I used to start avocado seeds years ago (7-10) but over the past two years I have tried to get one to start but have had no luck. I was wondering if there is any such thing as an infertile avocado. I do them exactly like I did in years past but the seed never splits...no root or top growth. It is a puzzlement! Robert E Paty, Scottsdale, AZ aka Mad Hatter > Date: Fri, 13 May 2011 18:26:42 -0500 > From: jeane.dalrymple@gmail.com > To: memory-lane@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [ML] Growing a Yam > > I still grow a sweet potato once in a while when I want something green on > my window sill I also do the same with avocado seeds until it gets too > chilly for them to last through the winter. > Jeane > > On Fri, May 13, 2011 at 3:38 PM, Shirley Sullivan <sullysoil66@msn.com>wrote: > > > > > I found a Yam I had forgotten about, there were really two, but one turn > > rotten. I remember my mother growing them in a jar, so I put toothpicks > > about half way up in a circle, found a container, filled it with water, put > > the yam in, placed it on my window shelf where it could get some sun. It now > > has lots of white roots and two sprouts out the top of the yam and very > > interesting leaves are coming off the two small branches. Does anyone > > remember their mother doing this? I am so excited about this little old Yam, > > and the interesting way it's growing. I was thinking, I don't remember any > > plant nurseries around where we lived, I do remember friends giving my > > mother plant cutting, that she would try and grow. I remember Carnations, > > red carnations out by the front steps, and how my mother babied them along. > > I don't remember many house plants, except the Yams. My grandmother had > > sword plants, and a fern on her front porch, but no plants in her house. > > > > I remember by the time I was in high school, [my mothers third marriage] > > there was a "Monrovia nursery" somewhere around the house they bought, my > > mother was in heaven, she wanted all kinds of fruit trees, and plants. I > > must get my love of my garden from my mother, I don't mind getting my hands > > dirty. I worked for about two hours after dinner last evening, till it was > > getting dark, and I tripped on the hose, and thought you better go in before > > you break your neck. I came in and felt good, because I had accomplished a > > great deal, the garden look so much cleaner and prettier when I got through. > > I came in and took a nice hot bath, and had no trouble falling asleep last > > night. It felt so good to do some yard work, because last year I was not > > allowed to do any yard work after my heart thingy. > > > > The weather has been so nice the last two or three days, sunny but not > > hot. Sully in sunny California. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mbousman1/memory.htm > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > MEMORY-LANE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > -- > Some people weave burlap into the fabric of our lives and some weave gold > thread. Both contribute to make the whole picture beautiful and unique. > Anonymous > Watch your thoughts: they become words. > Watch your words: they become actions.Watch your actions: they become > habits. > Watch your habits: they become your character. > Watch your character: it becomes your destiny.______Francis Outlaw > > > > > > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mbousman1/memory.htm > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MEMORY-LANE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I've always had a jar of mentholateum in my medicine cabinet - ever since I married (a long time). I can't remember though what the Watkins product to treat colds was called but we still have a can of Watkins Petro Carbo Salve. It's wonderful to heal small cuts or sores ... almost over night. Watkins Products are still sold ... my parents used them too in the 1930's. A salesman used to make regular calls to people's home and always had samples to hand out. http://www.18hrwk.com/watkins-products/cold-flu.html juanita > I don't really remember how mentholateum smells, there was something > my mom used to get from the "Watkins" man that we used for colds. She > would put a drop on the pillow or handkerchief to help you breath > better with a cold. Just don't remember what it was called. Louise

