I am Gideon: Chapter #18

I am Gideon: Chapter #18

by | May 17, 2026 | Content, I Am Gideon (Journal)

Demeter was a member of the AEW and an agricultural powerhouse.  I knew that.  Had no idea what it meant.  Apparently, it meant crops, and animals.  Alcibus and pomes and other things in endless rows, and animals like nothing I’d ever seen. I rode the buses all day that first day, picking up what I could in the way of conversation.  The large animals were horses.  Used for work and pleasure and sport – never eaten.  The small, fluffy animals were sheep.  Used for mowing and milking and cheese making – never eaten.  At least in theory.

From The Kitchen At Canyon Keep #7: Sweet Sour Pickled GarlicWinter Pot

From The Kitchen At Canyon Keep #7: Sweet Sour Pickled GarlicWinter Pot

by | Oct 22, 2018 | Content, From the Kitchen at Canyon keep

Many of the Terren Amish-Mennonites settled here after the cataclysm, and it seems to suit their lifestyle well.  The citizens ride horses, or use buggies or cycles to get around, and the keeps and villages are especially close-knit.  The people seem to be exceptionally self-sufficient, and watching them move through their well-ordered days was fascinating for me.  I got to watch the keepfolk where we stayed make their grain meat sausages. They made a dish so delicious it makes one smile in one’s sleep, as my husband would say, and when I asked, they shared this recipe with me. It uses several of their staple crops, and, of course, grain meat sausages!