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HIGH LIFE
JULY 2015
Treehouse camping
on the Edisto River
SC R E C I PE
The pleasures of peaches
HUMOR ME
Insect insanity
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12Journey to
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Treehouse Island
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6ON THE AGENDA
Take a sweet, juicy bite of summer
at the Pageland Watermelon
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growing popularity of electric cars.
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10Science on the move
South Carolina’s best and brightest
4-H students tackle tough science,
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problems in statewide competition.
Meet the Midlands pastor on a mission
to make sure the funerals of S.C. veterans
are conducted with the utmost dignity.
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18Holiday eating, five days a week
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Enjoy cornbread dressing and
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TR AVELS
20 Honoring a Greenwood luminary
Explore the humble beginnings of an
extraordinary life at the Dr. Benjamin
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22 The pleasures of peaches
From peach soup to peach salad to peach
pie, enjoy tree-ripened S.C. peaches
in every dish of your next meal.
LIVING THE
HIGH LIFE
JULY 2015
Treehouse camping
on the Edisto River
GARDENER
24 Garden like a local with native plants
Spruce up your landscape with
plants ideally suited to South
Carolina growing conditions.
SC R E C I PE
The pleasures of peaches
HUMOR ME
Insect insanity
Anne and Scott Kennedy
offer canoeists the
chance to camp on the
Edisto River in one of
three rustic treehouses.
Photo by Milton Morris.
HUMOR ME
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How are your seed-spitting skills? Winners of
this festival’s popular watermelon seed-spitting
contest reportedly can launch the mini missiles
as far as 40 feet. If eating melon is more your
style, there’s a contest for that, too. Festival
organizers say, “Come for the watermelon, stay
for the fun,” which fills downtown Pageland
with a rodeo, car show and other entertainment
and ends with a Saturday-night fireworks show.
Lynches River Electric Cooperative is a sponsor.
When Ervin James bought more than 100 acres
of land near Florence in 1870, the former slave
not only established himself as a property owner,
he laid the foundation for a thriving AfricanAmerican community in the Pee Dee region. The
Jamestown settlement is now gone, but James’
descendants gather each year to celebrate and
revive the African-American history, trades, crafts,
cooking and culture of that community. Events
at the festival site at 1114 Jamestown Road,
Florence, include demos of blacksmithing, indigo
dyeing, cast nets and sweetgrass baskets, plus
Civil War reenactors, food and entertainers.
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Battle of Camden
235th anniversary
Not a good day for the Americans in 1780—the
Battle of Camden has been called “the worst
Patriot field battle defeat in the American
Revolution.” The Americans suffered heavy
losses, and the British scored a strategic victory.
Despite the outcome, this remembrance event
at Historic Camden Revolutionary War Site
celebrates the Americans’ fight for freedom
and our ultimate victory. Kids’ activities include
a scavenger hunt and Colonial games. Visitors
can honor fallen heroes at a battlefield wreathlaying ceremony, tour historic Kershaw House
and view a short documentary on the battle.
For details, visit historic-camden.net
or call (803) 432-9841.
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Typical fuel cost in cents per mile
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Typical range in miles of an electric
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HUMOR ME
Ratzilla invades
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As the saying goes, your mileage may vary. —Thomas kirk
Nuts about pecan trees
HUMOR ME
How to embarrass
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Medal of Honor
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Kyle Carpenter
Estimated annual cost
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Typical number of hours it takes
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When the Cooperative
Communicators Association
(CCA) announced the
winners of the 2015 CCA
Communications Contest,
we were delighted—but not
Rodeo images by Mic Smith helped
him win CCA Photographer of the
surprised—to see two familiar
Year for the second year in a row.
names on the list of winners.
Mic Smith was named CCA Photographer of the Year
for the second year in a row. The judges also recognized
his talent with four additional awards for his recent work
in South Carolina Living, including a First Place win in the
Best Photo Essay category for his coverage of the S.C. High
School Rodeo Association’s state championship (“Learning
the ropes,” Nov./Dec. 2014). “These photos were so well
done,” one judge commented. “I could hear the action and
feel the emotion of the people in the shots.”
Sharri Wolfgang, our talented art director, won Cover of the Year honors for the
February 2015 issue. Using a photo supplied by Esther Havens of Water Missions
International, Wolfgang introduced readers to
TAPPING
A NEED
the work of the Charleston-based charity that
supplies clean drinking water to impoverished
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tition for the May 2014 issue featuring Medal
STUDENT
of Honor recipient Kyle Carpenter.
South Carolina Living staffers and contributors earned a total of 11 awards in the
2015 competition, which is open to writers,
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to the stories and images that wowed the judges, visit
SCLiving.coop.
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South Carolina
Living contributors
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If your air conditioner is struggling to keep
up with the summer swelter, the problem
might be in your ductwork. Accumulated
dust and dirt make your system work
harder. Having your ducts professionally
cleaned can lower energy consumption by
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Science on the move
I was a failed 4-H’er.
Mike Couick
President and
CEO, The Electric
Cooperatives of
South Carolina
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Growing up on a farm in Clover, I first was exposed to 4-H Club in the
1960s at age 8. There weren’t a lot of choices for extracurricular activities in
elementary school at the time, so 4-H was a big deal and one I fully embraced:
Head, Heart, Hands and Health.
For my first project, I chose beef cattle. My father said I could raise a steer,
but only with the understanding that we would butcher it and put it in the
deep freeze.
The project quickly turned into a pet. The steer followed me in the pasture
(sweet feed was an effective magnet).
Pretty soon it became clear that while the steer would be a good 4-H
project, it could not go into our deep freeze. So, we continued to buy our beef
from the Dixie Home Store (what we called the local Winn-Dixie), and we sold
the steer at the York sale barn, with me deluding myself that somebody else
was going to take him on as a pet—sort of a perpetual demonstration project.
Fifty years later, I still enjoy learning through demonstration projects.
That’s why I was delighted back in April for the co-op-sponsored EnlightenSC
program to become the title sponsor of the 2015 S.C. 4-H Engineering
Challenge at Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College.