I did enjoy sassafras tea..........Then I read about it being banned....ain't I a spoil sport ? This is just a simple word of caution....be careful not to use in excess and I have no idea what excess means I no longer drink it ....... LeRoi > From: roses4831@msn.com > To: southern-chat@rootsweb.com; memory-lane@rootsweb.com > Date: Fri, 13 May 2011 11:28:25 -0700 > Subject: Re: [ML] [SOUTHERN-CHAT] : Sassafras tea time... > > > > > > > > > > > I remember drinking sassafras tea when we lived in Arkansas. I don't remember having it in California. I think I liked it. It was reddish in color. I've never tried to see if it is sold in stores here or not. > Helen talked about some old time remedies. I never had a mustard plaster. Mama would rub Vicks all over our throat and chest then put a warm cloth around our necks. I remember a lot of those. They kept Black Draught syrup on hand; I don't remember what that was for. One thing I used to take often was Exlax. I don't know if I had a problem or Mama wanted to make sure I never had a problem. I took enough of it that it took me a long time to get to like chocolate candy. I always remembered the Exlax. Ha > I agree with you Helen when you say the side effects from drugs are worse than the problem. I wonder if people are really paying attention to the medicines they take. > Emma > > > To: SOUTHERN-CHAT-L@rootsweb.com > > Date: Fri, 13 May 2011 02:05:57 -0500 > > From: askgranny@juno.com > > Subject: [SOUTHERN-CHAT] : Sassafras tea time... > > > > > > > > As I went walkabout before the storm today I noticed a sassafras sprout > > down by the blueberries ... Reminded me of Spring habits when I was a > > child...The Blueberries, by the way...apparently are completely barren > > this year...healthy looking bushes, but very heavily shaded by young > > John's climbing oak tree....They're way yonder too old to attempt to move > > them , so ...I set out another bush a few years back out in the sun, and > > it's got a normal amount of berries on it and everything..so ..Gotta be > > the shade....I fertilized them while I was down there... > > > > I'm re printing an article I wrote about sassafras sometime back....If > > you're as forgetful as I am it'll mostly be new to you anyway ! *grin* > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > > > > Sassafras tea comes out of the ground, in the form of roots from a bush > > that can grow into a thicket if left alone, or if it is one tree it can > > be as big around as a 5 gallon bucket , like the one in the yard next > > door to me. It has seed that the birds liberally sow, and we have one of > > the seedlings that came up in the wildflower garden that is tall as the > > house almost, but not too big around yet....The leaves can be in about 5 > > different shapes ,[one is like a mitten..] all on the same branch. It's > > pretty in the Fall when the leaves color up very brightly.. > > > > In the Spring Southern folks dig the roots of sassafras , wash them well, > > and simmer in water to cover them until the water is a deep rusty red. It > > is drunk hot or cold, and is good either way....Gotta add sugar to it...I > > believe there are two kinds, and the red Sassafras is the most hunted. > > Don't know how to tell the two kinds apart...I just use whichever I > > manage to get... > > > > I can remember when I was about 8 or 9 us three oldest kids took the > > chopping axe and went to get some roots..Daddy might have plowed them up, > > as I don't remember digging....We took a shortcut through the woods on > > our way home and rinsed most of the dirt off the roots in a big puddle we > > found in a little wet weather creek....Guess Mom was proud to see the > > roots didn't need much washing, because water had to be drawed up out of > > a well . It wasn't too deep, but had one of those long skinny buckets > > ..We drank the tea cold as well water would make it, but friends in > > Southern Illinois drink it hot....It's good either way....You can freeze > > the extra roots for later use....I see bottles of Sassafras tea extract > > in stores, but haven't tried it....At one time you could buy shavings > > that smelled like the real thing OR bundles of pieces of root in the > > store...Not now...Causes cancer I read ..some part of the root. Heck, > > folks drank it all their long lives, back in the day.....Jeannie T > > > > PS: I've read that early settlers to this country smelled the sassafras > > before they even came ashore....Don't understand that, unless there had > > been a storm...Speaking of storms, hope you and yours are comfy and dry , > > in spite of the crazy weather.... > > ____________________________________________________________ > > 2550% Penny Stock Gains? > > Our last pick exploded 2550% - Join our newsletter for free picks! > > http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/4dccd80183d5e1abf2m06duc > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SOUTHERN-CHAT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > > > > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mbousman1/memory.htm > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MEMORY-LANE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

