My mom makes dandelion syrup or dandelion honey as she calls it. Now that she's getting older it's time to pass the recipe down a generation. This year is the first time I got the okay from her to do it myself. Wish me luck guys. Edit: thanks for the beautiful comments everyone, my first batch came out a bit too thin but thickened in like a week when kept in the jar (at least the ones surviving the family's attack) I think I'll be experimenting with the water/sugar ratio
@@1Corinthians15-1 we boil 500 flower heads with 2 sliced lemons in 7-8 cups of water for about 5 mins. Then let it sit for 24h and strain it afterwards. We ad 1.5kg of sugar and cook it on slow until thick (90 mins or so). Put it in jars and keep them upside down till they cool down.
@@trashpanda_0605 Thank you!! 🥰 I wonder what would happen if I tried your recipe and then just added a bunch of honey in place of the sugar? Have you guys ever tried anything similar to that?
@@1Corinthians15-1 we never tried that as in our case it would defeat the purpose of creating honey alternatives. It might crystallise, but if that doesn't bother you, I say go for it.
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Wouldn't 80 proof liquor be 40 percent alcohol and 60 percent water I really like your ideals on various ways and uses of the dandelion Thank you for your time and effort
I would get a letter from the HOA telling me I’d be fined if I didn’t pull this weeds. I sold my home and now I’m watching ur video and feel so blessed I moved and bought three acres and gonna start learning about this beautiful earth plants that are a true blessing. Thank you 🙏 for sharing 😊
I made dandelion leaf salad, dandelion root coffee, dandelion cider vinegar, and dandelion honey. I want to make dandelion wine , and dandelion tincture. I also made nettle tea. I'll make mullien and plantain products too.
@@lalaland962 they're very good for the liver, the father of all organs according to chinese medicine; would like to try making some dandy jelly this year - imagine sunshine in a jar 💖✨ ! our favourite colour... 😂 Hava gr8 year, peace
I really like your practical and compassionate way of letting the bugs and tiny pollinators move away from the flowers. You show patience and the experience needed to plan ahead for best results, like keeping the flowers dry.
I once made dandelion wine in the UK. You had to pick dandelion heads on St Georges Day (April 23) the wine I made was very very strong, came out more like a whiskey than wine. Never seen my hubby so drunk on a couple of glasses.
I think it’s interesting that society has been taught that all these “weeds” are a problem and should be killed when most “weeds” are more nutritious than the foods we work so hard to grow !!! Blessings
You are very right , because of big pharmaceutical companies trying to make money and advertising on their products, and companies trying to introduce weed killer which more and more harms to bees and humans health . We need to bring more story from other beloved grandparents and elderly to bring back the healthy and more beneficial experiences. All the in life everybody. 🎉
O' Dandy Lion so boldly yellow. Sitting on my lawn, such a fine fellow! You are the first sign of Spring whose early scouts make me sing. Soon the whole mob will encamp upon the green grass so damp. Spread afar Like Abraham's children. Boundless stars, over hills they will run. With your gold we are rich, treasure in a field niche. Tis slander to call thee a weed. Thou art a fair flower indeed! I would no more yield to mow you over than a lucky field of four leaf clover. Shine on little sun. With you life seems fun. Soon parachutes will fan, alight over the land. You'll be left bare and bony after your babies take flight. I'll recall grey times, lonely until you made the days bright! (George Wooley)
Dandelions are my favorite flowers. They are such happy flowers, they grow just about anywhere, children can pick them as much as they want and there are still more. I always LOVE getting a bouquet!
I live in the dry desert in Arizona. So, it was challenging to forage dandelions. I discovered I could grow my own in a flower box. It's been two years and flowers bloom nicely. It's been a two year experiment that seems to have been successful. I will be growing more soon. I have to water them everyday bc it's so dry out here but they are thriving. When the heat goes above 100 degrees I slow down the beating sun with a crate. I just cover then to give them shade but still get sun. Yes I started the plant from organic seeds that I ordered on line. Now my new plants provide the seeds. I've made only tinctures so far from the roots that I had to order before I ever tried growing my own. I am so excited to make salves and lotions next. Calendulas were my first friend and the salves came out so good! I gave so many away since I made so much. I loved seeing that you made a personal amount. I will be doing that next time! Love the video 💝🌞🏵️
@@lulishomestead6767 are your parents Slavic by chance I love you're voice it doesn't quite sound southern but you have you own swag 😊 ooo I heard you say babushka... I'm learning how to read Russian love the culture . thanks
What a wonderful and inspiring time in your garden playing and having fun with dandelions!! You are a lovely and very knowledgable teacher. I'm so happy to find your channel today and look forward to more of the blessings you share, just as your Grandmother in the old country shared with you. Thanks 🏵🏵🏵
This week I discovered them from a yard, sweeping with them, researched, foraged and have had salad two nights in a row along with ginger lemon tea, and have two other projects planned! Super excited. Thank you again and others(including comments- many are so good).
I watched your video, went out and harvested clean dandelions, and am now stirring her watching again and taking notes as I process for tea, salve oil base, and salad dressing oil. Thank you for putting together such a great video and sharing your knowledge. New sub.
I love the way you bring us into the *gorgeous smell* of the blossoms. I only picked like 5 this morning for my smoothie, and I can agree 1000% .. the scent was heavenly. Simple, natural, floral, herbal, and just simply *HEALING* ..... to the soul and spirit too!
You laying them out for the bugs to escape made me chuckle. I made a tea from various mints and rose petals. In one cup I saw one dehydrated beetle like bug! It made me look more carefully in the future! I am going to give a few dandelions a try this year.
