I'm trying to limit my dog walk/foragings to gathering no more than 2-3 items. It's hard because there is so much out there to learn about and play with.
Today I filled a baggie with mugwort plants. It's everywhere. Mugwort has a long season, and at this early stage it is just the stems and leaves, the flowers come later.
I put the bag in the fridge as I ran out of time before heading to work. After dinner, I took the baggie out and spread it on the table. I placed a handful of it into a mason jar and filled with instant hot water, and brewed for 10 minutes, while the rest I place into the oven for dehydrating.
The leaves are aromatic, almost perfumey. In general it is described as a sage-like smell. The leaves can be used for fresh or dried tea, can be added to stews, stuffed into meat cavities, or cooked as a green leaf.(I'll try that another day) The hot tea is nice, but it almost has a potpouri feel to it, which seems odd to drink. Adding ice helps a little.
Benefits:
Here is a good site that describes mugwort, and the comments section is very interesting!
http://www.eattheweeds.com/mugwort/
Vanessa virginiences, or American Lady on Liatrus Spicata, or Button Snakewort.
Both Native
There are a lot of expressions that we hear now and then; most we think we know the origin of, some we don't. For the most part we just don't ponder the origin of commonplace expressions because they are... common. The first thing I discovered when beginning to read this little gem of a book, was not only hadn't I considered where many common sayings come from, but my preconceived idea of their origin was actually wrong! Kinda embarrassing, but guessing I may not be alone in this. I thought it would be of value then to share some tidbits from this book. Audio format is nice, as you can multitask while listening to this. This is my first attempt at recording reading a book, so any constructive criticism is welcome!
There are a lot of expressions that we hear now and then; most we think we know the origin of, some we don't. For the most part we just don't ponder the origin of commonplace expressions because they are... common. The first thing I discovered when beginning to read this little gem of a book, was not only hadn't I considered where many common sayings come from, but my preconceived idea of their origin was actually wrong! Kinda embarrassing, but guessing I may not be alone in this. I thought it would be of value then to share some tidbits from this book. Audio format is nice, as you can multitask while listening to this. This is my first attempt at recording reading a book, so any constructive criticism is welcome!
There are a lot of expressions that we hear now and then; most we think we know the origin of, some we don't. For the most part we just don't ponder the origin of commonplace expressions because they are... common. The first thing I discovered when beginning to read this little gem of a book, was not only hadn't I considered where many common sayings come from, but my preconceived idea of their origin was actually wrong! Kinda embarrassing, but guessing I may not be alone in this. I thought it would be of value then to share some tidbits from this book. Audio format is nice, as you can multitask while listening to this. This is my first attempt at recording reading a book, so any constructive criticism is welcome!
Cool! I've never noticed galls on staghorn sumac. Location: SE NH.
Melaphis rhois on Rhus typhina
https://bygl.osu.edu/node/1112
Happy garden with all the heat, humidity, and occasional rain.
I made a yummy zucchini chocolate bread for my sister's visit. Going to air fry some of what I just picked.