A yam and a sweet potato are 2 different things. http://homecooking.about.com/od/howtocookvegetables/a/sweetpotatodiff.htm <http://homecooking.about.com/od/howtocookvegetables/a/sweetpotatodiff.htm> Jelayne On Fri, May 13, 2011 at 5:54 PM, juanita <juanita2@cox.net> wrote: > We used to call them sweet potatoes when I first married. My husband > was in the Navy....we were young with little money and never thought > about buying plants from a nursery. I had sweet potatoes....propped > with toothpicks in a small glass jar of water.....and they produced a > window full of beautiful leaves. Looked very pretty in the sunlight. > I also cut carrot tops down into the edible part and set them on > small pebbles in water in a saucer. They sprouted too and produced > beautiful foliage. > > I liked to break off pussy willow branches and forsythia branches > before they bloomed. I put those in jars of water and it wasn't long > before they sprouted out too. I loved sprigs of asparagus too with > it's fern-like foliage. > > I kept starters from a philodendron that my mother had when she died > and it produced runners and a lot of foliage for probably 20-25 > years after she died. > > juanita > >

I don't really remember how mentholateum smells, there was something my mom used to get from the "Watkins" man that we used for colds. She would put a drop on the pillow or handkerchief to help you breath better with a cold. Just don't remember what it was called. Louise ----- Original Message ----- From: "helenware" <helenware@comcast.net> To: <memory-lane@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, May 13, 2011 10:54 AM Subject: Re: [ML] Sassafras tea time... >I enjoy the flavor of sassafras--in teas or in drops for the throat-they > sooth my throat when allergies make it scratchy. > I think many of the old remedies that my grandmother taught me work better > than the medicines the doctors now give us. Warm honey, lemon juice and > whiskey helped us sleep when we had congestion, mustard plasters helped > chest congestion and nasal blockages, herb teas soothed the stomach and I > remember her putting mint leaves around the mop boards so the ants did not > go in the pantry--I was trying to remember some others--when we had cramps > a > hot water bottle held on our stomach always helped so much. I sometimes > think some of the medicine we are given are dangerous in the long run--my > sister takes a lot of medicine for various illnesses and the warnings on > them would scare me so, I would never take any of them! > An aspirin when really needed is okay! > I an a great fan of Mentholatem(spelling?) I rub it on my nose and chest > and > it works well and I love the way it smells! > Helen > > > > > > > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mbousman1/memory.htm > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MEMORY-LANE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I still grow a sweet potato once in a while when I want something green on my window sill I also do the same with avocado seeds until it gets too chilly for them to last through the winter. Jeane On Fri, May 13, 2011 at 3:38 PM, Shirley Sullivan <sullysoil66@msn.com>wrote: > > I found a Yam I had forgotten about, there were really two, but one turn > rotten. I remember my mother growing them in a jar, so I put toothpicks > about half way up in a circle, found a container, filled it with water, put > the yam in, placed it on my window shelf where it could get some sun. It now > has lots of white roots and two sprouts out the top of the yam and very > interesting leaves are coming off the two small branches. Does anyone > remember their mother doing this? I am so excited about this little old Yam, > and the interesting way it's growing. I was thinking, I don't remember any > plant nurseries around where we lived, I do remember friends giving my > mother plant cutting, that she would try and grow. I remember Carnations, > red carnations out by the front steps, and how my mother babied them along. > I don't remember many house plants, except the Yams. My grandmother had > sword plants, and a fern on her front porch, but no plants in her house. > > I remember by the time I was in high school, [my mothers third marriage] > there was a "Monrovia nursery" somewhere around the house they bought, my > mother was in heaven, she wanted all kinds of fruit trees, and plants. I > must get my love of my garden from my mother, I don't mind getting my hands > dirty. I worked for about two hours after dinner last evening, till it was > getting dark, and I tripped on the hose, and thought you better go in before > you break your neck. I came in and felt good, because I had accomplished a > great deal, the garden look so much cleaner and prettier when I got through. > I came in and took a nice hot bath, and had no trouble falling asleep last > night. It felt so good to do some yard work, because last year I was not > allowed to do any yard work after my heart thingy. > > The weather has been so nice the last two or three days, sunny but not > hot. Sully in sunny California. > > > > > > > > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mbousman1/memory.htm > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MEMORY-LANE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > -- Some people weave burlap into the fabric of our lives and some weave gold thread. Both contribute to make the whole picture beautiful and unique. Anonymous Watch your thoughts: they become words. Watch your words: they become actions.Watch your actions: they become habits. Watch your habits: they become your character. Watch your character: it becomes your destiny.______Francis Outlaw