I LOVE that you explain how they help and explaining what diuretic is and anti inflammatory. I have heard ALL of these words and as a beginner I do not know what they all mean. Lol. So Thank you
This vid is packed with much informative, pillar of health ways to utilize❣ I just had a dandelion leaf salad with figs & almonds, ACV with Mother & extra virgin olive oil😋which I picked in front of my apt building* I rinsed it a few times & patted dry with a linen towel* I feel so good right now 🥰 Thanx so much Luli 💝
Dandelion tea puts me in the deepest sleep! whenever I can not sleep i drink it and before i finish the cup I am out! I have alway wanted to try dandelion honey. However we have a dog and we need to locate some without wee on them lol
I was searching for information on how to use dandelions and your video is one of the best I’ve watched so far. Great informative video! You obviously have a gift for teaching - I can’t believe you don’t have more subscribers. I picked some nettles today and they are in my dehydrator- tomorrow I’m picking dandelions and plan on making salve and then drying the remaining petals. This is my first year foraging and I did it today in our back yard - the dandelions are there too.
My dandelions are infusing now for a few weeks. I’ve never made salve before but I’ve found a few recipes online. Most made with beeswax, shea or coconut oil and a couple of essential oils. If you made a video on how to make dandelion salve can you post the link? I couldn’t find it here. Thank you! ❤️
YOU can mix dandelion flowers and leaves for mixed salads. The leaves, alone, are bitter, but fine in a mixed salad. I learned this from elder relatives and it was great. That was with fresh dandelions. I don't know what the health benefits are, but it is good, and that was with fresh dandelions. Some people made dandelion wine and that apparently was pretty potent, but I don't have a clue how it was made, only having spoken with a few people, including one of my grandfathers, about this. One of my grandmothers also made medicinal herbal tea with dandelions and that was said to be good. My grandmother certainly like it anyway. Anyway, I would not shy away from consuming dandelions, as long as there aren't any toxic pesticides, etc. Doesn't seem like much for a plant, but I learned that it is good for us. Of course that is assuming that a person is not allergic to this, but I never heard or even read that this plant can cause allergies. Maybe it could?
I've made dandelion wine and it was wonderful. The secret (sometimes secrets should be told 😅) is no green foliage in the wine. It will make it bitter. So it will be time consuming. I pick the flower with the hard center. Just dig that out with fingernail and measure about one quart of yellow blossom per gallon, oranges, lemons to taste, 2 cups sugar, 1 red star wine yeast packet, 7 pints water. Set on must 7 to 10 days. Remove from must. Put liquid in bottle. No plant matter. 2 cups more sugar. U may have to top up your water and to fill your gallon. Add balloon on top.21 day latter add 1 to 2 cups more sugar depending on how sweet it is. Leave alone for at least 4 to 7 or more months.😊
Anything can cause an allergic reaction. It just depends on the individual person's response to being exposed to something. Some things are more allergenic though. For example, I didn't know this until I learned it in college, but a lot of people are allergic to strawberries. I also recently heard of someone having an allergic reaction that was attributed to mangos. She was told mangos are related to the poison ivy family. I looked it up, and pistachios and cashews are too! 😮
With regards to your oil firstly if you remove the green base you will eliminate the problem of more moisture which is what will spoil your oil... what you should be using is plain olive oil not extra virgin and also it is very important to use a wooden stick like the end of a wooden spoon or a skewer each day making it keep poking your flowers down keep poking your flowers down keep poking your flowers down as that will allow any air to come to the surface and bubble out. Doing this each day will ensure that your oil does not spoil... your tincture must be made with 100 proof not 80 100 proof is what will extract the medicinal benefits anything higher than 100 Proof will burn it off and anything lower will not extract
Love your gentle conveyance of invaluable information. How could it be that this beautiful flower's properties are so unknown. I won't dig them up cos bees nd birds love them - now good reason to actively encourage them. Thank you
I just subscribed, this information is amazing and you make it look so easy. I love your knowledge,, my mother was a homeopathic enthusiast, when she died a world of information had passed, her grand mother was what they called; in that Appalachia area a “Granny Woman”. Therefore my mother came by it naturally. I have many of her books. I would like to be more like her.
Thank you, I can't wait to do this however we are still waiting for the snow to melt and the sun to shine. Spring is late in western Montana. I have my homemade ACV too so I really want to try it for salad dressing recipes.
Lovely presentation. When you said Babushka it instantly reminded me of my great grandma. The young dandelion leaves can be used in salads, or steamed/boiled like spinach, the root dried, makes a nice tea. Thanks for the memories...
Thank you darling woman for this great video ... your love for the earth / country living shines clearly. I am looking forward to making my dandelion delights as you have taught us.
Thank you for sharing !! I very much enjoyed watching you show us how to prepare the dandelions. They grow in my yard ; I never knew the benefits or how to use them . Yes, it is a nice family activity. 💞 Many Blessings to you.
The best part was picking them. For a moment I was felt like a child walking through the field of flowers on the way to the river. Do you remember those fields по дороге на речку?
Just subscribed because I was looking on ways to make use of dandelions and your channel was too perfect!! Thanks for teaching and showing us! God Bless you!
I just had to give this a thumbs up at babushka 👍 brought back childhood memories with my grandma 💕 Plus, I love dandelions! Use the flower heads in mason jar with water - refrigerate for a day or so and it's so delicious and refreshing. Some people add sweetener but I prefer it without any sweetener.
I noticed it about 3 years ago in South MS when our spring was just not right. Now like you said it’s like clock work. Clear blue sky then tons of trails then silvery gray skies for days. Lots of documentaries out there.
So glad I found you! Currently making dandelion wine!! I have another week to go before I can “test it out”.Thanks to your video I will now be making the tincture & vinegar. Thank you for making this video. I am glad to see someone else is as excited about this great plant as myself. I made a salad with the leaves today too with a simple oil & vinegar dressing with added honey…it helped with the bitterness.
I never know what part of the dandelion plant to use because I know the whole thing is pretty amazing. But with this one it looks like it's mostly the flower. I'm gonna get started with one of these. Thanks for sharing.
The whole plant is excellent... flowers, leaves, and even the roots. I buy organic roasted dandelion root tea but have not made it from fresh roots, myself.