EnlightenSC’s mission is to educate young people in South Carolina about
energy and promote science, technology, engineering and mathematics—the
so-called STEM subjects—so that our students are prepared to face and overcome the energy challenges of the future.
For today’s 4-H’er, beef cattle projects remain an option, but just as important is the option to master new technologies, through the 4-H Engineering
Challenge.
Now in its third year, the event was an unqualified success. Participation
was at an all-time high with some 200 students from across the state driving
in to compete, the largest group coming from Greenville County.
Students ranging in age from 9 to 19 competed on teams and individually in LEGO robotics, bridge building, egg-lofter rockets and GPS. For the first
time, an energy challenge was added to the competition.
The event was the perfect marriage of EnlightenSC’s energy-focused educational efforts and South Carolina 4-H’s innovative Science on the Move initiative. Plans already are under way for a bigger, better event in 2016.
Dates, times and other details of the 2016 competition will be available
online beginning in August at EnlightenSC.org and the S.C. 4-H Science on
the Move website: scionthemove.org/engineeringchallenge. Teachers and
students interested in participating in 2016 can contact Katie Rishebarger at
[email protected].
With your help, we can engineer ourselves into a better future for us all—
even failed 4-H’ers like me.
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Canoeing plus high-end camping
equals magic on the Edisto River
BY HASTINGS HENSEL
Alice Tubley; Above Right: Peyton Howell
“The canoe,” John C. O’Reilly
wrote in his 1890 book
Athletics and Manly Sport, “is
the American boat of the past
and of the future. It suits the
American mind: it is light,
swift, safe, graceful, easily
moved; and the occupant looks
in the direction he is going,
instead of behind, as in the
stupid old tubs that have held
the world up to this time.”
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Treehouse Island
The beautiful
black waters
before us get
their iconic
color from
cypress leaves
that steep like
tea bags in
the water.
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our canoe was no different really—light, swift, safe, graceful—a 16-foot
Old Town Guide 160 to which we lashed a weekend’s worth of provisions: sleeping bags, water
bottles, bream poles, muck boots, beer and food
coolers, maps, an anthology of canoe stories,
a guitar, harmonicas and all the other usual
camping fare stowed away in dry bags.
My uncle Peyton and I had rented the canoe
in Canadys at Carolina Heritage Outfitters, the
riverside outpost and home of Anne and Scott
Kennedy. Our aim was similar to the hundreds
of ­adventure-seeking people who rent each year
from them—to paddle 13 miles down the black
waters of the Edisto River and reach one of the
three treehouses that Scott Kennedy has built on
his 150-acre nature refuge.
On a late-March morning that threatened
light breezes and warm rain, Kennedy shuttled
us in his van across the Colleton/Dorchester
county line, to the put-in on Highway 21.
Everything about Kennedy—his long, white
beard, his quietly even-keeled demeanor, his dog
Over 120 years later,
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named Bear riding along with us in the van—
suggested a man with decades of river-guiding
experience, yet he is originally from the south
side of Chicago, and he only found a quieter
life as an outfitter in Canadys, after coordinating an outdoor recreation program for the Navy
in Charleston.
“About 20 years ago, we bought the land
so that we could provide our customers with
the ability to camp for two days,” he remembers. “My assistant manager down at the Navy
program came up, and we were looking around.
I was going to build camping platforms at first,
and he kind of suggested that was mundane, that
I should do something a little more attractive.
Thus came about the treehouses.”
Building the treehouses was no easy task,
especially since there are no roads, but also
because Kennedy likes to approach things with
authenticity.
“We wanted to do it in a real original manner,” he says. “So we actually bought a sawmill,
cut our trees down, sawed them into lumber we
Batesburg
Johnston
Columbia
path of the
Edisto River
is singular—a result
of the confluence between the South Fork that
originates near Johnston and the North Fork
that originates outside of Batesburg—and the
beautiful black waters before us (which get
Anne and Scott Kennedy
run Carolina Heritage
Outfitters, renting
canoes and three
treehouses to Edisto
River explorers.
Milton Morris
The author and his uncle launched
their canoeing expedition from
Carolina Heritage Outfitters
with all the essentials
for a successful
camping trip.
Highway 21
put-in
This section of the Edisto
Above and left: Peyton Howell
Peyton Howell
could use. It was very labor
intensive. Just harvesting the
trees was one challenge, then,
of course, operating the sawmill to
turn them into lumber was another
one, and then transporting it all to another site was another one. We rafted
two canoes together, put a 2-by-4 platform
together, and floated all the wood in.”
Despite what could be taken as a laidback attitude, Kennedy remains vigilant when
it comes to safety. At the landing, he instructed
us in the potential hazards of our journey—
the “physical hazards” (fallen trees, current),
the “biological hazards” (snakes, gators, wasps,
poison ivy), and the “environmental hazards”
(thunderstorms, hypothermia from capsizing).
The talk had an essential sobering effect on
us. The black waters of the Edisto—the longest
free-flowing black-water river in North America—
appear somewhat lazy on the surface, but the
undercurrent is strong and steady, dependable
for capsizing canoeists who are caught unawares.
And right at the put-in, you must navigate the
Whetstone Crossroads bridge before you can head
into more scenic and meandering stretches.
Charleston
their iconic color from cypress leaves that steep
like tea bags in the water) zigzag over 250 miles
to the ACE Basin.
The water pushed us along at nearly four
miles an hour with light paddling, and although
there is no whitewater in this stretch, the Edisto
can make for a fun, technical paddle as you
maneuver around fallen limbs.
Canoeing is, unlike kayaking, essentially a
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a cold beer—without tipping the boat too far to
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Without a cell phone or a laptop or a television
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banks. Birdlife is one of the best spectacles: cormorants, warblers, ospreys, egrets. Because we
knew we were in celebrated gator and moccasin
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Treehouse Island
Left and below: Peyton Howell
There is something
magical about
treehouses—a sense
of returning to a
childlike innocence,
an elevation that
allows you to spy on
the world below.
Carolina Heritage Outfitters
Treehouse No. 2 was a
welcome respite from
a looming storm. On
sunny days, a hammock
strung over water is
just as welcome.