We used to call them sweet potatoes when I first married. My husband was in the Navy....we were young with little money and never thought about buying plants from a nursery. I had sweet potatoes....propped with toothpicks in a small glass jar of water.....and they produced a window full of beautiful leaves. Looked very pretty in the sunlight. I also cut carrot tops down into the edible part and set them on small pebbles in water in a saucer. They sprouted too and produced beautiful foliage. I liked to break off pussy willow branches and forsythia branches before they bloomed. I put those in jars of water and it wasn't long before they sprouted out too. I loved sprigs of asparagus too with it's fern-like foliage. I kept starters from a philodendron that my mother had when she died and it produced runners and a lot of foliage for probably 20-25 years after she died. juanita > I found a Yam I had forgotten about, there were really two, but one > turn rotten. I remember my mother growing them in a jar, so I put > toothpicks about half way up in a circle, found a container, filled > it with water, put the yam in, placed it on my window shelf where it > could get some sun. It now has lots of white roots and two sprouts out > the top of the yam and very interesting leaves are coming off the two > small branches. Does anyone remember their mother doing this? I am so > excited about this little old Yam, and the interesting way it's > growing. I was thinking, I don't remember any plant nurseries around > where we lived, I do remember friends giving my mother plant cutting, > that she would try and grow. I remember Carnations, red carnations out > by the front steps, and how my mother babied them along. I don't > remember many house plants, except the Yams. My grandmother had sword > plants, and a fern on her front porch, but no plants in her house. > > I remember by the time I was in high school, [my mothers third > marriage] there was a "Monrovia nursery" somewhere around the house > they bought, my mother was in heaven, she wanted all kinds of fruit > trees, and plants. I must get my love of my garden from my mother, I > don't mind getting my hands dirty. I worked for about two hours after > dinner last evening, till it was getting dark, and I tripped on the > hose, and thought you better go in before you break your neck. I came > in and felt good, because I had accomplished a great deal, the garden > look so much cleaner and prettier when I got through. I came in and > took a nice hot bath, and had no trouble falling asleep last night. It > felt so good to do some yard work, because last year I was not allowed > to do any yard work after my heart thingy. > > The weather has been so nice the last two or three days, sunny but > not hot. Sully in sunny California. > > > > > > > > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mbousman1/memory.htm > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MEMORY-LANE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I've been reaDING THE ADS FOR PLANTS AND IT JUST MAKES ME WANT TO GET OUT IN THE YARD AND PLANT SOME FLOWERS. i WOULD LIKE TO EVEN PLANT SOME TOMATOES IN A CONTAINER BUT CAN'T EVEN DO THAT. sO, ALL OF YOU THAT ARE WORKING IN THE GARDENS DO A LITTLE FOR ME TOO. I've tried to grow a potato in a jar (don't remember if it was a regular potato or a yam) but mine didn't do too good. I know others have grown them though. When we lived in Central Oregon, we had a large house and I grew a lot of house plants. A lot of the plants I had never heard of before they were given to me. I'll keep looking atm the flowers and plants and just keep drooling. HaEmma > From: sullysoil66@msn.com > To: memory-lane@rootsweb.com > Date: Fri, 13 May 2011 13:38:25 -0700 > Subject: [ML] Growing a Yam > > > I found a Yam I had forgotten about, there were really two, but one turn rotten. I remember my mother growing them in a jar, so I put toothpicks about half way up in a circle, found a container, filled it with water, put the yam in, placed it on my window shelf where it could get some sun. It now has lots of white roots and two sprouts out the top of the yam and very interesting leaves are coming off the two small branches. Does anyone remember their mother doing this? I am so excited about this little old Yam, and the interesting way it's growing. I was thinking, I don't remember any plant nurseries around where we lived, I do remember friends giving my mother plant cutting, that she would try and grow. I remember Carnations, red carnations out by the front steps, and how my mother babied them along. I don't remember many house plants, except the Yams. My grandmother had sword plants, and a fern on her front porch, but no plants in her house. > > I remember by the time I was in high school, [my mothers third marriage] there was a "Monrovia nursery" somewhere around the house they bought, my mother was in heaven, she wanted all kinds of fruit trees, and plants. I must get my love of my garden from my mother, I don't mind getting my hands dirty. I worked for about