My Dad and Mom Use To Make Dandelion Wine When I Was Younger.. Surprisingly, It Was So Delicious! My Mom Was Really Into Natural Healing Since Me and My Siblings Were Kids Growing Up. I’ve Always Been So Grateful For My Parents And Their Ways of Living! Unfortunately My Mom Is No Longer With Us As of 10 Years Ago But, I Have Kept Her Healthy Lifestyle With Me So I Can Teach My Children and Grandchildren How To Live A Healthier Life As Well.. I Can Only Hope They Will Follow My Footsteps As I Did My Parents and Continue To. Thanks for Sharing All Your Helpful Videos, I Appreciate Being Able To Keep Learning More Each Day As Life Goes On!😊
@@monicamorioneswillbrandt2429 I’m sorry I don’t remember the recipe for the wine but I’m sure we could find some recipes by doing some research… I would definitely like to make some now as well. Thanks for asking though.
It snowed yesterday it was blowing strong gusts -a day before we had 82, and 84f day?! Anyway winds can effect liver-gallbladder and cause annoyance of tensions; mainly in neck up body! Having dandelion hot tea 🍵 is helpful. Seeing the greenery around you is making me want to plant?! Looking forward to being out in nature.
Love love love 🥰🌼. I make tinctures already and oils plus many other products. Just started with dandelions. Will be making honey, wine, and that apply cider vinegar. You explain things so well. Thank you 💗
absolutely loved this video, thank you so much for all of your generous knowledge on the subject!! Can you do a video on herbal book recommendations? 💚
Thankyou so much. I had dried some dandelion last spring by letting them dry then I had them in the fridge for a few weeks. They were dried and looked good but after two weeks upon opening my dark glass jar it smelled like its spoiled or like mildew. Sadly I have to throw it away because I'm just not sure. It probably had moister in it even though they felt dry. I'm going to start fresh next spring or purchase fried dandelion. I also used cold pressed fractionated coconut oil so I'll use olive oil next time. I'm thankful I found you. Thanks again and happy new year 🕊🌼💗
Your Dandelion flowers are huge.....the ones I've collected thus far are tiny compared to yours. Thank you for showing the many uses of the dandelion flowers.....Can not wait to make mine.
Are you Polish? You seem Polish to me. You sound a little Polish too. You look like some of my more pure Polish family. You keep bees, and make things from flowers...homesteading comes natural...maybe you're some German? Again, very good thing! ❤
@@lulishomestead6767 I grew up in Chicago, so you know I'm almost from the motherland, haha😄! I'm in Idaho, now (potatoes=Polish)🤣 Good video with good details, like about metal lids and simple fixes/alternatives. Nice to the point, very efficient speaking. So many You Tubers will repeat too much and babble, but you do not!👍🏻👍🏻 I'm enjoying your videos and as frugal as I am, I'm thinking it's very worth supporting your channel to encourage more of your secret telling!😄 You have a pleasant tone of voice and are easy to watch.
Im so happy I find your channel. Thank you! I was just collecting dandelion today in my backyard with my granddaughters.. they picked so many flowers I though I will make some syrup with adding some lemon peel. But you give me more great idea.
I'm a first-time viewer of your videos.😢 you Thank you for this information. May I offer a suggestion? I hope so, haha, as I'm going to. I plan to use something other than newsprint because both the ink as well as the paper are made from highly toxic chemicals e.g. chlorine bleach, formaldehyde, etc.. What I think I'll try will be an old drapery sheer possibly over a thin piece of scrap cotton e.g. an old pillow case with the seams ripped out to lay flat. Both are slick enough for the bugs to crawl across easily. But the cotton might help to keep the sheer from slipping around. Just a thought. But thanks for the info!
As I child I remember my mother making dandelion wine. We use to go to the field and pick them and she would make the wine. I wish I knew how she did it.
Yesterday I was waching a dandelion flower and I was thinking it would be nice to try it in pancakes dough or just fry them in a beer dough. I must try. And I'll try your recepies too. Thank you😊 I suppose you are a Slavic person, I'm from Slovenia😊 and the herbal book you have is precious because books from that part of the world are much better, read not censured, than those from the west 😊. 🤗🤗🤗
Enjoyed watching. I used to make jelly, syrup and mock honey with dandilions. Now i would but no one to pick the flowers for me. Best picked in the middle of the day at high sun.
You are absolutely correct, on a sunny day after the morning dew has dried up. I don't make dandelion jelly anymore, too high in sugar. However, I made dandelion wine, oh my, so booze 😜, too much for my taste.
@Luli's Homestead Hi! Thank you for this video on the beautiful dandies. I had picked a ton of them for my sister to make wine. However, she did not remove the greens. 30 bottles of awful bitter wine. Do you think the wine can be turned into a tincture by adding vodka? Hate to pour all that wine down the drain.
Definitely going to subscribe, I appreciate you SO MUCH, thank you thank you. I just picked the dandelions today but do I have to do these right away after plucking or can they sit for a couple days. I didnt know i needed vodka or extra virgin olive oil
With the oil infused oil, I know you're making a salve with it, but would there be any benefit in straining the flowers out and just using the oil for cooking? I'm new, this is my first time watching, and looking forward to learning. Thanks!
Dandelion root makes good coffee, too. If you have a lot of dlions you can dig up the larger ones for some roots to roast. You certainly won't have to stress over next years crop. There will always be plenty.
So many people tell me to Weed and Feed my lawn and I refuse! My response is always, "no because there is a lot of food and medicine out there. Now get the f off my land!" Lol
The chemicals in the weed and feed are not what you want in your body! I bought feed for my goats from a nearby farmer, not knowing he had used herbicides on his land. I compost EVERYTHING compostable, so that's where the goat droppings went. This is the ninth year since I put the compost on my garden plot. The weeds are now beginning to grow. If it had such devastation on the soil, I wonder what effect it had on my goats. What was in the cheese I made? What in the milk? Be careful where you get your dandelions!