Get There Carolina Heritage Outfitters is located in
Canadys, four miles from Interstate 95, exit 68. The outpost
is on Highway 15, one mile north of the intersection of
Highway 61. Renting a treehouse and canoe costs about
$170 per person for the first night, $85 per person for the
second night and $60 per person for a third night. For more
information, call (843) 563-5051 or visit canoesc.com.
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We paddled through warm rain and light
fog, past ramshackle hunting camps and duck
boxes, marking our mileage, sidetracking just
once to paddle up into an oxbow lake and
look, unsuccessfully, for alligators. Just before
the heavy storm arrived, as if on cue, we saw
what we were looking for—a yellow paddle
lashed to a river birch—the can’t-miss marker
of Treehouse Island.
There is something magical about treehouses​
—a sense of returning to a childlike innocence,
an elevation that allows you to spy on the
world below. Our treehouse, the medium-sized
No. 2, preserved this feeling, and yet it also had
something of a luxuriousness to it, equipped
as it was with a propane grill, a covered deck,
a sleeping loft, rocking chairs, tiki torches, a
dining table, a two-burner stove and a remarkably clean privy.
We cooked Cornish game hens, immersed
ourselves in the cold water, played river songs—
“Proud Mary,” “Down by the River,” “Black
Muddy River”—and hooted and hollered like
river men late into the night.
Dawn broke gray, threatening more rain, so
we packed up after a breakfast of eggs and
bacon and runny grits, then paddled upriver
to the primitive site where we had planned to
camp on Saturday night. We were pleasantly
surprised to find that it had a covered, open-air
structure beneath which we could store our
gear to keep it dry, and then doubly happy
when the sun split through the clouds and
remained there for the rest of the afternoon.
This lightened up the canoe, and our moods,
considerably, and it allowed us to paddle quietly
into the still waters of the nearby oxbow lake.
We were looking, on Kennedy’s suggestion, for
any of the nine gator broods he said he could
call by playing his primitive ostrich-bone flute.
Finding none, we used a cinder block to anchor
down for bream fishing, climbed into cypress
trees, ate lunch on a stump.
Later that night, by the fire, I read aloud
from O’Reilly, who summarized our day: “Boats
are for work; canoes are for pleasure. Boats are
artificial; canoes are natural. In a boat you are
always an oar’s length and gunwale’s height
away from Nature. In a canoe you can steal up
to her bower and peep into her very bosom.”
SC Life
Stories
Andrew haworth
Last respects
At a friend’s funeral, Doug Graul listened as the mournful
notes of “Taps” paid a final tribute to the Army veteran’s
passing. What Graul was hearing, he realized, was a recording.
“When I heard the electronic bugle, I thought, ‘Why didn’t
I bring my trumpet?’” Graul recalls. “That would have been
something very special, to have actually played ‘Taps’ for him.”
Graul remembered reading, years earlier, about an
organization called Bugles Across America. The nonprofit was
founded in 2000 to honor the service of military veterans by
providing, at no charge, a live bugler to play “Taps” at their
funerals. With more than 5,500 volunteer buglers nationwide,
BAA constantly recruits to meet a massive need—the passing
of an estimated half million veterans is anticipated each year
for the next seven years.
Right after his friend’s funeral, Graul logged on to BAA’s
website to volunteer. He is now one of about 160 S.C.
buglers—men and women, of all ages—who accept “missions”
to play “Taps” at a funeral when the family of a departed
veteran requests a bugler. More are needed, especially for
missions in rural areas.
Graul had played trumpet while growing up but tired of
it in college. When his son took up cornet in middle school,
it inspired him to pick up his own horn again. He often plays
hymns on his trumpet for the residents of Agape Senior and
practices daily, to ensure that when his next mission comes, he
will be prepared to play “Taps” with the dignity and respect
due to that veteran.
“I don’t know that we can ever repay the debt of gratitude
that we owe them,” says Graul, the son of a WWII Navy
veteran. “But I want to do what I can.” —DIANE VETO PARHAM
Doug Graul
Age:
48
Lives in:
Irmo
Lutheran minister;
facility chaplain, Agape Senior
Assisted Living
Plays: Trumpet, bugle and hand bells
Hobbies: Cycling and teaching yoga.
The body awareness and breath
control gained from practicing yoga
improve his trumpet playing, he says.
Occupation:
Get More To learn more
about Bugles Across America,
visit buglesacrossamerica.org or
contact N.C. State Director Glenn
Traylor at [email protected]
or (919) 280-5905.
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SCChefÕsChoice
BY LIBBY SWOPE WIERSEMA
Holiday eating, five days a week
Photos by Jeff Smith
It’s just past 11 a.m., and a line is
Keeping customers happy at Webster Manor is a family affair.
Daughter Missy White and son William Brown help Ann
McDonald (center) keep the lunch buffet stocked with Southern
favorites. At right, guests line up for traditional buffet favorites
piled high on fine china.
Webster Manor’s
cornbread dressing
10eggs, boiled
5–6stalks of celery
1large onion
1large green pepper
4-quart mix of crumbled corn
muffins and bread cubes
112-ounce package of herbseasoned cubed stuffing
¼cup of Louisiana-style hot sauce
Turkey stock
Salt and pepper to taste
Using a food processor, finely chop eggs
and vegetables. Mix muffins, bread cubes
and stuffing in a large bowl and add the
egg/vegetable mixture. Drizzle with the
hot sauce, then moisten with enough
turkey stock to achieve the desired
consistency. Season with salt and pepper,
then mix well. Transfer to a lightly greased
9-by-13-inch baking pan. Bake at 375 F for
about one hour.
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forming on the porch of Webster
Manor, a gray-and-white bungalow
that is otherwise indistinguishable
from others nestling
the tree-lined Mullins
Webster Manor
neighborhood. Just like
115 E. James St., Mullins
grandma’s house, the
(843) 464-9632
aromas seeping from
facebook.com/webstermanor
the open door carry the
Hours: Monday–Friday,
promise of a hot, hometrays filled with “mama
10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.
style” meatloaf, pork
made lunch cooked
Cost: $9 per adult; $5 for
chops, beef liver, fish
Southern style.
children ages 3 to 9. Call for
filets and roast beef.