two hours after dinner last evening, till it was getting dark, and I tripped on the hose, and thought you better go in before you break your neck. I came in and felt good, because I had accomplished a great deal, the garden look so much cleaner and prettier when I got through. I came in and took a nice hot bath, and had no trouble falling asleep last night. It felt so good to do some yard work, because last year I was not allowed to do any yard work after my heart thingy. > > The weather has been so nice the last two or three days, sunny but not hot. Sully in sunny California. > > > > > > > > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mbousman1/memory.htm > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MEMORY-LANE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Great to see you on Emma, how are you feeling? The lists we are on are so quiet, remember when we had so many, saying so much and we went on and on for days? I miss all the fun we used to have and great things we talked about! Yes, Sassafras is reddish, orange and there is an old country store that sells licorice, sassafras, root beer, lemon and a few other herb type drops-I bought Mom some root beer ones, her favorite. Seems everyone has allergies this spring so the drops are good for us choking and sneezing. Mom will be 90 in September, and when they told us to get to the hospital and say our good byes last July we thought we had lost her-then they said she might last six months-so we took her home and she has been amazing-she is healthy and wonderful-less med's and just her mobility is limited,from the lumbar spinal stenosis and neuropathy. She can't see well as she has macular degeneration but at times she can see better than others--we keep her busy and I think bringing her home and all of her children taking care of her made her get well! The six months have come and gone and she has been healthy and no signs of further illness or cancer spreading--we pray to the Lord that she will go to him in her sleep and not suffer. We had Father John's cough medicine and cod liver oil, during the winters when we were small-that is all the medicine we ever had back then--maybe St. Joseph baby aspirin when they came out. Helen

I enjoy the flavor of sassafras--in teas or in drops for the throat-they sooth my throat when allergies make it scratchy. I think many of the old remedies that my grandmother taught me work better than the medicines the doctors now give us. Warm honey, lemon juice and whiskey helped us sleep when we had congestion, mustard plasters helped chest congestion and nasal blockages, herb teas soothed the stomach and I remember her putting mint leaves around the mop boards so the ants did not go in the pantry--I was trying to remember some others--when we had cramps a hot water bottle held on our stomach always helped so much. I sometimes think some of the medicine we are given are dangerous in the long run--my sister takes a lot of medicine for various illnesses and the warnings on them would scare me so, I would never take any of them! An aspirin when really needed is okay! I an a great fan of Mentholatem(spelling?) I rub it on my nose and chest and it works well and I love the way it smells! Helen

I found a Yam I had forgotten about, there were really two, but one turn rotten. I remember my mother growing them in a jar, so I put toothpicks about half way up in a circle, found a container, filled it with water, put the yam in, placed it on my window shelf where it could get some sun. It now has lots of white roots and two sprouts out the top of the yam and very interesting leaves are coming off the two small branches. Does anyone remember their mother doing this? I am so excited about this little old Yam, and the interesting way it's growing. I was thinking, I don't remember any plant nurseries around where we lived, I do remember friends giving my mother plant cutting, that she would try and grow. I remember Carnations, red carnations out by the front steps, and how my mother babied them along. I don't remember many house plants, except the Yams. My grandmother had sword plants, and a fern on her front porch, but no plants in her house. I remember by the time I was in high school, [my mothers third marriage] there was a "Monrovia nursery" somewhere around the house they bought, my mother was in heaven, she wanted all kinds of fruit trees, and plants. I must get my love of my garden from my mother, I don't mind getting my hands dirty. I worked for about two hours after dinner last evening, till it was getting dark, and I tripped on the hose, and thought you better go in before you break your neck. I came in and felt good, because I had accomplished a great deal, the garden look so much cleaner and prettier when I got through. I came in and took a nice hot bath, and had no trouble falling asleep last night. It felt so good to do some yard work, because last year I was not allowed to do any yard work after my heart thingy. The weather has been so nice the last two or three days, sunny but not hot. Sully in sunny California.

