October 2011
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April 2011
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March 2011
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“When elm leaves are as big as a shilling
Plant potatoes, if to plant them...”
– Northern England traditional lore
January 2011
5 posts
How Our Foremothers Coped with Sore Throats
Good for the throat: Honey, sugar, butter with a little salt, liquorice, to sup soft eggs, hyssop, a mean [moderate] manner of eating and drinking, and sugar candy. Evil for the throat: Mustard, much lying on the breast, pepper, anger, things roasted, lechery, much working, too much rest, much drink, smoke of incense, old cheese and all sour things are naughty for the throat.
—The Kalendar...
“How to make apricot wine:
Take sixteen pounds of the pulp of the apricot when...”
– Granny’s Recipes, Remedies, and Helpful Hints (via drupettibone)
“How to Whiten Hands:
1. Stir one-fourth pound of Castile soap, and place it...”
– Granny’s Recipes, Remedies and Helpful Hints (via drupettibone)
December 2010
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June 2010
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Starwest Botanicals > Nutrient Dense Herbs
May 2010
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April 2010
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The Benefits of Rose Water
The Benefits of Rose Water Rose by http://www.starwest-botanicals.com/content/rose_water.html?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=April%2BMay%202010
March 2010
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January 2010
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December 2009
3 posts
Nourished Mother: Oh So Delicious & Super... →
Very wonderful and informative post!
November 2009
1 post
“Let your food be your medicine” (Hippocrates - the father of medicine).”
August 2009
5 posts
The Medicine Woman’s Roots » Sweet Medicine: An... →
a wealth of goodness here…
May 2009
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