Owner Ann
Thanksgiving dinner hours
and pricing.
The skinless fried
McDonald has been
chicken—­succulent
making good on that
promise since 1986, when she and her
and crispy—is on the menu daily due
late husband, Kenny, became proprito popular demand, as are cornbread
­fritters fresh from the iron skillet.
etors of this bed-and-breakfast and put
Okra, peas, turnips, string beans,
a sleepy Pee Dee town on the state’s
­buttered potatoes, rutabagas, cabbage,
­culinary map. With the help of her
steamed carrots, and mac and cheese
children, William Brown and Missy
grace the steam tables as well.
White, and a small-but-skilled kitchen
For a real taste of the holidays,
staff, McDonald still keeps the buffet
get in line for Thursday’s baked ham,
line flowing smoothly, serving between
roasted turkey, giblet gravy and corn200 and 400 hungry folks each weekday. Those numbers swell to nearly
bread dressing, a moist, rib-sticking
1,000 on Thanksgiving Day, as pilgrims version that has garnered lots of praise
from across the Pee Dee show up for a
from Webster Manor patrons.
traditional dinner with all the fixings.
“It’s the recipe of one of our cooks,
But McDonald doesn’t want you to
Frances Nance,” says McDonald. “It’s a
wait for November to sit down and give bit different, but everybody likes it. At
thanks for your bounty. Every day at
Thanksgiving, it’s even more popular,
Webster Manor is an occasion to enjoy
so we will make it by the pan for
a holiday-worthy meal with family and
pickup.”
friends. A walk through the door gets
To finish your meal, there are cobyou a warm greeting and an invitation
blers, cakes, pies and banana pudding
to help yourself. But this is one bufon the sideboard. The star sweet, howfet that is decidedly unbuffet-like—no
ever, is White’s own buttermilk pie, a
plastic dishes or glaring lights here. You rich, tangy custard baked up in a flaky
will eat from fine china while seated in crust. You won’t waste a crumb.
one of Webster Manor’s cozy, Victorian“It’s my intention to make our
style dining rooms. There might even
lunch guests feel as special as our
be live music, should a patron get the
overnight guests,” says McDonald. “So
urge to tickle the ivories of the parlor’s
we really put a lot of love and work
old piano.
into our cooking. It’s like coming home
Depending on the day, there are
for the holidays every day.”
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BY Diane veto Parham
Honoring a Greenwood luminary
Loy Sartin had driven past the deteriorating
Left and below: Diane Veto Parham
childhood home of Dr. Benjamin E. Mays long
before it was transformed into a museum. He’d
read the historical marker beside the dilapidated, century-old cabin in Greenwood County’s
rural Epworth community and was amazed.
From this humble cabin came one of South
Carolina’s most accomplished native sons.
The child born here overcame every obstacle
to pursue his dream of education and became the
highly respected president of Morehouse College
GetThere
The Dr. Benjamin E. Mays
Historical Preservation Site
is located at 229 North
Hospital St., Greenwood.
HOURS: The museum
site is open from 9 a.m.
to noon on Mondays
and Tuesdays; 9 a.m. to
2:30 p.m. Wednesdays
through Fridays. Closed on
holidays. Open for group
tours and other visits by
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ADMISSION: Free
DETAILS: (864) 229-8801;
mayshousemuseum.org
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in Atlanta, where he inspired young
Martin Luther King Jr.’s dreams. The
African-American boy who experienced racial oppression here grew into
a powerful orator who spoke boldly for
equality among the races and became an advisor
to U.S. presidents Kennedy, Johnson and Carter.
“I couldn’t believe a ­presidential adviser came
from that,” says Sartin, now a Mays expert who
cares for the restored home as curator of the Dr.
Benjamin E. Mays Historical Preservation Site.
In 2004, the rustic, wood cabin Mays grew
up in was rescued and moved to Greenwood
through the efforts of Palmetto Conservation
Foundation and a coalition of community
leaders. The three parts of the Mays site—his
cabin, an old schoolhouse and a new interpretive
center—together tell Mays’ remarkable story.
Benjamin Elijah Mays was born in 1894 to
a family of African-American tenant farmers.
Despite humble beginnings, he became a worldrenowned minister and educator, a father
of the Civil Rights movement, influencing
­generations of Morehouse men who became
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MaysHouseMuseum.org
Loy Sartin (above) became
fascinated by the story of
Dr. Benjamin E. Mays (far
right) and is now curator
of Greenwood’s historical
site honoring Mays.
doctors, judges, ministers and political leaders.
“When you talk to some of his former students, it borders on reverence,” Sartin says.
At his death in 1984, Mays was eulogized by
Morehouse alumnus Dr. Samuel DuBois Cook
as “prophet, scholar, educator; apostle of social
justice, champion of human excellence, author,
humanitarian; teacher, voice of the voiceless; ...
inspirer, motivator, and transformer of youth.”
Extensive repairs, including a roof replacement, helped ready the Mays house for tours
after it was relocated. In 2010, Sartin volunteered
to oversee the tasks of furnishing the old house,
collecting artifacts and photos for exhibits, and
creating a meaningful experience of Mays’ world
for busloads of visitors from around the country.
Visitors can stroll through the two-­bedroom
cabin, furnished in homespun
antiques that mimic Mays’ rural beginnings when he shared this space with
nine family members. The backyard,
too, depicts a farm family’s life in the
early 1900s—wooden outhouse and
water well, small cotton patch and vegetable garden, a tire swing, a clothesline, and a steel washtub.
An original, one-room, 19th-­century
schoolhouse for African-American
children from the Epworth community on site is
similar to the one Mays attended. Inside, a woodstove is surrounded by desks and primers for
schoolchildren, with assignments written on the
chalkboard.
The interpretive center showcases such an impressive array of photos of Mays alongside world
leaders and celebrities that “people are just taken
aback,” Sartin says. The walls display Mays’ inspirational quotes, excerpts from his autobiography,
and an amazing listing of Mays’ three earned degrees plus his 56 honorary doctorates, awarded by
institutions across the U.S. and in Africa.