Sounds good, Jeannie...will give to hubby as he is the grill man. Neysa ----- Original Message ----- From: askgranny@juno.com To: MEMORY-LANE-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Friday, May 13, 2011 3:31 AM Subject: [ML] Fw: Got your Vidalias ? Vidalia onions are plentiful right now, and I bought several of the beauties last time I was at the store.....I ran across this recipe for cooking them and thought y'all might like to try it too...Seems like everyone's either run out of their homes by storms or floods or out there tying up the rowboat one....so I'm giving you something to read when you get a chance to sit down and rest. ! Jeannie T Grilled Vidalia Onions Pick onions about the same size, using ones that are flat on the bottom so that they'll set on the grill better. Peel as many as you need, then take out a center core . Be careful not to go down thru the bottom of it. Put a beef or chicken bouillon cube in where you took out the center , then add some butter or oleo on top of that. {Just take out enough onion to make enough room for the bouillon cube and the butter. } Put the onion on 2 or 3 sheets of foil and wrap tightly with the foil twisted at the top and arrange them so they won't tip over on the grill . Grill for about 30 minutes , or a bit longer if you use really big fat onions........ They'll feel soft to the touch when they are done. They taste sweet and delicious even if you use regular onions....Save the removed centers for other uses... ____________________________________________________________ 2550% Penny Stock Gains? Our last pick exploded 2550% - Join our newsletter for free picks! http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/4dccde341bc991ac03m06duc http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mbousman1/memory.htm ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MEMORY-LANE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I remember drinking sassafras tea when we lived in Arkansas. I don't remember having it in California. I think I liked it. It was reddish in color. I've never tried to see if it is sold in stores here or not. Helen talked about some old time remedies. I never had a mustard plaster. Mama would rub Vicks all over our throat and chest then put a warm cloth around our necks. I remember a lot of those. They kept Black Draught syrup on hand; I don't remember what that was for. One thing I used to take often was Exlax. I don't know if I had a problem or Mama wanted to make sure I never had a problem. I took enough of it that it took me a long time to get to like chocolate candy. I always remembered the Exlax. Ha I agree with you Helen when you say the side effects from drugs are worse than the problem. I wonder if people are really paying attention to the medicines they take. Emma > To: SOUTHERN-CHAT-L@rootsweb.com > Date: Fri, 13 May 2011 02:05:57 -0500 > From: askgranny@juno.com > Subject: [SOUTHERN-CHAT] : Sassafras tea time... > > > > As I went walkabout before the storm today I noticed a sassafras sprout > down by the blueberries ... Reminded me of Spring habits when I was a > child...The Blueberries, by the way...apparently are completely barren > this year...healthy looking bushes, but very heavily shaded by young > John's climbing oak tree....They're way yonder too old to attempt to move > them , so ...I set out another bush a few years back out in the sun, and > it's got a normal amount of berries on it and everything..so ..Gotta be > the shade....I fertilized them while I was down there... > > I'm re printing an article I wrote about sassafras sometime back....If > you're as forgetful as I am it'll mostly be new to you anyway ! *grin* > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > Sassafras tea comes out of the ground, in the form of roots from a bush > that can grow into a thicket if left alone, or if it is one tree it can > be as big around as a 5 gallon bucket , like the one in the yard next > door to me. It has seed that the birds liberally sow, and we have one of > the seedlings that came up in the wildflower garden that is tall as the > house almost, but not too big around yet....The leaves can be in about 5 > different shapes ,[one is like a mitten..] all on the same branch. It's > pretty in the Fall when the leaves color up very brightly.. > > In the Spring Southern folks dig the roots of sassafras , wash them well, > and simmer in water to cover them until the water is a deep rusty red. It > is drunk hot or cold, and is good either way....Gotta add sugar to it...I > believe there are two kinds, and the red Sassafras is the most hunted. > Don't know how to tell the two kinds apart...I just use whichever I > manage to get... > > I can remember when I was about 8 or 9 us three oldest kids took the > chopping axe and went to get some roots..Daddy might have plowed them up, > as I don't remember digging....We took a shortcut through the woods on > our way home and rinsed most of the dirt off the roots in a big puddle we > found in a little wet weather creek....Guess Mom was proud to see the > roots didn't need much