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Apr 231 min read

Asparagus Soup (Cookery, 1817)

This recipe is from "Miss Leslie's Directions for Cookery" published in Philadelphia in 1817.

Nov 20, 20231 min read

Sage In Poetry

Why should a man die in whose garden grows sage? Against the power of death there is not medicine in our gardens But Sage calms the nerves

Jul 9, 20221 min read

Yarrow Companion Planting

Companion planting Yarrow. Yarrow attracts pollinators such as butterflies, and helps control aphids, which adding nutrients to your soil.

Jun 6, 20221 min read

Blueberry Pickles

Not one of your common Blueberry recipes, but one worth looking at....These will need to be refrigerated. I kept the original wording...

Mar 29, 20212 min read

Growing beets

Time to start planting your garden....and beets are a great place to start!

Mar 25, 20211 min read

Beet Trivia

Little things you probably didn't know about beets..... The ancient Greeks thought beets were an aphrodisiac. They were also thought to...

Mar 21, 20214 min read

Lovage..You'll Fall in Love

As previously stated, the Romans felt it was a valuable medical plant, they had some justification-it contains a plant pigment called Querat

Mar 15, 20212 min read

Is It an Herb? Or A Spice?

Want to confuse things even more? Lovage is a spice (the seed), or an herb (the leaves); and to make things more interesting…Lovage root is

Mar 13, 20214 min read

Growing Parsley

Parsley….as attractive as it is tasty. And a healthy addition to your diet. It is rich in antioxidants and nutrients such as Vitamin A, K,

Mar 12, 20212 min read

Parsley Proverbs and Folklore

In English folklore, it is also associated with death. The phrase “Welsh Parsley is a good physic” refers to the gallows rope as “Welsh Pars

Mar 11, 20211 min read

Lovage..or Loveache?

Charlemagne decreed it should be in every imperial garden, and Queen Victoria carried Lovage candies with her.

Feb 6, 20211 min read

Didja Know?

This is a new blog thread I am starting. I am a native to northern Rhode Island, and we are frequently laughed at for our accents........t