“The most important thing we have is an origi­
nal, reel-to-reel recording of seven of his speeches​
—six sermons and his eulogy for Dr. King,” Sartin
says, so visitors can hear Mays’ eloquence firsthand.
“He was a monumental figure in American
history,” Sartin says.
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3medium-sized peaches, ripe but still firm,
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Hcup all-purpose flour
Ncup sugar
Hteaspoon baking powder
Gteaspoon salt
1cup milk
3large eggs
1teaspoon vanilla extract
2–3teaspoons lemon zest
1tablespoon coarse, finishing sugar
Confectioners’ sugar for garnish
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Arrange peach slices in a single layer in the prepared dish.
In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder
and salt. In another medium bowl, combine milk, eggs, vanilla
and lemon zest, and whisk until very smooth. Add to the dry
mixture, and stir until smooth. (This can also be done in the
food processor.) Pour mixture on top of peaches, and sprinkle
with finishing sugar.
Bake for 15 minutes at 425 F. Turn oven down to 350 F, and
bake an additional 20–25 minutes, until clafouti is golden
brown and a tester inserted into the center comes out clean.
Let cool slightly; dust with confectioners’ sugar. Serve warm, at
room temperature or chilled.
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PEACH AND PROSCIUTTO SALAD
SERVES 4
rojoimages / iStock
4 handfuls of tender salad greens
(such as watercress, baby kale or
spring mix)
2 ripe peaches, peeled, pitted and
cut into 8 slices
4 ounces crumbled Gorgonzola (or
blue cheese)
8 slices of prosciutto, halved and
folded
2 tablespoons white balsamic or
white wine vinegar
2 tablespoons olive oil
Freshly ground black pepper
Toasted walnut halves for garnish
(optional)
EASY PEACH PIE
SERVES 8–10
Gina Moore / iStock
29-inch pie crusts
(your favorite recipe
or store bought)
8–10medium-sized, ripe
peaches, peeled
and sliced
1cup sugar
1tablespoon cornstarch
1Hteaspoons cinnamon
1teaspoon lemon juice
1teaspoon vanilla extract
Pinch of salt
3–4tablespoons butter
2teaspoons sugar, optional
Divide the salad greens among 4 plates. Top
each plate with evenly divided peach slices,
cheese and prosciutto. Drizzle vinegar over
the top, followed by the olive oil. Season
with freshly ground black pepper. Garnish
with toasted nuts.
CHILLED PEACH SOUP
SERVES 4
Christel Lewis / iStock
3 large peaches, peeled,
halved, pitted
2 tablespoons packed
brown sugar
1 Htablespoons honey
1 Hcups fresh orange juice
H teaspoon ground
cardamom (or allspice or
cinnamon)
G teaspoon sea salt
1 –2teaspoons fresh lemon
juice
G cup sour cream (optional)
H vanilla bean, split
lengthwise (optional)
Fresh peach slices for
garnish (optional)
Preheat oven to 350 F. Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper. Toss peaches, sugar, and honey in a
large bowl. Place peaches, cut side down, on prepared baking sheet. Roast peaches 15 minutes; turn over and
bake until tender and juices begin to caramelize, about 10 minutes longer. Scrape peaches and pan juices into
food processor and let cool; blend until smooth. Add orange juice, cardamom and salt; continue blending until
smooth. Transfer soup to a medium bowl; season to taste with lemon juice. Cover and refrigerate until cold, at
least 2 hours and up to 8 hours.
To serve soup with vanilla-flavored sour cream: Place sour cream in small bowl. Scrape in seeds from vanilla
bean and mix well. Ladle soup into 4 bowls; top with a dollop of vanilla-flavored sour cream. Garnish with fresh
peach slices.
Preheat oven to 350 F. Place one
pie crust in a 9-inch, round baking
dish, covering the bottom and
sides. Cut away any excess. Cover
crust with parchment paper and
secure with pie weights or dry
beans. Bake for 20 minutes or until
golden brown. Remove paper and
weights. Let cool. Using a paring
knife or pizza cutter, cut the
second pie crust into strips that are
¾ to 1 inch wide.
In a large bowl, combine sugar,
cornstarch, cinnamon, lemon juice,
vanilla and salt. Add to peaches,
and combine well. Pour peaches
into cooled pie shell; dot with
3–4 tablespoons of butter on top. Weave the pie-crust strips in
a lattice design (or lay them
crosswise) over the peaches. Be sure
to secure the ends of the lattice
strips to the bottom crust. Sprinkle
with sugar, if desired. Bake 45–60
minutes or until golden brown.
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SCGardener
BY S. CORY TANNER
Garden like a local with native plants
It’s so easy to overlook what is
is an area horticulture
agent for Clemson Extension based
in Greenville County. Contact him at
[email protected].
S. CORY TANNER
Get More Find out more about native S.C. plants
at these sites:
South Carolina Native Plant Society – scnps.org
Carolina Yards Plant Database – clemson.edu/extension/
natural_resources/water/carolina_yards/plants/cymap.html
Find Native Plants – findnativeplants.com/south/south-carolina-native-plants
24
Indian pink (Spigelia marilandica) is an eye-
catching woodland wildflower. Its 2-inch-long,
tubular, red flowers bloom profusely in early
summer on plants that grow between 1 and 2 feet
tall. A clump-forming perennial, it grows in full sun
but will benefit from afternoon shade in hotter
locales. It grows surprisingly well in average soils, as
long as they are well drained, but enrich the soil
with organic matter (compost) for this plant to
really shine.
Once established, Indian pink is quite drought tolerant and has no serious pest
or disease problems. Plant Indian pink en masse near the front of a perennial
border for the best visual effect. A large grouping of these native blooms
creates a striking display that attracts both butterflies and hummingbirds.
False indigo (Baptisia spp.) is a perennial with
several species that are native to South Carolina and
differ by flower color. White, blue and yellow false
indigos are the most common, but plant breeders
have recently created hybrids in more varied colors.
The seedpods that remain on some varieties after
the pea-like blooms have dropped add interest in
the garden throughout the season.