washing, because water had to be drawed up out of > a well . It wasn't too deep, but had one of those long skinny buckets > ..We drank the tea cold as well water would make it, but friends in > Southern Illinois drink it hot....It's good either way....You can freeze > the extra roots for later use....I see bottles of Sassafras tea extract > in stores, but haven't tried it....At one time you could buy shavings > that smelled like the real thing OR bundles of pieces of root in the > store...Not now...Causes cancer I read ..some part of the root. Heck, > folks drank it all their long lives, back in the day.....Jeannie T > > PS: I've read that early settlers to this country smelled the sassafras > before they even came ashore....Don't understand that, unless there had > been a storm...Speaking of storms, hope you and yours are comfy and dry , > in spite of the crazy weather.... > ____________________________________________________________ > 2550% Penny Stock Gains? > Our last pick exploded 2550% - Join our newsletter for free picks! > http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/4dccd80183d5e1abf2m06duc > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SOUTHERN-CHAT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Vidalia onions are plentiful right now, and I bought several of the beauties last time I was at the store.....I ran across this recipe for cooking them and thought y'all might like to try it too...Seems like everyone's either run out of their homes by storms or floods or out there tying up the rowboat one....so I'm giving you something to read when you get a chance to sit down and rest. ! Jeannie T Grilled Vidalia Onions Pick onions about the same size, using ones that are flat on the bottom so that they'll set on the grill better. Peel as many as you need, then take out a center core . Be careful not to go down thru the bottom of it. Put a beef or chicken bouillon cube in where you took out the center , then add some butter or oleo on top of that. {Just take out enough onion to make enough room for the bouillon cube and the butter. } Put the onion on 2 or 3 sheets of foil and wrap tightly with the foil twisted at the top and arrange them so they won't tip over on the grill . Grill for about 30 minutes , or a bit longer if you use really big fat onions........ They'll feel soft to the touch when they are done. They taste sweet and delicious even if you use regular onions....Save the removed centers for other uses... ____________________________________________________________ 2550% Penny Stock Gains? Our last pick exploded 2550% - Join our newsletter for free picks! http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/4dccde341bc991ac03m06duc

As I went walkabout before the storm today I noticed a sassafras sprout down by the blueberries ... Reminded me of Spring habits when I was a child...The Blueberries, by the way...apparently are completely barren this year...healthy looking bushes, but very heavily shaded by young John's climbing oak tree....They're way yonder too old to attempt to move them , so ...I set out another bush a few years back out in the sun, and it's got a normal amount of berries on it and everything..so ..Gotta be the shade....I fertilized them while I was down there... I'm re printing an article I wrote about sassafras sometime back....If you're as forgetful as I am it'll mostly be new to you anyway ! *grin* ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sassafras tea comes out of the ground, in the form of roots from a bush that can grow into a thicket if left alone, or if it is one tree it can be as big around as a 5 gallon bucket , like the one in the yard next door to me. It has seed that the birds liberally sow, and we have one of the seedlings that came up in the wildflower garden that is tall as the house almost, but not too big around yet....The leaves can be in about 5 different shapes ,[one is like a mitten..] all on the same branch. It's pretty in the Fall when the leaves color up very brightly.. In the Spring Southern folks dig the roots of sassafras , wash them well, and simmer in water to cover them until the water is a deep rusty red. It is drunk hot or cold, and is good either way....Gotta add sugar to it...I believe there are two kinds, and the red Sassafras is the most hunted. Don't know how to tell the two kinds apart...I just use whichever I manage to get... I can remember when I was about 8 or 9 us three oldest kids took the chopping axe and went to get some roots..Daddy might have plowed them up, as I don't remember digging....We took a shortcut through the woods on our way home and rinsed most of the dirt off the roots in a big puddle we found in a little wet weather creek....Guess Mom was proud to see the roots didn't need much washing, because water had to be drawed up out of a well . It wasn't too deep, but had one of those long skinny buckets ..We drank the tea cold as well water would make it, but friends in Southern Illinois drink it hot....It's good either way....You can freeze the extra roots for later use....I see bottles of Sassafras tea