Words of wisdom and knowledge from an old Florida Cracker…uh huh!
The quote, “Don’t Worry Boys…She’s Got Foot Rot,” is actually from an old Florida Cracker, but one with not an intimate knowledge of raising beef cattle here in the Sunshine State, at the time he was making this statement anyway!
The “old Cracker,” is my Dad, and “the boys” being referred to here were myself, my brother Shane, and our good friend John, whom we consider a brother and part of our family. John has worked for my Dad since high school, and John and I went to school together.
Now Dad grew up around cattle to an extent and his Father, my Granddaddy Troy used to cow hunt back in the thirties and forties for large ranchers. So he had a little cattle background, and his brother Odell, had a ranch in Osceola County, so he’d go down there from time to time and visit.
My brother Shane and I were virtual novices to this, but we too had been around it just from a visiting sense, as my Mother’s sister was married into a large ranching family also.
So as I said, we did have a little knowledge, but not by any means a working knowledge of living on or around, and actually raising cattle as part of our living.
At this time I was still working for my Dad at the complex, with Shane and John working for Dad in the groves. So with this being the case we were all going to be ranchers…in our SPARE time!
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‘Ridin Out The Recession With Dub and Deb in “Miz Judi’s Kitchen’!
Note to Readers: There are a few things that Dub doesn’t know but one thing he does know is that the word ‘Riding’ (as in Riding Out the Recession) is spelled with a ‘g’ at the end. But Dub not only walks the walk, but speaks like he is: down home, true blue, and plain speakin’ country folk.
Dub and Deb are both native Floridians, live in Central Florida, and run a small business as well. They have five children, and seven grandchildren.
Both love to cook, love to laugh, grow a garden, and generally try to “aggravate” most anyone around them basically…all in good fun, of course!