Not only do false indigos have an attractive form,
blue-green foliage and impressive flower spikes,
they are incredibly tough and long-lived. They prefer deep, rich soils but tolerate
very poor soils as well. They’re drought tolerant but resent being transplanted,
so leave them be once they’ve put down roots. Full sun is needed for best
performance, although white false indigo has moderate shade tolerance. Few
pests bother these plants, but voles enjoy munching on their roots (as I know
from personal experience).
American beauty­berry (Callicarpa americana)
is worth attention if you’re looking for a shrub.
Beauty­berry plants are mounding, with arching
stems, and somewhat irregular in outline. They fit
perfectly into a naturalistic landscape.
The main appeal of this native is its fall fruiting
display. Large clusters of violet berries, each a little
larger than a BB, completely encircle the stems,
standing out against the medium-green foliage.
­Berries typically remain until well after the leaves
turn yellow and drop in the fall. Birds will eat the berries in late fall and winter.
Beautyberries are deciduous shrubs, perfect for woodland edges or mass
plantings in a large space. They do best in shaded areas that get partial sun and
in moist, well-drained soil. They grow to about 8 feet tall and 8 feet wide. If
spaced adequately when planting, they’ll need minimal maintenance pruning. If
pruning is needed, wait until late winter to avoid pruning off attractive flowers
or berries.
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Top Photo of False Indigo by Le Do; Others by S. Cory Tanner
right under our noses. South Carolina
has terrific native plants, many of
which are highly sought after in other
parts of the world. But here, they
are often passed over in favor of the
more exotic.
With the trend toward more sustainable landscaping, native plants are
gaining popularity. They are, after all,
adapted to our regional growing conditions. At right are three lesser-known
S.C. natives that do well in gardens
across the state.
Where can you find these and
other native plants? Start with your
local garden centers. You might be
surprised at how many natives they
sell. If they don’t offer these plants,
ask whether they would stock them.
You can also check with your regional
chapter of the South Carolina Native
Plant Society or Clemson Extension’s
Carolina Yards Plant Database to
discover other native plants for
your garden.
Local native plant organizations,
Master Gardener associations and
botanical gardens often host plant
sales where you can find rare or
unusual native plants. Finally, nurseries that specialize in native plants,
including a few in South Carolina, may
sell plants via mail order or online.
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Calendar of Events
UPSTATE
8 • Music on the Mountain,
Table Rock State Park,
Pickens. (864) 878-9813.
15 • Edouard Michelin Memorial
5K, Michelin Conference Center,
Greenville. (864) 458-4374.
15 • Rolling Waterwheel
Gospel Jubilee, Hagood Mill
Historic Site & Folklife Center,
Pickens. (864) 898-5963.
23 • “Snapshots of the
Past: Carolina Marsh Tacky
Horses,” Historic Brattonsville,
10–19 • South Carolina Peach
McConnells. (803) 684-2327.
Festival, multiple locations,
25 • BBQ Cook Off in
Gaffney. (864) 489-5721.
the Campground, Kings
18 • Banjo Extravaganza with
Mountain State Park,
Charles Wood, Hagood Mill
Blacksburg. (803) 222-3209.
Historic Site & Folklife Center,
25 • Kite Outing, Lower Savannah
Pickens. (864) 898-5963.
River Alliance Educational Center,
18 • Militia Day, Walnut Grove
Allendale. (803) 584-4207.
Plantation, Roebuck. (864) 576-6546. ONGOING
29 • James Taylor, Colonial Life
Tuesdays through Saturdays,
18–19 • Jaegers Korps, Kings
Arena, Columbia. (803) 576-9053.
through
Aug.
20 •
“Ancient
Forms,
Mountain National Military Park,
30–Aug. 1 • Friends of the
Modern
Minds:
Contemporary
Blacksburg. (864) 936-7921.
York County Library Book
Cherokee Ceramics,” Pickens
19 • Independencia de
Sale, First Associate Reformed
County Museum of Art & History,
Colombia, Greenville-Pickens
Presbyterian Church gym,
Pickens. (864) 898-5963.
Speedway, Easley. (864) 371-2232.
Rock Hill. (803) 981-5837.
Tuesdays through Sundays,
24–25 • Carolina Farm Festival,
31–Aug. 9 • “Miss Nelson is
through Sept. 27 • “Wolves and
downtown, Chesnee. (864) 590-2141. Wild Lands,” Museum of York
Missing,” Fort Mill Community
Playhouse, Fort Mill. (803) 548-8102.
County, Rock Hill. (803) 329-2121.
24–25, 30–Aug. 1 • “Rocky
Horror Show,” Chapman Cultural
Tuesdays through Sundays,
AUGUST
Center, Spartanburg. (864) 542-2787. through Nov. 1 • “Spartanburg’s
1 • Exploring the Greenway
Music History,” Spartanburg
25 • Animal Signs Scavenger
Guided Hike, Anne Springs Close
Regional
History
Museum,
Hunt, Paris Mountain State Park,
Greenway Adventure Center,
Spartanburg. (864) 596-3501.
Greenville. (864) 244-5565.
Fort Mill. (803) 547-4575.
Wednesdays through
25 • Earth Skills: Introduction
4 • Family Kayak Program,
August • South Carolina
to Procuring Food and Water,
Nivens Creek Landing at Lake
Hagood Mill Historic Site & Folklife BLUE Reedy River Concerts,
Wylie, Tega Cay. (803) 325-2500.
Peace Center Amphitheatre,
Center, Pickens. (864) 898-5963.
5–9 • National Bikers
Greenville. (864) 467-3000.
25 • Main Street Woodruff
Roundup, Darlington Dragway,
Second Wednesdays through
Block Party, downtown,
Hartsville. (803) 392-8214.
October • Yappy Hour, NOMA
Woodruff. (864) 476-2133.
6 • 4-H Garden at the
Square, Greenville. (864) 235-1234.
25 • Young Appalachian
Fairgrounds, Orangeburg
Second Thursdays through
Musicians, Amphitheater, Historic
County Fairground, Orangeburg.
December • Spoken Word
Pickens. (864) 878-6421.
(803) 534-6280.
Experience,
Callie
and
John
26 • Antique Bikes on Main,
7 • Brew at the Zoo,
Rainey
Conference
Room
at
downtown, Chesnee. (864) 590-2141. Chapman Cultural Center,
Riverbanks Zoo and Garden,
Columbia. (803) 779-8717.