Fantastic video, thank you! Question: Do you know what the best way is to dry the flowers so they still look somewhat pretty and without trying to seed? I've tried air drying but they close up and fall apart. I've tried oven drying but I think it'll need a lower temperature to keep them from getting brown on the edges. Dehydrator maybe? This would be for full flower heads, not just the petals. Any help would be greatly appreciated 😊
I know what you mean! I use dehydrator and some flowers still turn into fuzz. Sometimes I remove the green part and dehydrate the yellow flower, because the greens are bitter in my tea.
UPDATE: I experimented with the dehydrator and they came out perfectly!!! I'm noticing that it also depends on how many days the flowers have already opened....so if theyre harvested the day before they would go to seed naturally anyways, they will not turn out pretty being dried. If you grab them when they're in their biggest, most beautiful lush state and put them yellow side down on the trays, they come out perfectly!
Very interesting and informative video! Did you rinse the flower heads before you used them, or just use them straight off the plants? I enjoyed hearing you pronounce the "R" in "turmeric." In America, people always pronounce it "tumeric." It didn't seem right, so I looked it up, and the "R" is supposed to be pronounced. It just doesn't happen.
@@barba5537 I had not really noticed that. Maybe that is a regional thing. Edited to add: I'll be paying more attention and watching for that now! lol 😄
Yes, it depends on the area of the country you were reared in. Now with travel and relocation and aliens coming into the country, the pronunciation distinctions are becoming less apparent. Fifty years ago I learned of a man who would ask a person to pronounce several words. He could locate their place of residence within two miles because of the way they sounded those words. He must have been extremely gifted in that area of knowledge.
I have several books as well. My favorite ones are a set by Rachel Weaver M.H. Be Your Own Doctor. Be Your Own Doctor II. Backyard Pharmacy. Be Your Child's Pediatrician. I bought a set for my DIL who loaned them to her parents, who bought a set for their other nine grown children. I also bought a set for several friends. Rachel is now deceased. One of her sons has taken over the orders. Books are $25.00 each, and well worth the sum. Phone information has changed since Rachel's death, as her husband can no longer deal with orders. But the address will get you to the source. Share-A-Care 240 Mohns Hill Road Reinholds, PA 17569 Rachel was a humble soul and writes as beautifully as our host speaks. She gives so much background information and actual uses for herbal concoctions with persons she has helped who were experiencing various injuries and ailments. Beautifully illustrated by her daughters and photographs of plants with their uses fill the body of the books. Interspersed are recipes for their uses. In the back are "how to's" for making salves, tinctures, poultices, teas, infusions...indexes: a real treasure to keep handy on your bookshelf for immediate use. Hope this helps.
My mom makes dandelion syrup or dandelion honey as she calls it. Now that she's getting older it's time to pass the recipe down a generation. This year is the first time I got the okay from her to do it myself. Wish me luck guys.
Edit: thanks for the beautiful comments everyone, my first batch came out a bit too thin but thickened in like a week when kept in the jar (at least the ones surviving the family's attack) I think I'll be experimenting with the water/sugar ratio
How do you make her syrup?
Would be good to know but understand if family secret 😋
@@1Corinthians15-1 we boil 500 flower heads with 2 sliced lemons in 7-8 cups of water for about 5 mins. Then let it sit for 24h and strain it afterwards. We ad 1.5kg of sugar and cook it on slow until thick (90 mins or so). Put it in jars and keep them upside down till they cool down.
@@trashpanda_0605 Thank you!! 🥰 I wonder what would happen if I tried your recipe and then just added a bunch of honey in place of the sugar? Have you guys ever tried anything similar to that?
@@1Corinthians15-1 we never tried that as in our case it would defeat the purpose of creating honey alternatives. It might crystallise, but if that doesn't bother you, I say go for it.
I just want to say THANK YOU for not allowing ads in your videos - it’s really refreshing and much appreciated!
I second this! Thank you! 👍😊
Though more enjoyable as a viewer, of course, that's also an implied expectation that a Creators Time, Cost, Experience, Knowledge and Art should be free.... which of course, is somewhat problematic at best...
Just a thought to consider as we *enjoy* 'Free' content.
Good point.
@@thebandplayedon..6145 kann man das als Kanalbetreiber beeinflussen ???( Werbung) ???
11mo later and I've got an ad...
TH-cam is so amazing. You can find these incredible people sharing their wisdom and life lessons. Letting the bugs escape…very Zen.
Наверное,пить настойку из жуков тоже не очень вкусно😅
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Wouldn't 80 proof liquor be 40 percent alcohol and 60 percent water I really like your ideals on various ways and uses of the dandelion Thank you for your time and effort
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Have you noticed that they are all very nice people.😊
I would get a letter from the HOA telling me I’d be fined if I didn’t pull this weeds. I sold my home and now I’m watching ur video and feel so blessed I moved and bought three acres and gonna start learning about this beautiful earth plants that are a true blessing. Thank you 🙏 for sharing 😊
HOAs should look into the dangers of roundup, so scary
@@lulishomestead6767..especially Minsanto as it's killing off all hybrid seeds I believe. They do genetically engineered seeds too.
HOA are ridiculous. Glad you are able to enjoy your yard now
@@lulishomestead6767HOAs are all about money & getting it done fast, they don't have the sense to think ahead.
I made dandelion leaf salad, dandelion root coffee, dandelion cider vinegar, and dandelion honey. I want to make dandelion wine , and dandelion tincture. I also made nettle tea. I'll make mullien and plantain products too.
The dandelion wine came out very strong! I did not enjoy it. But still a good skill to have.
I've made dandelion honey but cannot get it to thicken has anyone got any ideas please
Are you voodoo?Is mullien a type of plantain?
I think you are super healthy consuming such healthy herbs✊
That’s great. I’m following you ❤
Aren't they beautiful?! Yellow is my favorite color because it's a happy color. To look into my yard and see it full of dandelions makes me happy.
me2, such a beautiful plant in many healing ways... also one of the 1st to flower so pollinators love these spring dandies 💖💖
@@Anonymous-km5pj I looked out a bit ago and I have a good patch of them coming up!
