American Pioneer, John Chapman was born near Boston, Massachusetts in 1775. He believed in God and thought that he was called to do mission work. As a young man, he traveled to Pittsburg, Pennsylvania where he started his life's work of planting apple trees. He supposedly planted his first tree in Pittsburg, Pa followed by a small orchard. When he collected enough seeds from his orchard to fill a canoe, he took this canoe and traveled down the Ohio River. His first stop was Wheeling, West Virginia then to Marietta, Ohio. He planted apple seeds wherever he stopped. He soon was nicknamed Johnny Appleseed. He spent the next forty years traveling around the Ohio Valley, Indiana, Illinois, Northern Virginia and West Virginia planting his seeds. He traveled with a Bible and with no weapons. Johnny made friends with both pioneers and Indians that he encountered as he traveled. He was described as small and wiry but he had great endurance. He had strong faith and regularly read from his Bible and often shared passages with the friends he made. He died from pneumonia on March 11,1847 at the home of a friend.

  Fried Apples

 Peel, core, and slice 4 cups of good cooking apples. Melt 3/4 cup margarine in a large skillet over medium heat. Put apples in hot margarine and stir to coat. Add 3/4 cup sugar and sprinkle with nutmeg and cinnamon. Stir constantly for about 5 minutes. Turn heat to low, cover skillet and let simmer for 3-5 minutes until apples look clear and cooked.