Good story! This miracle tree I'd heard was called Moringa, but also drumstick tree, it is REALLY helpful for blood pressure. I sprinkle it on food, it has a slightly spicy / grassy flavor. Yesterday I ate it on 2 meals, this morning I had great BP. I forget to east it constantly, tho.
Spelling update: Raleigh, not Raliegh (unless this is old English?).
Your Mirical story and plant are intriguing!
As is your muscadine sangria! I have tried muscadine grapes forty years ago but found the skin of the grape too thick & off putting compared to grocery store red & green seedless grapes. Oh! The large seed of the muscadine is a drawback for me too but, perhaps if there was an easy way to husk the skin & easily de-seed the muscadine’s I believe I know a few Episcopalians & non Episcopalian friends who would enjoy a sip of Muscadine Sangria. Thank you!
I have been enjoying your stories of plants, travel, family, friends & food. You are a multi talented soul!
Jenks, this was a great story that reminded me of an old family recipe for Blackberry or Muscadine Cordial.
Take two gallons of crushed fruit. Add 5 ounces of Tartanic Acid. Let this stand for a week in a crock covered with a secured cloth and placed in a cool dark place. Strain this through several layers of cheese cloth. Add a cup of sugar to a cup of juice. (This will take a considerable amount of stirring to dissolve the sugar.) Bottle and cork very loosely for two weeks in sterilized bottles. After a period of two weeks, tighten the cork. Store in a cool dark place for three months. Enjoy the fruits of your labor!
Great article. I was amazed to learn that a local winery, Big Door Wines, near Canton, GA has all their grapes grafted on muscadine vines !!! and they are producing some awarding winning wines ... would love your recipe for the sangria - who doesn't love a good sangria - Baptist or not - hahaha !!!!!
I enjoyed this post even though you said it wasn't much. Your not much is better than anything most write. ❤️
Thank you.
sounds delicious either way ... thanks !
Fun and breezy read. I adore old fashioned southern salads. Even the ones with jello. Tree is pretty..I will investigate.
Funny how those jello salads freaked me out as a boy, later as a vegetarian but now I love them too!
Good story! This miracle tree I'd heard was called Moringa, but also drumstick tree, it is REALLY helpful for blood pressure. I sprinkle it on food, it has a slightly spicy / grassy flavor. Yesterday I ate it on 2 meals, this morning I had great BP. I forget to east it constantly, tho.
It was easy to pick and dry. But we kept forgetting it too.
I saw a place where I could buy a tree (3-4 gallons, but IDK what that means), and in the zones they said it cold be higher as a porch plant.
No dont do that. Start from seed next year or tell me to do it for you. .
Gotta love Baptist ladies!!!
Spelling update: Raleigh, not Raliegh (unless this is old English?).
Your Mirical story and plant are intriguing!
As is your muscadine sangria! I have tried muscadine grapes forty years ago but found the skin of the grape too thick & off putting compared to grocery store red & green seedless grapes. Oh! The large seed of the muscadine is a drawback for me too but, perhaps if there was an easy way to husk the skin & easily de-seed the muscadine’s I believe I know a few Episcopalians & non Episcopalian friends who would enjoy a sip of Muscadine Sangria. Thank you!
I have been enjoying your stories of plants, travel, family, friends & food. You are a multi talented soul!
Thanks! Oh man, I love the skin. I make a great 'hull' pie with cooked skins!
I am so glad the garden club is still there and still meeting! I have to wonder: would my Mama have tried the sangria? Maybe just a sip.... 😉
They have men now!
That is awesome! Not sure how that would have gone over 50 years ago! Times, they are a'changin'!
That is awesome! Not sure how that would have gone over 50 years ago! Times, they are a'changin'!
Your stories are always great to read even when short!
Thank you!
Jenks, this was a great story that reminded me of an old family recipe for Blackberry or Muscadine Cordial.
Take two gallons of crushed fruit. Add 5 ounces of Tartanic Acid. Let this stand for a week in a crock covered with a secured cloth and placed in a cool dark place. Strain this through several layers of cheese cloth. Add a cup of sugar to a cup of juice. (This will take a considerable amount of stirring to dissolve the sugar.) Bottle and cork very loosely for two weeks in sterilized bottles. After a period of two weeks, tighten the cork. Store in a cool dark place for three months. Enjoy the fruits of your labor!
wow! thanks im doing it!
Great article. I was amazed to learn that a local winery, Big Door Wines, near Canton, GA has all their grapes grafted on muscadine vines !!! and they are producing some awarding winning wines ... would love your recipe for the sangria - who doesn't love a good sangria - Baptist or not - hahaha !!!!!
It was just white wine a frozen fruit ( I picked and froze pear and muscadine) honestly ai like my
muscadine simple syrup better.