@@lalaland962 they're very good for the liver, the father of all organs according to chinese medicine; would like to try making some dandy jelly this year - imagine sunshine in a jar 💖✨ ! our favourite colour... 😂
Hava gr8 year, peace
Just noticed masses of dandelions flowering beside my house and this vid pops up. Excellent!
I really like your practical and compassionate way of letting the bugs and tiny pollinators move away from the flowers. You show patience and the experience needed to plan ahead for best results, like keeping the flowers dry.
Thank you
i understand pollinating bugs and insects use them, so dont take the entire harvest so to speak. Maybe up to 10 or 15 percent.
Karma, If you take from the earth, respect it...
So sweet to allow the bugs to "run away"❤😊
That made me happy too :)
I once made dandelion wine in the UK. You had to pick dandelion heads on St Georges Day (April 23) the wine I made was very very strong, came out more like a whiskey than wine. Never seen my hubby so drunk on a couple of glasses.
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do you still have the entire recipe? Because if you do, I for one would like to have it, please.😊
I think it’s interesting that society has been taught that all these “weeds” are a problem and should be killed when most “weeds” are more nutritious than the foods we work so hard to grow !!!
Blessings
It is fairly easy to make a whole mass of people to believe something very quickly
@@lulishomestead6767 THIS is what freaks me out on a daily basis 😟😟🤯😵💫😵💫
You are very right , because of big pharmaceutical companies trying to make money and advertising on their products, and companies trying to introduce weed killer which more and more harms to bees and humans health . We need to bring more story from other beloved grandparents and elderly to bring back the healthy and more beneficial experiences.
All the in life everybody. 🎉
@Farideh Assadi the terrible thing is that lost medication is a synthetic version of plants. It's a huge business
@@chriswest7639 lol WHAT?
They mean grandma and grandpa's old remedies that actually worked and didn't grow a sixth finger in the process!
Dandelion jelly is very easy to make, beautiful looking & tastes like honey ❤
O' Dandy Lion
so boldly yellow.
Sitting on my lawn,
such a fine fellow!
You are the first sign of Spring
whose early scouts make me sing.
Soon the whole mob will encamp
upon the green grass so damp.
Spread afar
Like Abraham's children.
Boundless stars,
over hills they will run.
With your gold we are rich,
treasure in a field niche.
Tis slander to call thee a weed.
Thou art a fair flower indeed!
I would no more yield
to mow you over
than a lucky field
of four leaf clover.
Shine on little sun.
With you life seems fun.
Soon parachutes will fan,
alight over the land.
You'll be left bare and bony
after your babies take flight.
I'll recall grey times, lonely
until you made the days bright!
(George Wooley)
Very nice! Thanks for sharing this. 💕🇨🇦
That was so sweet
Top shelf top shelf 😊❤
Dandelions are my favorite flowers. They are such happy flowers, they grow just about anywhere, children can pick them as much as they want and there are still more. I always LOVE getting a bouquet!
And they mean its spring!
I live in the dry desert in Arizona. So, it was challenging to forage dandelions. I discovered I could grow my own in a flower box. It's been two years and flowers bloom nicely. It's been a two year experiment that seems to have been successful. I will be growing more soon. I have to water them everyday bc it's so dry out here but they are thriving. When the heat goes above 100 degrees I slow down the beating sun with a crate. I just cover then to give them shade but still get sun. Yes I started the plant from organic seeds that I ordered on line. Now my new plants provide the seeds. I've made only tinctures so far from the roots that I had to order before I ever tried growing my own. I am so excited to make salves and lotions next. Calendulas were my first friend and the salves came out so good! I gave so many away since I made so much. I loved seeing that you made a personal amount. I will be doing that next time! Love the video 💝🌞🏵️
Very interesting
What were the salves for? (Treatment)
Where did you get seeds from I live there too!
Would you mind sharing your salve recipe?
@@lulishomestead6767 are your parents Slavic by chance I love you're voice it doesn't quite sound southern but you have you own swag 😊 ooo I heard you say babushka... I'm learning how to read Russian love the culture . thanks
What a wonderful and inspiring time in your garden playing and having fun with dandelions!! You are a lovely and very knowledgable teacher. I'm so happy to find your channel today and look forward to more of the blessings you share, just as your Grandmother in the old country shared with you. Thanks 🏵🏵🏵
Thank you for the post. I love herbs and love to learn more.
Our neighbor made his own dandelion wine and brought a quart jar to each of the neighbors at Christmas time. It was delicious.
My wine came out so boozy!
@@lulishomestead6767 Just an ounce & your all good huh... otherwise🥴 Lol
My Dad and Mom used to make Dandelion Wine. It was very good!
Very timely. I just started picking dandlions yesterday. I put those in a salad.
I love herbalism!
This week I discovered them from a yard, sweeping with them, researched, foraged and have had salad two nights in a row along with ginger lemon tea, and have two other projects planned! Super excited. Thank you again and others(including comments- many are so good).
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I have acid reflux and I drink dandelion tea every second day and it helps me a lot.
What dandelion tea helps with huge acid reflux, do you make it yourself or what do you purchase? Thank you
I watched your video, went out and harvested clean dandelions, and am now stirring her watching again and taking notes as I process for tea, salve oil base, and salad dressing oil. Thank you for putting together such a great video and sharing your knowledge. New sub.
I am happy to share
I just picked a bunch of dandelion today for our homestead. Making tincture, oil, and dried for tea
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Hi DeAnna how are you doing. wish you a pleasant weekend 😊❤️
I love the way you bring us into the *gorgeous smell* of the blossoms. I only picked like 5 this morning for my smoothie, and I can agree 1000% .. the scent was heavenly. Simple, natural, floral, herbal, and just simply *HEALING* ..... to the soul and spirit too!