extract in stores, but haven't tried it....At one time you could buy shavings that smelled like the real thing OR bundles of pieces of root in the store...Not now...Causes cancer I read ..some part of the root. Heck, folks drank it all their long lives, back in the day.....Jeannie T PS: I've read that early settlers to this country smelled the sassafras before they even came ashore....Don't understand that, unless there had been a storm...Speaking of storms, hope you and yours are comfy and dry , in spite of the crazy weather.... ____________________________________________________________ 2550% Penny Stock Gains? Our last pick exploded 2550% - Join our newsletter for free picks! http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/4dccd6d0a8d4a1abebm06duc

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HI Spybot is free & has been doin g a good job for me , irun it & Microsoft security essentials together at recommended settings don . -----Original Message----- From: memory-lane-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:memory-lane-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of ElaineTM Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2011 6:07 AM To: Lists; memory-lane@rootsweb.com; internet-genealogy@googlegroups.com; an-internet-family@googlegroups.com; genealogy-computers-chat@yahoo.com Subject: [ML] AV programs rated I use Microsoft's protection and it apparently is missing primarily on mail. I receive a lot of email and that is a serious failing. The cost of the top rated programs leaves a bit to be desired after using programs that are free. The only thing I can recommend is that people approach email very very carefully and remember to NOT open unexpected items. http://www.infopackets.com/news/business/microsoft/2011/20110506_antivirus_s uites_compared_microsoft_free_a_v_inadequate.htm Elaine http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mbousman1/memory.htm ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MEMORY-LANE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I use Microsoft's protection and it apparently is missing primarily on mail. I receive a lot of email and that is a serious failing. The cost of the top rated programs leaves a bit to be desired after using programs that are free. The only thing I can recommend is that people approach email very very carefully and remember to NOT open unexpected items. http://www.infopackets.com/news/business/microsoft/2011/20110506_antivirus_suites_compared_microsoft_free_a_v_inadequate.htm Elaine

This is one of those things that you have an entire month to enjoy the different configurations/positions of Mercury, Venus, Mars, and Jupiter. The show really started yesterday morning. I did not receive this email until today so it's not like I forgot to tell you about it. But, as I said, the show changes daily so if you miss something one day you will have a chance to see something a little different the next day. I would not have been able to see anything this morning due to cloud cover which didn't clear up until after 7:00 a.m. There is a nice little video on the website home page which comes up when you click on the link. I hope that all of you who are interested will get one or more chances to witness this phenomenon which will be capped off at month's end with the addition of a crescent moon. Robert E Paty, Scottsdale, AZ aka Mad Hatter From: snglist@snglist.msfc.nasa.gov To: snglist@snglist.msfc.nasa.gov Subject: Better than Coffee: Planets Align at Dawn Date: Mon, 9 May 2011 13:35:44 -0500 NASA Science News for May 9, 2011 No coffee? No problem. To wake up any morning this week, all you need to do is look out the window for a beautiful dawn conjunction of planets. FULL STORY at http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2011/09may_morningplanets/ This is a free service.

I had a nice mother's day even though ours was Sat. The kids were all here except for one as he had to work, but he called and we talked. The girls brought every thing and we just had a nice relaxed family day. The best present I got was a book mark my daughter made. It is laminated, on the one side has a picture of my mom and dad, below it says Past, Present and Future. On the other side is a pic. of her daughter holding the mo. old G Grandson, with him sleeping on her and her face on his,like she is kissing the top of his head, I love this picture . She had pressed a couple field flowers as Christie always picked the flowers in the field. My oldest daughter always gives me a roll of stamps so I don't have to buy them, I got beautiful flowers. A hanging wind thing with hummingbirds on it. Really pretty. But I thought the book mark was the best. I don't think I will use it for the book mark but put it with the baby pictures. My bookmark is her wedding announcement that is red and has the wedding ann. printed on it. something different. So yesterday was a lazy day. Granddaughter called and could hear great grandson cooing in the background. can't wait to see this one. Well enough of my day. Hope every one had a good day. Louise in Ca.