tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2944883925817632331.post8280593693382084867..comments2023-08-08T08:36:09.804-04:00Comments on Everything Free Eating: His Bark is WorseLoztnaustenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17629800078798930455noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2944883925817632331.post-73739704182490636692010-09-01T13:34:23.911-04:002010-09-01T13:34:23.911-04:00The needles are from white pine. HTH!The needles are from white pine. HTH!Loztnaustenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17629800078798930455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2944883925817632331.post-12356617133700525252010-09-01T13:09:44.424-04:002010-09-01T13:09:44.424-04:00I've done it both ways and found either way to...I've done it both ways and found either way to be satisfactory. The doctrine for keeping syrups is just a few weeks in the fridge with honey. They keep longer with alcohol added as a preservative. I think I had some stored for a couple of months with only honey as a preservative and still used it to good effect.Loztnaustenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17629800078798930455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2944883925817632331.post-86972091926903722722010-09-01T13:09:21.901-04:002010-09-01T13:09:21.901-04:00One other question: Will any kind of pine needles ...One other question: Will any kind of pine needles do? I don't have a clue what kind of pine trees are standing in our yard...Muddled Mawkishness and Murky Musingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05377621574257738657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2944883925817632331.post-51408007346007957612010-09-01T13:06:53.667-04:002010-09-01T13:06:53.667-04:00In your elderberry recipe, did you use dried berri...In your elderberry recipe, did you use dried berries or fresh? We have some berries but not enough for the medieval recipe I found. Yours sounds doable, if the berries don't have to be dried. Also how long will this recipe last? And how should I store it? Thanks for any help. :)Muddled Mawkishness and Murky Musingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05377621574257738657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2944883925817632331.post-56135865714991497592009-11-03T14:41:02.268-05:002009-11-03T14:41:02.268-05:00I appreciate the input about thyme, too. As you po...I appreciate the input about thyme, too. As you posted your comment, I was steeping some ginger, which was still hot. I tossed in an ounce of thyme with it. It will be in tomorrow's syrup regimen. Thanks for sharing from your experience!<a href="http://www.workfromhomeindia.biz" rel="nofollow"> Work From Home </a>kanishkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13651620533023202224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2944883925817632331.post-22330702386255678962009-10-04T18:40:08.321-04:002009-10-04T18:40:08.321-04:00well stink! i thought ginger was a great anti-vira...well stink! i thought ginger was a great anti-viral even as a tea.<br /><br />good to know. :)Jenn Bhttp://thedailyburns.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2944883925817632331.post-85488201935793228092009-10-04T07:06:24.503-04:002009-10-04T07:06:24.503-04:00Most of them do. Including ones who call themselv...<b>Most</b> of them do. Including ones who call themselves "organic." I know of one in particular. It's safer to assume that they do rather than not and ask each keeper you intend to buy from. I always ask nonchalantly, "Oh, what do you feed your bees?" My favorite keeper says, "Nothing. They take care of themselves."Loztnaustenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17629800078798930455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2944883925817632331.post-51064509557841575532009-10-03T22:08:57.815-04:002009-10-03T22:08:57.815-04:00Whoa, back up a second. There are beekeepers that...Whoa, back up a second. There are beekeepers that feed their bees HFCS?! I shouldn't be surprised. So how does one go about finding a raw honey from bees that didn't get fed that crap?Ladybughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00825136791779012529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2944883925817632331.post-68310892886415838212009-10-03T20:07:32.575-04:002009-10-03T20:07:32.575-04:00Precisely what I needed to know! In desperation, ...Precisely what I needed to know! In desperation, I've got some ginger tincturing and all I had on hand was fresh. Nice to know that I won't have to settle for second best. :)<br /><br />I appreciate the input about thyme, too. As you posted your comment, I was steeping some ginger, which was still hot. I tossed in an ounce of thyme with it. It will be in tomorrow's syrup regimen. Thanks for sharing from your experience!Loztnaustenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17629800078798930455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2944883925817632331.post-79300477867692482292009-10-03T19:49:45.846-04:002009-10-03T19:49:45.846-04:00My understanding is that dried is best for infusio...My understanding is that dried is best for infusions/decoctions and fresh is best for tinctures. <br /><br />However, I find that fresh ginger root and fresh thyme are most powerful for the asthma tonic. I grate the ginger root and simmer it gently for 15-20 minutes and then turn it off and throw in a big handful of fresh thyme sprigs and let it sit until cool. I'm going to have to try dried thyme, though, as I've pretty much done in my poor thyme plant... Thyme has powerful respiratory benefits, so it should work dried.Rosie_Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08363843512357526257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2944883925817632331.post-42536270186903125052009-10-03T18:18:06.998-04:002009-10-03T18:18:06.998-04:00Glad it's useful, Jenn! From what I've be...Glad it's useful, Jenn! From what I've been reading, ginger tea is good for nausea, but not much else. To deal with bacterial and viral stuff, it needs to be at least a decoction. Asthma symptoms need ginger tincture. Still trying to find out if dried or fresh is better for a tincture...Loztnaustenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17629800078798930455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2944883925817632331.post-69426371770897656562009-10-03T18:08:27.056-04:002009-10-03T18:08:27.056-04:00this was great! thanks for doing all the 'heav...this was great! thanks for doing all the 'heavy lifting' here! :) We do ginger tea a TON, but i've never made a decoction. will be filing this info for 'cold season' for sure.Jenn Bhttp://thedailyburns.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2944883925817632331.post-2008589233065948582009-10-03T16:44:18.341-04:002009-10-03T16:44:18.341-04:00Thanks for the thyme recommendation, Rosie Kate! ...Thanks for the thyme recommendation, Rosie Kate! Are you using fresh or dried? <b>I</b> am starting to cough now and am taking my own medicine...LOL! I've got dried thyme on hand, so I'll try that as well!Loztnaustenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17629800078798930455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2944883925817632331.post-85179879946807965242009-10-03T16:20:55.554-04:002009-10-03T16:20:55.554-04:00I'm currently dealing with this with my husban...I'm currently dealing with this with my husband. He gets a terrible chronic cough and wheeze this time every year. Our current line of defense is a very strong decoction of ginger root infused with a huge handful of fresh thyme. We add fresh lemon juice and some honey after it cools. A shot glass of this stuff stops wheezing almost immediately (not, however, if it isn't strong enough, we've found). The first time he used it, he was surprised that it works as well as the inhaler.<br /><br />Thanks for the other ideas. I will look into Andrographis as well. I was very sad not to have landed any elderberries this year though. We're using mullien, though, to try to build up his lungs. We're also trying the regional allergy antigen from Progena in hopes of avoiding this problem altogether in the future.Rosie_Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08363843512357526257noreply@blogger.com