Adona, Arkansas home of Adona Fest. Do they still have Adona Fest? I have a feeling they don’t. Maybe I’m wrong. I’ll do more research and fill y’all in.
Back in the day, Adona was settled by John Howell after buying Franklin Russell’s land claim. Settlers quickly began constructing homes along Cypress Creek and the area became known as Cypress Valley.
In 1893 the post office was established and Cypress Valley was renamed Adona after Adona Howell. Adona was a descendant of John Howell. Just a few years later in 1900, the railroad came to town and was completed in 1901.
By 1906, Adona had a population of 500, a school was established and the Methodist church was built. The telephone made an appearance in 1912. Around the same time, a sawmill, gristmill, cotton gin and several other businesses began operation.
If you drive thru Adona today, you’ll still see the Methodist church still in use and it hasn’t lost its small community charm.
On to the recipe!!!
This week I picked, “Adona Fest Cookbook 1998”. I knew I had to try Ms. Dorsie Hubbard’s recipe for Pork Chops With Potatoes. Let’s get to it!
Couple things:
- Besides salt and pepper, I also added garlic powder and onion powder. It for sure needs more seasoning. Sorry, Ms. Dorsie😬
- Instead of water, I added some milk.
- I also poured my mushroom soup mixture over the top of the potatoes and then put the pork chops on. Oops, I didn’t follow directions😬
- I also put salt and cracked pepper on top of the pork chops.
- You can also cook this on 410° for about an hour and 10 minutes. It’s much more tender if you cover it and cook it slow though.
Very tasty and easy! Y’all enjoy!
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