Judy, The University of Illinois site is a very good general rule of thumb. However, there are two points I wish to clarify. The Poinsettia is a member of the Euphorbia family which is characterized by a sticky milky sap, this has caused some concern as being a toxic fluid. While I am no expert on the toxicity of the Poinsettia, I can tell you that is does cause an allergic reaction in some individuals, me being one. So I would advise if you are unsure of your allergic potential, please be cautious when cutting back your Poinsettia. Do not get the sap near your eyes or your mouth. When you cut your plant back, cut 1/4 inch above an outward facing bud. Buds are in the axils of the leaves so by now most florist grown poinsettias have lost their lower leaves, you will have to look for where the old leaves were on the stem. One other thing, most modern cultivars are treated with growth regulators to increase stem thickness and reduce stem elongation, thus increasing the size of the bracts. All of this is done under very controlled conditions which have been developed for many years in the industry, it is a challenge to reflower a Poinsettia and well worth the experience. Growers start with cuttings so most plants you purchase are only one year old, unless the grower is catering to the large plant market. Go through the challenge and you will understand how difficult it is for a grower to bring in a seasonal crop on time and all uniform. Carl ----- Original Message ----- From: "Judy Lamken" <kilkee@attbi.com> To: <NJ-MEMORIES-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, December 29, 2002 8:26 PM Subject: Re: [NJ-Memories] Pointsettia > Ellen, > > One of the best resources can be found at > http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/poinsettia/reflowering.html > Reading that is a lot easier than having me tell you what I do with mine. > > Judy > > ELLEN542@aol.com wrote: > > >Can anybody tell me how to preserve my beautiful pointsettias till next year. > > Somebody told me one time but I forget. I think a brown grocery bag is > >involved. > > > >Ellen > > > > > >============================== > >To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > > > > > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >

Hi, I also heard you can cut them back and place in a dark closet for a few month's. Just type the word Pointsettia in the search engine Google and see what you can find. Love, Robin

Can anybody tell me how to preserve my beautiful pointsettias till next year. Somebody told me one time but I forget. I think a brown grocery bag is involved. Ellen

Ellen, One of the best resources can be found at http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/poinsettia/reflowering.html Reading that is a lot easier than having me tell you what I do with mine. Judy ELLEN542@aol.com wrote: >Can anybody tell me how to preserve my beautiful pointsettias till next year. > Somebody told me one time but I forget. I think a brown grocery bag is >involved. > >Ellen > > >============================== >To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > >

Ellen - Happy New Year to you also ---Marie G

Hi Marie, I woke up one morning to a loud noise and didn't know what it was........went down the basement and there my washing machine hose had broke..........I cried............it was like a firehose spouting water all over............ now I shut the shutoffs to the hoses off everytime I use it. I realized later that I had seen a big bubble forming on the hose but just thought it wouldn't do anything LOL. Happy New Year Ellen

In a message dated 12/26/2002 2:01:47 AM Mountain Standard Time, NJ-MEMORIES-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: > We sure do have a white Christmas here in MD as well as in NJ and PA! I > guess there are a lot of you welcoming this! > We were hoping for some White Christmas, but the most we got was a dusting a couple of days before. A little of it was still in shaded spots. But Christmas Day was sunny and cold, and today was more of the same. No precip predicted until maybe Monday. Some weather for Colorado???? Doris in Colorado (Up2Nutrix@aol.com) "He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose." -- Jim Elliot, missionary and martyr

Hi Everyone, My son Matthew just arrived at Spruce Lake, Pa a little while ago for our church meeting youth retreat. He said when they got up there they told him they received 17 inch of snow. I am not sure if they are expecting any more or not. Robin

