Garlic and My GrandMother by C. Moonstar
following a post on Garlic on our herbal tips enewletter received the below comment from C. Moonstar which is interesting.
Bob
Ewwwwwww…I believe that garlic as well as chicken soup has medicinal value. However, I draw the line sometimes…I believe that my friends must think it wards off evil because they even use garlic in their grits.
My maternal grandmother was a true herbalist and she planted crops year round of her wares. Each year as winter approached, my mother would help her harvest the ready herbs and cover her herbal garden plants with straw to protect them until the weather became warmer. Each year in the spring, the gypsies (honest truth Bob) came with their entourage of wagons and horses to gather their needs for the coming year.
Now how or why my mother made warm milk with garlic and butter when I was sick with a cold, I do not know. Just the thought of those days gags me. This is one recipe that I do not have nor do I want….eeeewwwwww.
Thanks for the info on garlic. I am sure that I could have also learned a lot from my grandmother. I am sad to know that her skills and knowledge were buried with her since I was only 6 months old when she passed. I am sure that despite her limited purse she had a vast wealth of knowledge. Hopefully, our paths will cross in the skyland one day.
Blessings of the season, Bob
CMM
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My Grandparents recycled and grew everything organicly before they were words. I was fortunate to grow up on their dairy farm. We grew everything ourselves; protein, eggs, fruits, vegetables, nuts, herbs, flowers. It wasn’t a pretty garden, but it was a smart garden. Seeds or plants went where it was best for them not because it was attractive. Sunny, shady, dry. damp, etc. Once planted and started, my Granfmother did very little watering and minimal care until harvesting. On a farm there are lots of faucets that get used a lot, so it’s always damp around them so that’s where you would find parsley and mints. Parsley everywhere. Now parsley can be tough to grow, but not if it’s happy. We had incredible parsley. When Grandfather walked by the parsley he’d grab a handful and chew it like chewing gum. It would last a long time because of the stems. Great breathe. He really liked it and if he walked through the kitchen first and Grandmother was peeling garlic. He’d swipe one and chew it with the parsley. Believe it or not the parsley neutralized the garlic smell. Why you may ask, did he do this? I asked him. He said it was good for his heart. I asked him how he knew. He didn’t know, but today medical researchers have proven that parsley and and garlic are good for the heart. He lived to 93 only using home remedies. He was waiting for the water to irrigate the corn and simply took a nap. Natural food, natural remedies = longer life.