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Pecan Restoration Project | Planting the Trees | Hurricane Damage | Official Pecan Pie Recipe | RBC Pecan Recipe Cookbook

Pecan Restoration Project

In 1999, after several years of area storms resulted in extensive damage to the pecan grove, the Friends included beautification of the campus, specifically the pecan grove, as part of their overall contribution to the College. Upon donation of a pecan tree, the donor received a certificate listing the donor as well as those individuals who have been remembered.

Pecan trees have been donated "in honor of" or "in memory of" the following:

Current Status of the Pecan Restoration Project. When Hurricane Isabel blew through the area in 2003, it destroyed many trees in the Pecan Grove. Since then, the Pecan Restoration has become a College project. Donations may be made directly to the College by calling 862-6100 or by sending a check to Richard Bland College, Pecan Fund, 11301 Johnson Rd., Petersburg VA 23805. More information about the Richard Bland College pecan grove is available online.

Planting the Trees

Thanks in large part to funds raised over the years by The Friends of the RBC Library, RBC Landscape Supervisor Bill Wamsley and his staff planted 150 two- to three-foot Northern (James) Pecan Trees in early 2006.

The Progress Index also ran two articles discussing this planting and the RBC Pecan Grove.

• Growing a future: Project aims to keep pecan trees in grove at Richard Bland College
• New roots for a deep-rooted tradition

Bill Wamsley, RBC Landscape supervisor	New pecan trees ready for planting
Part-time Grounds Assistant Mary Lyons	Grounds Assistants Mary Lyons and Mike Perdue planting new pecan trees

Hurricane Damage

Hurricane Irene (2011)

Hurricane Irene struck the Tri-Cities area on August 27, 2011. Richard Bland College was closed due to power outage from August 29-September 5, 2011. The power was restored on Friday, September 2. We lost 17 pecan trees during this hurricane.

Hurricane Isabel (2003)

Photos taken September 19, 2003 by Dr. LeAnn Binger, current Provost and then Professor of Psychology and President of the Friends of the RBC Library.

Official Pecan Pie Recipe: Luxury Pecan Pie

This recipe was adopted in 1963 by the College, and this article appeared in the Poor Richard, the RBC newspaper, announcing the recipe.

Ingredients

1 unbaked 9-inch pastry shell
3 eggs
1/2 cup of heavy cream
1/2 cup of dark corn syrup
1 teaspoon of vanilla
3 tablespoons of bourbon
1 cup of sugar
1/8 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons of melted butter
2 cups of thinly sliced pecans

Directions

Line 9 inch pie plate with pastry, flute edge and set aside. Beat eggs well, stir in remaining ingredients. Pour mixture into unbaked pie shell. Bake in hot oven (350 degrees) about 45 minutes, or until crust is browned and filling is slightly puffy. Cool on rack to room temperature before serving. Filling will flatten and become firm on cooling).

RBC Pecan Recipe Cookbook

For the 40th Anniversary of the founding of Richard Bland College, the Friends of the RBC Library compiled a cookbook of recipes that incorporated the pecan nut. The Texas Pecan Growers Association and The North Carolina Pecan Growers Association generously granted the use of their recipes and pecan facts from their websites.

• Introductory Pages and Table of Contents
• Recipes (pg. 1-214)

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