Ellen - glad that oven fire didn't go into something big - I spent Christmas Eve at my son's - he made a roast eye round of beef, shrimps, spinach au gratin, roasted cherry tomatoes, rosted long sliced potatoes - bread pudding made from croissants with whipped cream --Christmas day at my daughter Gerri's house - on Christmas eve she makes the 7 Seas Fish soup - the children don't care for the Fish soup so she made a pot of Slovak soup - - I usually go there for Christmas eve but the past year and this year I go to my son's where my other daughter visits - Christmas day at Geri's we had roast turkey, roast crown of pork - mashed potatoes, broccoli - corn and limas, cranberry sauce - cakes and cookies -I tried a Heinekin beer but it was so bitter to taste - I am a Coors beer lover - I received som nice gifts = Last nite my daughter Betsy called me about 10 - when she arrived home the house was flooded - the washing machine hose broke -her landlady who is also her friend went out to fire house to get those large vacuums - luckily Donna is a member and firefighter of the fire house - This happened to me about 15 yrs ago - From that day on I shut my washing machine faucets off after each use - Well enough rambling - have a nice day -----Marie G

In a message dated 12/25/2002 6:01:59 AM Mountain Standard Time, NJ-MEMORIES-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: > Hope eveyone has a great day. > We did! Son Jim came over for the day, and we had the traditional turkey dinner with the same trimmings that I've been making as long as we've been married. Last night we went to church and had a beautiful service, reminding of us of the real "reason for the season. Doris in Colorado (Up2Nutrix@aol.com) "For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. -- Luke 2:11

In a message dated 12/25/02 4:47:19 PM Eastern Standard Time, robinpaulstinson@mybluelight.com writes: > My oldest son Matthew is heading for a youth conference at a place called > Spruce Lake, PA. I hope he gets there OK. > Robin, Spruce Lake is about fifteen miles north of us. I used to live two miles from there back in the seventy's, when I lived in Canadensis. We got a good foot here in Effort. Were really snowed in. The power & cable has been going off, and on all day. We can't get out the front door. My wife is going to have to go up the basement steps tomorrow, and shovel us out. My brother-in-law has the drive way open already, it's one-eighth of a mile long, and if we get a lot of wind tonight, it will be closed again in the morning. I don't know what the roads are like. Oh Florida is looking so good right now. Diesel

Hi Guys, I hope you all had a Merry Christmas. And have a Happy and Healthy New Year. I am sending this from my daughter's computer. We came down to NJ (Kenilworth) last night and stayed the night. Will stay tonight also. So far 4 inches of snow here. But it is supposed to stop. Glad I'm not up in the Poconos now. This storm is the reason we are staying over. We planned it that way. My son was not able to come down today as is his usual custom. Robin, praying for your son. I must say I am impressed with the wonderful job they do in PA in keeping the roads clear. Dot On Wed, 25 Dec 2002 20:09:31 EST DieselDis@aol.com wrote: > In a message dated 12/25/02 4:47:19 PM Eastern > Standard Time, > robinpaulstinson@mybluelight.com writes: > > > My oldest son Matthew is heading for a youth > conference at a place called > > Spruce Lake, PA. I hope he gets there OK. > > > > Robin, > Spruce Lake is about fifteen miles north of > us. I used to live two miles > from there back in the seventy's, when I lived > in Canadensis. We got a good > foot here in Effort. Were really snowed in. The > power & cable has been going > off, and on all day. We can't get out the front > door. My wife is going to > have to go up the basement steps tomorrow, and > shovel us out. My > brother-in-law has the drive way open already, > it's one-eighth of a mile > long, and if we get a lot of wind tonight, it > will be closed again in the > morning. I don't know what the roads are like. > Oh Florida is looking so good > right now. > Diesel > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion > online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >

Merry Christmas Everyone, How has everyone's Christmas been so far? We just finished our meal and we are leaving for Church Meeting. My oldest son Matthew is heading for a youth conference at a place called Spruce Lake, PA. I hope he gets there OK. I think this place is in the Pocono's. I heard they got almost 1 foot of snow. Please pray for his safety and the other kids going. I have never let him go that far away from me before. Merry Christmas again to everyone on MEMORIES. Love, Robin

