Reflections of a Mississippi Magnolia - Patricia Neely-Dorsey, Author

4:26 PM Posted by MAC



Dump Peach Cobbler - One of
Patricia Neely-Dorsey's Favorite Recipes

You need
1 cup self-rising flour
1 cup milk
1 cup sugar
1 stick butter
1 large can Peaches DO NOT drain

Preheat oven to 350 degrees
Mix flour and milk, in 9x9 square Pyrex dish..., add sugar, dump can of peaches and juice into it mixture,cut butter into patties and put on top. Bake for 1 hr. and enjoy...

A cobbler that EVEN an "Undomestic Diva" such as myself can make!!!!!
(Recipe from a very domestic blogger friend)

The (Un) Domestic Diva
I don't cook and I don't sew.
And I can hardly make a bed;
I don't even grocery shop,
To keep my family fed.
My friends are always wondering,
And often ask what it is I do;
Now, I can just simply say,
I write sweet poems for you.

from Reflections of a Mississippi Magnolia-A Life in Poems
copyright 2008


Reflections of a Mississippi Magnolia - Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat
I don't think I've ever picked up a book that brings back as many memories as Reflections of a Mississippi Magnolia. And the memories were all good memories. It made me remember growing up in the south and participating in the activities the poems represent. From the "Partyline" which talks about growing up with a telephone number shared by others, to the "Baptismal Sunday" which took place in a pond instead of a baptismal pool, and on to the "Making Cracklins" which I can still see my grandmother doing.

I have many favorites in this little book of memories but two that touched me the most were "Shelling Peas" and "Slopping Hogs." These two poems really took me back to my childhood while growing up in the south. So, if you are a Southerner and would like to awaken some memories of when life was more laid back, this book is a must read. If you're not from the south, reading Reflections of a Mississippi Magnolia will let you see what you missed. For me, this is a book I'll cherish forever.