28–Aug. 4 • Big League
Spartanburg. (864) 542-2787.
Baseball World Series, J.B.
7 • Broughton Street Block
Sundays •
Sundays
Unplugged,
Red Owens Sports Complex,
Party, Broughton Street,
Chapman Cultural Center,
Easley. (864) 855-7933.
Orangeburg. (800) 545-6153.
Spartanburg. (864) 542-2787.
8 • VVA Annual LZ 960 Benefit
AUGUST
Poker Run, Lakevue Landing, Lake
1 • Summer Cruise-In and
MIDLANDS
Marion, Manning. (803) 478-4300.
Music on Main, West Main
JULY
Street, Pickens. (864) 878-2296.
8 • Springdale 5K at Sunrise,
15 • Incredible Edible Science,
Springdale Race Course,
3–7 • Master Artists Summer
Clemson University Extension,
Camden. (803) 600-1800.
Camp, Spartanburg Art Museum,
Orangeburg. (803) 534-6280.
Spartanburg. (864) 582-7616.
8 • Stars Under the Stars
18 • Bump, Baby & Kidz Expo,
Movie Night, Lake Warren State
4–9 • Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Trenholm Park Gymnasium,
Park, Hampton. (803) 943-5051.
“Cinderella,” Peace Center,
Columbia. (803) 381-7733.
Greenville. (864) 467-3000.
13–31 • Summer Fun Arts &
18 • Palmetto Tasty Tomato
Sciences Camp, multiple locations,
5 • Summer in the ’60s:
Festival, City Roots Farm,
Lancaster County. (803) 285-7451.
Counter Culture, Barrett Room at Columbia. (803) 254-2302.
Spartanburg County Public Library,
15 • Palmetto Peanut Boil, Publick
18 • SouthEast Crab
Spartanburg. (864) 596-3500.
House, Columbia. (704) 649-5358.
Feast, Saluda Shoals Park,
8 • Book It! 5K and Kids Fun
ONGOING
Columbia. (980) 202-1142.
Run, Oconee County Public Library,
Daily through Aug. 23 • “Finding
18–19 • Repticon Columbia
Walhalla. (864) 508-0600.
Freedom’s Home: Archaeology at
Reptile & Exotic Animal
8 • Frontier Encampment,
Mitchelville,” South Carolina State
Show, Jamil Temple,
Oconee Station State Historic
Museum, Columbia. (803) 898-4921.
Columbia. (863) 268-4273.
Site, Walhalla. (864) 638-0079.
Daily through Sept. 20 • “The
21–26 • USA Cycling Masters
8 • Growing and Blending
Adventures of Mr. Potato Head,”
Track National Championships,
Your Own Tea, Hagood Mill
EdVenture Children’s Museum,
Giordana Velodrome, Rock
Historic Site & Folklife Center,
Columbia. (803) 779-3100.
Hill. (803) 326-2453.
Pickens. (864) 898-5963.
JULY
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“Wolves and Wild Lands,” an exhibit that addresses
the ecological value and economical challenge of
wolf preservation efforts, is at the Museum of
York County in Rock Hill through Sept. 27.
Daily through Feb. 7, 2016 •
“Carolina Makers,” South
Carolina State Museum,
Columbia. (803) 898-4921.
Mondays through August •
Hopelands Summer Concert
Series, Hopelands Gardens,
Aiken. (803) 642-7650.
Second Mondays • Family Climb
Nights, Northside Recreation
Center, Rock Hill. (803) 329-5633.
Mondays through
Fridays, through Aug. 14 •
KinderCamp and Wild Weeks,
Riverbanks Zoo and Garden,
Columbia. (803) 779-8717.
Tuesdays through Sundays,
through Aug. 30 • “Art &
Imagination in Children’s
Literature,” Museum of York
County, Rock Hill. (803) 329-2121.
Tuesdays through Oct. 20 •
Clover Farmers Market,
Clover Community Center,
Clover. (803) 222-9495.
First Thursdays • First
Thursdays on Main Street,
1200–1700 blocks on Main Street,
Columbia. (803) 988-1065.
Third Thursdays • Vista Nights,
The Vista, Columbia. (803) 269-5946.
First Fridays • First Friday
Fort Mill, Walter Elisha Park,
Fort Mill. (803) 547-5900.
Third Fridays through
Sept. 18 • Food Truck Fridays,
Fountain Park in Old Town,
Rock Hill. (803) 329-8756.
Fourth Fridays • 4th Fridays
on Main, downtown,
Sumter. (803) 436-2500.
Fridays through mid-August •
Carolina Show Ski Team,
Windjammer Beach Park,
Tega Cay. (803) 431-3920.
LOWCOUNTRY
JULY
13–17 and 20–24 • Summer
Camp for Kids, Legare Farms,
Charleston. (843) 559-0788.
14–19 • Junior SOS, Ocean Drive
Beach and Golf Resort, North
Myrtle Beach. (919) 682-4266.
16 • Super Awesome Family
Game Time, Chapin Memorial
Library, Myrtle Beach. (843) 918-1275.
16–17 • Sunset Party,
Oyster Factory Park,
Bluffton. (843) 706-4500.
17–18 • Pageland Watermelon
Festival, downtown,
Pageland. (843) 672-6400.
17–26 • Beaufort Water
Festival, multiple locations,
Beaufort area. (843) 524-0600.
24 • Movies under the Stars,
Valor Park at The Market Common,
Myrtle Beach. (843) 839-3500.
25 • Isle of Palms 5K/10K Run
or 5K Walk, Windjammer, Isle
of Palms. (843) 886-8294.
25–Aug. 1 • Charleston Pride
Festival, Brittlebank Park,
Charleston. (843) 410-9924.
31 • American Red Cross
Classic at The Common, Valor
Park at The Market Common,
Myrtle Beach. (843) 477-0020.
31 • Native American
Heritage, Hobcaw Barony,
Georgetown. (843) 546-4623.
31–Aug. 2 • Craftsmen’s
Classic Art & Craft Festival,
Myrtle Beach Convention Center,
Myrtle Beach. (336) 282-5550.
