155Sweet Potato Cornbread, 164, 165Sweet Tada Pound Cake, 168Down-Home Red Tada Sallet, 10Down Yondah Beef and Rice, 142DuckBake Em Duck, 41Cranberry Bake Duck, 47Duck Stuffed with Oyster Rice, 48, 49Half-Stew, Half-Bake Duck, 46Pineapple Orange Daufuskie Duck, 42, 43Stew Duck, 41Ducks.

See also Chickens; Turkeyseggs, 32raising, 32-33Easter, 147Easy Egg Sallet, 26Easy Fixin Peach Ice Cream, 158, 159Easy Island Turkey Meatloaf, 56, 57EggsBacon, Eggs, and Rice, 130, 131Easy Island Turkey Meatloaf, 56, 57Rum Cake, 157Eggs, hard-boiledCranberry Turkey Sallet, 23Down-Home Red Tada Sallet, 10Easy Egg Sallet, 26Lowcountry Crab and Macaroni Sallet, 13Ova Dah Seafood Sallet, 16Pecan Daufuskie Chicken Sallet, 25Sea Island Shrimp Sallet, 5, 6Simple Salmon Sallet, 11, 12Electricity, 9Farming, 103-4. See also Gardening; specific cropsFields, Ceily (Sara) Fields (great-great-great-grandmother), 171Fields, Joe (great-great-great-grandfather), 171Fish and seafoodBeenyah''s Seafood Fried Rice, 143Belly-Fillin Carolina Country Boil, 84, 85boiled, 86, 87, 90Coastal Grill Bass, 98, 99Crispy Fried Fish, 92Fried Fish and Rice, 140Fuskie Fried Crab and Shrimp Rice, 134, 135Fuskie Shrimp and Blue Crab Burger, 88, 89Grandmomma''s Seafood Gumbo, 93Grand Seafood Platter, 95in Gullah diet, 83Gullah Oyster Rice and Shrimp, 137Island Fried Garlic Blue Crabs, 102Marinade Shrimp, Tomato, and Onion Sallet, 7Ova Dah Seafood Sallet, 16Sea Island Shrimp Sallet, 5, 6Simple Salmon Sallet, 11, 12Fourth of July, 148Fresh Bake Pork Roast with Sweet Potatoes, 81Fresh String Beans with Tomatoes and Potatoes, 108Fried Fish and Rice, 140Fuskie Favorite Red Rice with Sausage and Beef, 138, 139Fuskie Fried Crab and Shrimp Rice, 134, 135Fuskie Shrimp and Blue Crab Burger, 88, 89Gardening, 103-4. See also Farming; specific cropsGlazePeach, 160Strawberry, 162Grandmomma''s Seafood Gumbo, 93Grand Seafood Platter, 95Green bell pepperBeenyah Soul Pot Roast with Potatoes, Carrots, and Peas, 65Beenyah''s Seafood Fried Rice, 143Blossom Beef Rump Roast with Gravy, 67Comeya Choice Bake Turkey Legs, 52, 53Cranberry Turkey Sallet, 23Down-Home Red Tada Sallet, 10Easy Island Turkey Meatloaf, 56, 57Fuskie Favorite Red Rice with Sausage and Beef, 138, 139Fuskie Fried Crab and Shrimp Rice, 134, 135Gullah Chicken Gumbo, 30, 31Gullah Oyster Rice with Shrimp, 137Lowcountry Crab and Macaroni Sallet, 13Marinade Shrimp, Tomato, and Onion Sallet, 7Mixed Vegetable and Rice, 141Momma''s Smuttered Pork Spare Ribs, 78, 79Ova Dah Seafood Sallet, 16Pecan Daufuskie Chicken Sallet, 25Sea Island Shrimp Sallet, 5, 6Simple Salmon Sallet, 11, 12Southern Comfort Oxtail, 71Southern Smuttered Fried Chicken, 34, 35Stew Chicken and Rice, 132Yondah Beef Stew with Corn and Sweet Peas, 64Green Lima Beans with Ham Hocks, 126Grilled Broccoli, Cauliflower, and Carrots, 113Grillin Turkey Breast, 54Ground beefFuskie Favorite Red Rice with Sau.