Sugar Syl says, Go on & touch someone with a little sugar ----- Original Message ----- From: "Old Fashioned Living" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2008 4:38 PM Subject: Old Fashioned Tips-January 23-Herbs 'n Spices
> The Herb Lady's best and most popular culinary > herbs available in a refillable grinder (3-Pack)! > As a reader of OldFashionedLiving.com, you > get a 10% discount on all of her great herbs! > http://www.oldfashionedliving.com/herbspecial.html > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > Old Fashioned Tips > Down to earth advice and inspiration... > from http://www.oldfashionedliving.com > January 23, 2008 > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > T O D A Y ' S Q U O T E > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > Expect to have hope rekindled. Expect your prayers > to be answered in wondrous ways. The dry seasons > in life do not last. The spring rains will come again. > ~Sarah Ban Breathnach > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > T O D A Y ' S T I P S > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > Herbs 'N Spices: An Herbal Interlude > > Louise Beebe Wilder is one of my favorite garden > writers, so today I wanted to share some of her > wisdom and wit on herbs. These are from 1932. > > "After a good deal of experimenting I have come to > the conclusion that a poor, gravelly soil is the best > for herbs in general. Many which are not hardy in > the heavy soil of the flower garden come safely > through in the light soil of the herb garden. Of those > are Sweet Marjoram, Lavender and Cedronella. > (Cedronella canariensis - Balm Of Gilead) Roses, > mallows, aconites and mints must be provided with > something a little richer, but when the garden is > made up of little beds, it is a simple matter to provide > more than one kind of soil." > > "There are the five annuals esteemed for their seeds, > anise, dill, cumin, caraway, and coriander-all pretty > and graceful enough if rather fleeting. Saffron bears > a pretty yellow flower and is worth growing, and > calendula officinalis, the Pot Marigold of other days, > must have a place, both for its fine tawny color and > for its many uses and traditions. Parsley and chervil > belong here, and the latter provides quite as pretty a > garnish as the former. " > > "...but perhaps of all herbs there are none quite so > delightful as the thymes. Each year I find myself > giving them more room and rejoicing exceedingly > when, in searching some foreign catalogue, I come > upon a variety which I have not. " > > I hope you enjoyed this herbal interlude as much > as I have on this cold, windy winter day! > > More: Thyme growing tips and recipes--- > http://www.oldfashionedliving.com/thyme.html > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > T O D A Y ' S F E A T U R E D L I N K > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > Save up to 60% at iHealthTree on Dry Skin products - > including Calendula Baby Cream, lip balms, dry feet, > hand & body lotions, Kiss My Face and more. Also > check out the nonbreakable Himalayan Institute Neti > Pot as seen on Oprah. Visit today for the sale items: > http://www.oldfashionedliving.com/healthysale.html > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > Enjoy the day. ~Brenda > Email me with questions, concerns or tips: > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > S U B S C R I P T I O N I N F O > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > To unsubscribe from this newsletter: click REPLY and type the > word UNSUBSCRIBE or SUBSCRIBE in the subject field. Please > reply to this e-mail with the e-mail address at which you have > received mailings from us and we will remove you from our list. > If you have more than one e-mail address, please include the > other in your e-mail > > AOL FRIENDLY LINKS > <a href="http://www.oldfashionedliving.com/herbspecial.html";>Herbs</a> > <a href="http://www.oldfashionedliving.com/thyme.html";>Recipes</a> > <a href="http://www.oldfashionedliving.com/healthysale.html";>Sale</a> > > > > > All material copyright Brenda Hyde 2001-2008 > Request permission to use online or in print media > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Access the Recipes And More list archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/recipesandmore%40googlegroups.com/ Visit the group home page at: http://groups.google.com/group/RecipesAndMore -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