31–Aug. 2 • Pee Dee Deer
Classic, Florence Civic Center,
Florence. (843) 679-4525.
AUGUST
3 • Butterfly Discovery, Coastal
Discovery Museum, Hilton Head
Island. (843) 689-6767, ext. 223.
3 • Fishing Camp for Kids, Coastal
Discovery Museum, Hilton Head
Island. (843) 689-6767, ext. 223.
3–7 and 10–14 • Aquatic
Adventures Camp, Lynches
River County Park, Coward.
(843) 389-0550.
5 • Crab Trap Tales with Lee
Brockington, Hobcaw Barony,
Georgetown. (843) 546-4623.
6–8 and 13–15 • Children’s
Activity Days, Wall Lowcountry
Center Learning Lab at
Brookgreen Gardens, Murrells
Inlet. (843) 235-6000.
7 • Fireworks, Broadway
at the Beach, Myrtle
Beach. (843) 444-3200.
7 • Sea Turtle Patrol, Myrtle
Beach State Park, Myrtle
Beach. (843) 238-0874.
8 • Mid-Summer Fair
and Barbecue, Sun Coast
Christian Church, Myrtle
Beach. (843) 444-0731.
11 • Davis, Johnson and
the Equinox Quintet,
Palmetto Bluff Village Green,
Bluffton. (843) 757-3673.
14 • Nature’s Nasties, Myrtle
Beach State Park, Myrtle
Beach. (843) 238-0874.
15 • Whole Lotta Shakin’ Oldies
Music Fest, La Belle Amie Vineyard,
Little River. (843) 399-9463.
ONGOING
Nightly through Sept. 5 •
Hot Summer Nights, Myrtle
Beach Boardwalk, Myrtle
Beach. (843) 626-7444.
Mondays • Coastal Kayaking,
Huntington Beach State Park,
Murrells Inlet. (843) 235-8755.
Tuesdays through Aug. 18 •
Sharks! Myrtle Beach State Park,
Myrtle Beach. (843) 238-0874.
Tuesdays through Saturdays,
through November • “Henrietta,
the Largest Wooden Sailing
Ship Ever Built in South
Carolina,” Horry County Museum,
Conway. (843) 915-5320.
Tuesdays through Sundays •
Guided tours, McLeod
Plantation Historic Site, James
Island. (843) 762-2172.
Tuesdays through Sundays,
through Sept. 29 • “Before I
Die” Interactive Art Project, S.B.
Chapin-F.B. Burroughs Art Museum,
Myrtle Beach. (843) 238-2510.
Wednesdays through Aug. 26 •
The Urban Sea Turtle, Myrtle
Beach State Park, Myrtle
Beach. (843) 238-0874.
Wednesdays, Fridays and
Saturdays • Myrtle’s Market,
Myrtle Beach. (843) 918-4906.
Third Thursdays through
August • Third Thursdays
Concert, Cheraw Community
Center, Cheraw. (843) 537-8421.
Fridays • Party at the Point,
Charleston Harbor Resort & Marina,
Mount Pleasant. (843) 452-5639.
SCHumorMe
By Jan A. Igoe
Faster than a speeding fruit fly
We already know that the female
brain magnifies spiders at least 25
times their actual size, so if any
of those eight-legged creepers had
attacked my kitchen,
I probably wouldn’t
be here to warn you
about the fruit flies.
But we got lucky.
Until now, my fruit
fly battles have been
pretty one-sided. If a
fly or three hitched a
ride in on a banana,
I’d just escort the fruit
outside and the wildlife usually went with
it. Game over. I could
win with my opposable
thumbs tied behind
my back.
But those were
yesterday’s fruit flies.
The ones that landed
in my kitchen via
cantaloupe last week
are impervious to
bug swatters, bleach
and tiki torches.
(I smashed, sprayed
and brandished all of
the above.) These new flies reproduce
at the speed of light and travel in
swarms reminiscent of locust plagues.
Minutes after the melon arrived,
you couldn’t see the fridge through
the flies. Gazillions of hovering dots
obscured the windows and counters.
I always knew that buying a house
with a kitchen would come back to
haunt me.
Outnumbered, I ran to Google for
advice. The first site said fruit flies
love wine. Good! They came to the
right place. I poured the little beasts
some Pinot Grigio and Cabernet, not
knowing if they preferred white or
30
red. Then I went back to Google to
find out why I did that.
If I’d read past the second sentence,
I’d have known that the flies want
rotting fruit served with their wine.
And they need paper-towel funnels
to lead them to it. I ran back to the
kitchen to construct my traps and
chop up the guilty melon. But nothing
seemed to affect the flies.
I tried every remedy the Internet
had to offer. I opened the kitchen
windows, cranked up the oven exhaust
fan and filled every bowl I owned with
raw, unfiltered vinegar and a drop of
dish soap. That’s supposed to make
the flies sink. Otherwise, they just surf
around and laugh at you.
The next morning, it seemed like
the fruit-fly population had doubled.
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Not surprising, considering all the
wine they drank.
A friend who’d grown tired of
me moaning about the bug ­invasion
showed up with some
flypaper—those ugly,
twirly things you
unwind and hang up
like sticky stalactites.
Some idiot could easily
get stuck to it right
along with the bugs.
“It looks like you’re
performing some sort
of exorcism,” she said,
surveying the bowls
of vinegar and wine,
funnels and dead fruit
adorning the kitchen.
“Did you try vacuuming them up?”
“Of course, but they
just teleport out of the
way,” I said. “All I got
was my curtains.”
Insects are tough.
When my neighbor
found an ant colony
in her microwave, she
nuked them. But she
swears the ants just
walked out after two minutes like they
enjoyed the sauna.
After a weeklong battle, the fruit
flies’ superior air power proved too
much for my crude weaponry, so I
reluctantly summoned a professional
exterminator. He’s not cheap, but he’ll
get the flypaper out of my hair at no
extra charge. Jan a. igoe would much rather lose to a
respectable bug—say, a Hercules beetle
that can lift 850 times its weight​—instead
of a wimpy fly you can’t see without
bifocals. Share your adventures in exterminating at [email protected].
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