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This week, author Silas House returns with a sweeping new novel. Also, some folks say, you have to fake it 'til you make it, even if you're trying to establish a state park. And, the story of the first Mothman sightings as written by a small town journalist in 1966.
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Chef Mike Costello, of Lost Creek Farm, makes rosettes in hos kitchen.
1 Pint Medium Cream
6 eggs, well beaten
2 Cups flour
(Bourbon to taste. Not part of the original recipe, but added by Mike Costello.)
Beat cream, eggs and flour until light. Heat fat/oil very hot for deep frying. Rosette iron should be in the oil heating at the same time.
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A cookbook from Helvetia that contains the recipe that Costello uses to make his rosettes.
Dip hot rosette iron into batter, almost to the top edge of the iron. Put immediately into the hot oil and remove the iron as soon as the rosette slips off.
Brown on both sides (this is easier than it sounds and great fun).
Remove from the hot oil, place on paper to dry and sprinkle with sugar.
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This week, author Silas House returns with a sweeping new novel. Also, some folks say, you have to fake it 'til you make it, even if you're trying to establish a state park. And, the story of the first Mothman sightings as written by a small town journalist in 1966.
The annual West Virginia Book Festival, a free event for book lovers of all ages, will be held on Saturday, Oct. 24, at the at the Charleston Coliseum and Convention Center.
Silas House is a major voice for Appalachia. The Kentucky native has written more than 15 books and served as the state's poet laureate. His latest book is The Tulip Poplars, a sweeping novel about the lives of four people as they navigate friendship and forbidden love throughout the 20th century. Inside Appalachia's Mason Adams spoke with House.