How then, do we move backwards? How does a society, with most of the people having no clue of future events, move from being dependent on a vast and intertwined network of goods and services produced by the indigenous people of whereever, to a local resource and renewable energy based society, and do so in the timeframe available (20-30 years using the most liberal extimates, 10-20 with resonable estimates, 5-10 with worst case scenarios), all the while prices on everything increasing, world politics getting more militaristic, governments continuously reducing civil liberties, shortages of goods on the market and weather patterns resembling bad Hollywood movies?
Joined: Jun 13, 2007 Posts: 3262 Location: Minniesotuh
Posted: Sat Jul 07, 2007 12:37 pm Post subject: The Complete Book of Herbs and Spices
by Sarah Garland
pub by Viking Press, NY 1979 288 pp ($29.95 in 1979) Indexed
Hardcover ISBN 0-670-36866-0 color photos and drawings
Sections:
A modern herbel
The herb garden
Cooking with herbs and spices
Household herbs and spices
Cosmetic herbs
Herbs for health
Some of the subtopics: poisonous herbs, drying and storing herbs, formal and informal garden layouts, herbs against insects, recipes, herbs for washing and polishing, herbal dyes, herbs for colds, coughs, and fevers, first aid herbs, herbs in winter, distillation techniques, harvesting charts, and herbs for bees.
Posted: Sat Jul 07, 2007 4:22 pm Post subject: Re: The Complete Book of Herbs and Spices
Sounds like a good book; I am keeping my eyes open for a good deal on such a book in the summer sidewalk sales around my area.
You may be interested in the book, Vinegar, 1001 Practical Uses. Everything from cleaning, cooking, medicinal, miscellaneous (getting rid of fruit flies!, etc.) uses of vinegar in this book. Only cost me $10.
Joined: Jun 13, 2007 Posts: 3262 Location: Minniesotuh
Posted: Sat Jul 07, 2007 4:31 pm Post subject: Re: The Complete Book of Herbs and Spices
Thank you. I will look for the vinegar book.
Last year, my younger son had developed a problem with acid reflux.
I was watching tv one night and saw an item about people treating it wrong. Instead of stuffing one's self with tums, take a teaspoon of vinegar. Darn, if it didn't work for my son..
(the premise being that acid reflux is when the stomach does Not produce enough stomach acid, instead of everyone thinking that it produces too much..)
Joined: Oct 16, 2004 Posts: 1195 Location: Brisbane, Australia
Posted: Sat Jul 07, 2007 9:28 pm Post subject: Re: The Complete Book of Herbs and Spices
Ferretlover wrote:
Thank you. I will look for the vinegar book.
Last year, my younger son had developed a problem with acid reflux.
I was watching tv one night and saw an item about people treating it wrong. Instead of stuffing one's self with tums, take a teaspoon of vinegar. Darn, if it didn't work for my son..
(the premise being that acid reflux is when the stomach does Not produce enough stomach acid, instead of everyone thinking that it produces too much..)
I was told about that many years ago, but it was recommended to use cider vinegar. Works like a charm and although the initial taste is nasty, the aftertaste isn't bad. _________________ Kind regards, Katkinkate
"The ultimate goal of farming is not the growing of crops,
but the cultivation and perfection of human beings."
Masanobu Fukuoka
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