What else do you put w/dandies for your smoothies please
You laying them out for the bugs to escape made me chuckle. I made a tea from various mints and rose petals. In one cup I saw one dehydrated beetle like bug! It made me look more carefully in the future! I am going to give a few dandelions a try this year.
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Hi Carole how are you doing. wish you a pleasant weekend 😊❤️
I LOVE that you explain how they help and explaining what diuretic is and anti inflammatory. I have heard ALL of these words and as a beginner I do not know what they all mean. Lol. So Thank you
Happy to share.
This vid is packed with much informative, pillar of health ways to utilize❣ I just had a dandelion leaf salad with figs & almonds, ACV with Mother & extra virgin olive oil😋which I picked in front of my apt building* I rinsed it a few times & patted dry with a linen towel* I feel so good right now 🥰 Thanx so much Luli 💝
Dandelion tea puts me in the deepest sleep! whenever I can not sleep i drink it and before i finish the cup I am out! I have alway wanted to try dandelion honey. However we have a dog and we need to locate some without wee on them lol
I was searching for information on how to use dandelions and your video is one of the best I’ve watched so far. Great informative video! You obviously have a gift for teaching - I can’t believe you don’t have more subscribers. I picked some nettles today and they are in my dehydrator- tomorrow I’m picking dandelions and plan on making salve and then drying the remaining petals. This is my first year foraging and I did it today in our back yard - the dandelions are there too.
What is your salve recipe?
My dandelions are infusing now for a few weeks. I’ve never made salve before but I’ve found a few recipes online. Most made with beeswax, shea or coconut oil and a couple of essential oils. If you made a video on how to make dandelion salve can you post the link? I couldn’t find it here. Thank you! ❤️
YOU can mix dandelion flowers and leaves for mixed salads. The leaves, alone, are bitter, but fine in a mixed salad. I learned this from elder relatives and it was great. That was with fresh dandelions. I don't know what the health benefits are, but it is good, and that was with fresh dandelions. Some people made dandelion wine and that apparently was pretty potent, but I don't have a clue how it was made, only having spoken with a few people, including one of my grandfathers, about this. One of my grandmothers also made medicinal herbal tea with dandelions and that was said to be good. My grandmother certainly like it anyway. Anyway, I would not shy away from consuming dandelions, as long as there aren't any toxic pesticides, etc. Doesn't seem like much for a plant, but I learned that it is good for us. Of course that is assuming that a person is not allergic to this, but I never heard or even read that this plant can cause allergies. Maybe it could?
Thank you for sharing.
I made dandelion wine and it was horrible!
I've made dandelion wine and it was wonderful. The secret (sometimes secrets should be told 😅) is no green foliage in the wine. It will make it bitter. So it will be time consuming. I pick the flower with the hard center. Just dig that out with fingernail and measure about one quart of yellow blossom per gallon, oranges, lemons to taste, 2 cups sugar, 1 red star wine yeast packet, 7 pints water. Set on must 7 to 10 days. Remove from must. Put liquid in bottle. No plant matter. 2 cups more sugar. U may have to top up your water and to fill your gallon. Add balloon on top.21 day latter add 1 to 2 cups more sugar depending on how sweet it is. Leave alone for at least 4 to 7 or more months.😊
Anything can cause an allergic reaction. It just depends on the individual person's response to being exposed to something. Some things are more allergenic though. For example, I didn't know this until I learned it in college, but a lot of people are allergic to strawberries. I also recently heard of someone having an allergic reaction that was attributed to mangos. She was told mangos are related to the poison ivy family. I looked it up, and pistachios and cashews are too! 😮
@@Katesharpandvoice You'll get it right the 2nd time, I'm sure*
Would love to see a video with some of your tea recipes!
Thanks
With regards to your oil firstly if you remove the green base you will eliminate the problem of more moisture which is what will spoil your oil... what you should be using is plain olive oil not extra virgin and also it is very important to use a wooden stick like the end of a wooden spoon or a skewer each day making it keep poking your flowers down keep poking your flowers down keep poking your flowers down as that will allow any air to come to the surface and bubble out. Doing this each day will ensure that your oil does not spoil... your tincture must be made with 100 proof not 80 100 proof is what will extract the medicinal benefits anything higher than 100 Proof will burn it off and anything lower will not extract
Thank you for this video! I have had homemade dandelion jelly.... AWESOME!!!! It's really good on vanilla ice cream!!
Delicious!
Love your gentle conveyance of invaluable information. How could it be that this beautiful flower's properties are so unknown. I won't dig them up cos bees nd birds love them - now good reason to actively encourage them. Thank you
It just forgotten in the age of pharmaceuticals, but we are here to revisit these beautiful plants again.
Your care for bugs is inspiring and intelligentle. I metalove you!
To share so much information about the dandelion in one video is brilliant. Thank u 👍.... I've subscribed.
I can’t wait to share with my granddaughter 💫⚜️💫🎉💫
I just subscribed, this information is amazing and you make it look so easy. I love your knowledge,, my mother was a homeopathic enthusiast, when she died a world of information had passed, her grand mother was what they called; in that Appalachia area a “Granny Woman”. Therefore my mother came by it naturally. I have many of her books. I would like to be more like her.
How wonderful! I bet all the books are beautiful 🌸
Thank you, I can't wait to do this however we are still waiting for the snow to melt and the sun to shine. Spring is late in western Montana. I have my homemade ACV too so I really want to try it for salad dressing recipes.
Lovely presentation. When you said Babushka it instantly reminded me of my great grandma. The young dandelion leaves can be used in salads, or steamed/boiled like spinach, the root dried, makes a nice tea. Thanks for the memories...
Thanks for sharing!!
Thank you darling woman for this great video ... your love for the earth / country living shines clearly. I am looking forward to making my dandelion delights as you have taught us.
Hi Joannie how are you doing. wish you a pleasant weekend 😊❤️
They are delicious dipped in egg then flour and lightly fried in butter. Sprinkle a tiny bit of salt & garlic pd.
