DIY Louisiana Elderberry Syrup

DIY Louisiana Elderberry Syrup

2 cups ripe fresh black or blue elderberries or 1cups dried elderberries4 cups water2 cinnamon sticks 1  cups raw honey or maple syrup cloves Pour the water into a saucepan and then add in the elderberries, ginger, cinnamon, cloves, and orange.Bring to a boil then reduce heat and simmer for 45-60 minutes, cooked uncovered.Once the mixture is reduced by half remove [...]

The Healer Gardens : Le Jardin du Traiteur 

The Healer Gardens : Le Jardin du Traiteur 

The Bayou Vermilion District opened the Vermilionville Living History Museum and Folklife Park as a way to preserve and represent the Acadian, Creole and Native American cultures in the Attakapas region from the time period 1765-1890. Since its opening in 1990, the historic village has become one of Lafayette’s premiere tourist attractions welcoming more than [...]

A History of Herbalism: Cure, Cook and Conjure

A History of Herbalism: Cure, Cook and Conjure

Thursday Book post

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Food historian Emma Kay tells the story of our centuries-old relationship with herbs. From herbalists of old to contemporary cooking, this book reveals the magical and medicinal properties of your favorite plants in colorful, compelling detail.

At one time, every village in Britain had a herbalist.A History of Herbalisminvestigates the lives of women and men who used herbs to administer treatment and knew the benefit of each. Meet Dr Richard Shephard of Preston, who cultivated angelica on his estate in the eighteenth century for the sick and injured; or Nicholas Culpeper, a botanist who catalogued the pharmaceutical benefits of herbs for early literary society.

But herbs were not only medicinal. Countless cultures and beliefs as far back as prehistoric times incorporated herbs into their practices: paganism, witchcraft, religion and even astrology. Take a walk through a medieval “physick” garden, or Early Britain, and learn the ancient rituals to…

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