COUNTY LIFE
Tackling biscuits and dumplings; columnist says love, luck needed in any recipe
When we were going through my grandmother’s house in Nocona after it sold, I found a few neat keepsakes, but the biggest treasure I thought I had found was her biscuit cutter. I was so excited to show my mother (her daughter) and just knew she would be happy it was found and would still be used after all this time.
My mother, however, had a different thought about my precious biscuit cutter. She said, “Suzanne, you know that biscuit cutter is just an old tomato paste can that has both ends cut out.”
I was still no less delighted with my cutter. I continue to use it today. My husband has bought me vintage, new and fancier cutters, but this cutter is something I go back to time and again.
My Memaw was recruited to be a lunch lady from 1952 to 1958 at Nocona Elementary, back when lunches were cooked, not “fixed.” Lenora Brown Burnett was an excellent cook and everyone knew it. She went on to work at the Nocona Major Clinic kitchen from 1958 to 1969.
You could only use shortcuts if you knew how to do it the long way. That is how I still approach cooking. You can only use a cake mix if you know how to make a cake with lots of ingredients, time and effort.
Read Suzanne’s Love & Luck column in the Thursday Bowie News on the On the Table page.
Top photo – Grandmother’s biscuit cutter and hand written recipes. (Photo by Suzanne Storey)
Amity Club of Bowie presents its annual Mad Hatter Tea Party and Style Show on Aug. 1 at the Bowie Community Center.
The event begins at 11 a.m. with doors opening at 10:30 a.m. Tickets are $25 with limited seating. Call Angela Short at 940-841-1315 or Patti Poe 940-867-3973 for tickets.
The Mad Hatter Tea presents a beautifully decorated party with unique table decorations done by club members or other sponsors. Guests are invited to come in your “Sunday finest/tea party attire” topped off with a hat.
All ages are welcome. There will be door prizes and prize drawings. Local businesses will be featured in the style show and guests will enjoy tea party themed food and tea.
Proceeds support Project Beautiful, Aaron’s Angels and Amity Club scholarships.
The 2026 Guide is inside your Thursday Bowie News. Enjoy this year’s visitor’s and newcomer’s guide as its celebrates the 250th birthday of America and Montague County’s place in that evolution. While the county was not created as the United States began its journey after the revolutions, it’s place in the Indian Territory, Louisiana Purchase, the fledgling state of Texas all lead to its place in the great Lone Star state. Please find the guide in your Thursday paper, and later it will be available free in various locations.
The Nocona Chamber of Commerce invites the community to celebrate summer with a little Christmas spirit during its Christmas in July Sip & Shop from 5:30 to 8 p.m. on July 24.
The event will feature participating chamber businesses throughout Nocona, each offering a unique shopping experience with refreshments, special promotions and plenty of small- town hospitality. Residents and visitors are encouraged to spend the evening exploring local shops, supporting small businesses, and enjoying everything downtown Nocona has to offer.
Shoppers who visit participating businesses will have the opportunity to enter for a chance to win a $100 gift card giveaway. Entry forms will be available at participating locations, giving attendees another reason to visit as many businesses as possible throughout the evening.
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