Hi Maria how are you doing. wish you a pleasant weekend 😊❤️
Thank you for sharing !!
I very much enjoyed watching you show us how to prepare the dandelions.
They grow in my yard ;
I never knew the benefits or how to use them .
Yes, it is a nice
family activity. 💞
Many Blessings to you.
Thank you
I love deep fried dandelion flowers. Quick fry with a very light batter.
Just like zucchini flowers?
What kind of batter do you put your dandies into before frying lightly please?
Your videos are a pleasure to watch and very informative . Thank you!
Thank you!
Wow! Look at the masses of these beauties. Unbelievable abundance 😁
The best part was picking them. For a moment I was felt like a child walking through the field of flowers on the way to the river. Do you remember those fields по дороге на речку?
@@lulishomestead6767 Yes, quite often there were cows on that pasture, and we were always afraid of them😃
🤣 those cows were huge and we were little 😘
Hi how are you doing. wish you a pleasant weekend 😊❤️
Just subscribed because I was looking on ways to make use of dandelions and your channel was too perfect!! Thanks for teaching and showing us! God Bless you!
I loved your video, keep on the great work !
Such a sweet video. Really like this. Thank you❤️
I just had to give this a thumbs up at babushka 👍 brought back childhood memories with my grandma 💕
Plus, I love dandelions! Use the flower heads in mason jar with water - refrigerate for a day or so and it's so delicious and refreshing. Some people add sweetener but I prefer it without any sweetener.
That's a great idea!!!
Me, too!
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@@djondjon Amen! ❤️✝️❤️
Wonderful memories with your grandmother
This video is priceless, there are dandelions blooming all over my yard and my neighbor's
I noticed it about 3 years ago in South MS when our spring was just not right. Now like you said it’s like clock work. Clear blue sky then tons of trails then silvery gray skies for days.
Lots of documentaries out there.
I have been waiting for dandelion recipes. Thank you very much.❤️
My pleasure 😊
Just starting my homestead ❤️ glad I found your channel
Welcome!!
@@lulishomestead6767 thank you ❤️
So glad I found you! Currently making dandelion wine!! I have another week to go before I can “test it out”.Thanks to your video I will now be making the tincture & vinegar. Thank you for making this video. I am glad to see someone else is as excited about this great plant as myself. I made a salad with the leaves today too with a simple oil & vinegar dressing with added honey…it helped with the bitterness.
I love dandelions and am excited to learn these from your video!
I never know what part of the dandelion plant to use because I know the whole thing is pretty amazing. But with this one it looks like it's mostly the flower. I'm gonna get started with one of these. Thanks for sharing.
The greens are bitter but very nutritional
The whole plant is excellent... flowers, leaves, and even the roots. I buy organic roasted dandelion root tea but have not made it from fresh roots, myself.
My Dad and Mom Use To Make Dandelion Wine When I Was Younger.. Surprisingly, It Was So Delicious! My Mom Was Really Into Natural Healing Since Me and My Siblings Were Kids Growing Up. I’ve Always Been So Grateful For My Parents And Their Ways of Living! Unfortunately My Mom Is No Longer With Us As of 10 Years Ago But, I Have Kept Her Healthy Lifestyle With Me So I Can Teach My Children and Grandchildren How To Live A Healthier Life As Well.. I Can Only Hope They Will Follow My Footsteps As I Did My Parents and Continue To. Thanks for Sharing All Your Helpful Videos, I Appreciate Being Able To Keep Learning More Each Day As Life Goes On!😊
God bless tou
Hi Eloysa how are you doing. wish you a pleasant weekend 😊❤️
Amazing. Do you have the recipe for the wine?
@@monicamorioneswillbrandt2429 Hi Monica how are you.
@@monicamorioneswillbrandt2429 I’m sorry I don’t remember the recipe for the wine but I’m sure we could find some recipes by doing some research… I would definitely like to make some now as well. Thanks for asking though.
You are incredible! Thank you for making this. Youre a wealth of knowledge, a pleasure to learn from you.
It snowed yesterday it was blowing strong gusts -a day before we had 82, and 84f day?! Anyway winds can effect liver-gallbladder and cause annoyance of tensions; mainly in neck up body! Having dandelion hot tea 🍵 is helpful.
Seeing the greenery around you is making me want to plant?! Looking forward to being out in nature.
Yes and yes
Yes, indeed. At 7000 feet the dandelions are still underground. Soon, though, things are beginning to sprout! I so love Spring!
Thankyou for sharing your experience and knowledge with us ,remember dandelion jelly.......good life 😊
I just want to take a nap in your yard.....it looks so peaceful.
Me too!
Love love love 🥰🌼. I make tinctures already and oils plus many other products. Just started with dandelions. Will be making honey, wine, and that apply cider vinegar. You explain things so well. Thank you 💗
Thank you
absolutely loved this video, thank you so much for all of your generous knowledge on the subject!! Can you do a video on herbal book recommendations? 💚
Thank you. Yes, I have several herbal books and use them all the time. I should do a video about my books. 🙂
Thankyou so much. I had dried some dandelion last spring by letting them dry then I had them in the fridge for a few weeks. They were dried and looked good but after two weeks upon opening my dark glass jar it smelled like its spoiled or like mildew. Sadly I have to throw it away because I'm just not sure. It probably had moister in it even though they felt dry. I'm going to start fresh next spring or purchase fried dandelion. I also used cold pressed fractionated coconut oil so I'll use olive oil next time. I'm thankful I found you. Thanks again and happy new year 🕊🌼💗
Oops typos, I meant I may purchase dried dandelion this winter
Thanks for sharing
Your Dandelion flowers are huge.....the ones I've collected thus far are tiny compared to yours.
Thank you for showing the many uses of the dandelion flowers.....Can not wait to make mine.
Small is okay! Best wishes
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Nice to know and thanks for all sharing 🌿🌿🌿
Are you Polish? You seem Polish to me. You sound a little Polish too. You look like some of my more pure Polish family.
