Sunday, September 8, 2013

A Nostalgic Return To A Small Town Feel

By Joseph Tranturder


In a world dominated by deadlines, endless to-do lists, and bumper-to-bumper traffic, the small town atmosphere is often seen as too slow to be sustainable. Many assume that they would miss out on great opportunities by leaving the big city for the smaller suburbia.

The Cider Mill makes their juice and cider with only the highest quality of ingredients and a healthy dose of old-fashioned pride. The Cider Mill also makes and sells jelly, honey, spices, syrup, soda, and many other delicious foods and snacks.

The Peoria, Wea, Piankeshaw, and Kaskaskia tribes all resided on this plot of land. These 4 tribes eventually combined to become what was known as the Confederated Tribe of Peoria.

These towns are the places where everyone knows everyone. Everyone is in each other's business.

If you have apple trees on your property that you can pick from, then that is perfect. Pick as many apples as you want to convert into juice.

A small community resulted from these farmers and settlers, and they began to call it St. Louis. After a while, however, there was confusion because there was another town called St. Louis in Missouri.

Some find this a problem to be avoided. Many work through it instead.

Make sure that you wash each apple thoroughly, especially if you've bought them from a market or received them from a stranger. You don't know where they've been, so washing them is a great way to get rid of unwanted germs.

Little St. Louis was well on its way to becoming a real small town. But many changes were still yet to come.

The result is less crime, and more trust in the community. In many towns, it's not uncommon to leave your car running while you run into the gas station to grab a coffee on your way to work.

If there are sections of any of the apples that are bruised, remove these sections. Cut the apples in half, or use an apple cutter to cut them.

Because the railroad tracks went right through Louisburg, they served to divide the state into northern and southern regions. This could have aggravated the tensions between the two fighting groups.

The City of Louisburg is a small town of just over 4,000 people (according to the U.S. Census Bureau in July of 2011). High schools of bigger cities boast these numbers within the walls of their property alone.

The next step is to pour the the apple mash onto a sieve that you've put over a large bowl. Mash the apples down to extract as much juice as you can.

Most of these businesses were centered around farming and ranches, so they included horse and agricultural supply stores. By the 1920's, the city of Louisburg had a gas station, as people had starting driving cars and there was more traffic.

You may not be on the cutting edge of what's going on, but the way the internet has advanced, what's to say you can't keep up from a distance? The benefits of being a part of a community that cares for each other far outstrips the perceived quality-of-life losses from leaving a big city.




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