To all the NJ Memories group. Merry Christmas and a very happy new year, for all of 2003. We sure do have a white Christmas here in MD as well as in NJ and PA! I guess there are a lot of you welcoming this! Kittie in MD ----- Original Message ----- From: <PalmaG72@aol.com> To: <NJ-MEMORIES-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, December 24, 2002 1:10 PM Subject: [NJ-Memories] Merry Christmas > To All on this List - May the day be filled with many Blessings and Happiness > for All- Marie G > > ______________________________

Snow in Kentucky too! Hope all have a wonderful day. Carl ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kittie Ennis Lane" <kittdanl@frederickmd.com> To: <NJ-MEMORIES-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, December 25, 2002 12:34 PM Subject: Re: [NJ-Memories] Merry Christmas > To all the NJ Memories group. Merry Christmas and a very happy new year, for > all of 2003. > > We sure do have a white Christmas here in MD as well as in NJ and PA! I > guess there are a lot of you welcoming this! > > Kittie in MD > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <PalmaG72@aol.com> > To: <NJ-MEMORIES-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, December 24, 2002 1:10 PM > Subject: [NJ-Memories] Merry Christmas > > > > To All on this List - May the day be filled with many Blessings and > Happiness > > for All- Marie G > > > > ______________________________ > > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >

Merry Christmas to all, Hope you all have a wonderful day and Santa brings you lots of goodies. I've been up since 4:30am watching the snow fall. It was only about 3 inches then but now it's turned to icy snow and I can hear it hitting the windows. Not supposed to stop till around midnight tonite. Last night was our usual family dinner, my daughter and fiance' were here as well as my two sons. Everyone else had work. It was very nice, we have seafood every xmas eve so the menu was lobster, haddock, snow crab legs, scallops and shrimp. I love seafood so it was very enjoyable for me. Had one small problem, my oven caught fire as I was starting to cook and it just wouldn't go out......nothing big but a small sizzler that just made it way around the heat coil. I think it may have neeed a cleaning but now the oven is shot so I'm off to find Santa to ask him for a new stove next week LOL. Supposed to go over my daughters house today so 4 of my kids are meeting here and we're driving up in our van, we figure the heavier the better, also taking some blankets and pillows cause I think we may end up stranded.........should be fun. Take care and be safe all..........................Ellen

Hi all ! So what did everyone get ? We're Out here on "Trilogy " It,s raining and winding. So,Ime to exchang gifts...i got a watch,Duanr got a watch with geriatric numbers that light up..cool. Then ,he gave me a pastic spagetti strainer.....cute,but we have one, then a trowel,cute but I don't need one, then he goes and gets this big box...Ohmigod... yes, this is it..........a magnetomer, My friend ed said hehad a guy that went the water behind ed,shouse and the guy fund all kinds of Engis coins in the muck..I,ll have t get dirty, but it,ll be worth it hopefully. this guy hasn,t been to D,s for abut10 years, ince then we have had some major storms ,Gerges, Mitch, Dennis,Floyn..enough to make the sea vomit up sme more suff. Yes, I know that expression soundsgross, but..that,s wha happens. Ranger Craigsays I can only use it at low tide since it's a state park. So, nowI have a nw toy.I will go find my fourtune... Wish me luck. merry chritmas Everyone ? Lee-in-the-keys ooopppss see typos ..sorry ------------------------------ This mobile message sent using PocketMail. Sign up for unlimited e-mail at www.PocketMail.com.

It's 12:10 and its Christmas. Came in to shut machine down after watching Lampoon's Christmas for about the 10th time over the years. I hope your day is Merry and you have a Prosperous New Year, stay Healthy. Off to daughters during the day for a Christmas Buffet, and enjoy what family I have here this year. Sure wish they could all be here. Norma

Hi All, We've lost a few old friends on this list over the years, but gained some new ones. It's hard to believe this list started over four years ago. I remember Nancy, Rose674 saying that she had 667 messages from Memories in her mail box back in January of 1999. I'm glad it's not that busy anymore, I could never find the time to read them all. Here's wishing that all of you stay on the Memories List this coming year, and many years to come, and wishing all of you, a Merry Christmas, and a Happy & Healthy New Year. Love Diesel.

Hi, This recipe came from the Salem County Cookbook 1st. edition. Robin