You keep bees, and make things from flowers...homesteading comes natural...maybe you're some German? Again, very good thing! ❤
Hello Polish friend! I am Russian & Ukrainian. I grew up in Latvia.
@@lulishomestead6767 I grew up in Chicago, so you know I'm almost from the motherland, haha😄! I'm in Idaho, now (potatoes=Polish)🤣
Good video with good details, like about metal lids and simple fixes/alternatives. Nice to the point, very efficient speaking. So many You Tubers will repeat too much and babble, but you do not!👍🏻👍🏻
I'm enjoying your videos and as frugal as I am, I'm thinking it's very worth supporting your channel to encourage more of your secret telling!😄
You have a pleasant tone of voice and are easy to watch.
Im so happy I find your channel. Thank you! I was just collecting dandelion today in my backyard with my granddaughters.. they picked so many flowers I though I will make some syrup with adding some lemon peel. But you give me more great idea.
How do you make your dandie syrup pleas
I’ve had an excellent Dandelion Wine years ago. I wish I had the recipe for it because I’ve never had any other to match the taste of that wine.
My wine came out so strong!!! Very boozy
We made it 20 years ago and it’s still good today
I brows and eat as I wander! The roots and leaves are edible too.
Ty so much for this informative, inspiring video !!😊
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Best cast on dandelions use on TH-cam
I'm a first-time viewer of your videos.😢 you Thank you for this information. May I offer a suggestion? I hope so, haha, as I'm going to. I plan to use something other than newsprint because both the ink as well as the paper are made from highly toxic chemicals e.g. chlorine bleach, formaldehyde, etc.. What I think I'll try will be an old drapery sheer possibly over a thin piece of scrap cotton e.g. an old pillow case with the seams ripped out to lay flat. Both are slick enough for the bugs to crawl across easily. But the cotton might help to keep the sheer from slipping around. Just a thought. But thanks for the info!
Sorry, I messed up proofing. I didn't know that emoji got in there. Please ignore it. Thanks.
Pillow case or a flat cotton sheet is a great idea!
Wowww. Wonderful video!
As I child I remember my mother making dandelion wine. We use to go to the field and pick them and she would make the wine. I wish I knew how she did it.
Hi Michelle how are you doing. wish you a pleasant weekend 😊❤️
Thanks nice video I cant wait, I have about 1/2 acre of really nice Dandelion flowers was wondering what to do with them Thanks
Glad it was helpful!
Really, really appreciate the interaction warnings!!😊
Happy to share
Nice video & well done, great ideas shared here. Thank You
Yesterday I was waching a dandelion flower and I was thinking it would be nice to try it in pancakes dough or just fry them in a beer dough. I must try. And I'll try your recepies too. Thank you😊
I suppose you are a Slavic person, I'm from Slovenia😊 and the herbal book you have is precious because books from that part of the world are much better, read not censured, than those from the west 😊.
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I make omelet with dandelion petals.
Thank you for sharing, this was such a wonderful video 💛💛💛💛
Glad you enjoyed it!
Dandelion jelly - tastes just like honey and use it as substitute in cooking
I made it a few years ago. It was very good to be used on those cold winter days. Very jar was full of flower aromas.
Excellent video 👍🏻 And thank you for sharing the knowledge of Nature’s Healing ☀️🙏🏻
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Enjoyed watching. I used to make jelly, syrup and mock honey with dandilions. Now i would but no one to pick the flowers for me. Best picked in the middle of the day at high sun.
You are absolutely correct, on a sunny day after the morning dew has dried up. I don't make dandelion jelly anymore, too high in sugar. However, I made dandelion wine, oh my, so booze 😜, too much for my taste.
@@lulishomestead6767 my Auntie made the wine every year. She made us kiddos rootbeer instead. Lol
Good idea!
@Luli's Homestead Hi! Thank you for this video on the beautiful dandies. I had picked a ton of them for my sister to make wine. However, she did not remove the greens. 30 bottles of awful bitter wine. Do you think the wine can be turned into a tincture by adding vodka? Hate to pour all that wine down the drain.
Soooooo happy I found your channel!!!! Love it!
I'm so glad!
Definitely going to subscribe, I appreciate you SO MUCH, thank you thank you. I just picked the dandelions today but do I have to do these right away after plucking or can they sit for a couple days. I didnt know i needed vodka or extra virgin olive oil
Welcome! I would let them sit overnight for the tincture, the little bugs will run away. As far as the infused oils, definitely wilt them overnight.
My mother used too clean the green leaf then fry in left over bacon grease taste just like spinach yum good with a tiny amount of vinger
Sounds good
Great videos. New suscriber here, do you have any recommendations for homemade salves for scalp inflammation?
I love using my oven light for a low heat source. Liquifying Coconut oil, making yogurt, infusing oils or drying dandelion petals.
Do your dandelion flowers turn into puff
Anyone posted these lovely dandelion recipes and tinctures? I’m excited to try on my herbal journey ❤
Best wishes!
I’ve just found your channel your a real inspiration thank you.
With the oil infused oil, I know you're making a salve with it, but would there be any benefit in straining the flowers out and just using the oil for cooking?
I'm new, this is my first time watching, and looking forward to learning. Thanks!
I was thinking the same😊
You can do that.
Thanks. Now I know what to do with all the dandelions that grow in my lawn.
Dandelion root makes good coffee, too. If you have a lot of dlions you can dig up the larger ones for some roots to roast. You certainly won't have to stress over next years crop. There will always be plenty.
So many people tell me to Weed and Feed my lawn and I refuse! My response is always, "no because there is a lot of food and medicine out there. Now get the f off my land!" Lol
😆😁👍 Exactly!
The chemicals in the weed and feed are not what you want in your body!
I bought feed for my goats from a nearby farmer, not knowing he had used herbicides on his land. I compost EVERYTHING compostable, so that's where the goat droppings went. This is the ninth year since I put the compost on my garden plot. The weeds are now beginning to grow. If it had such devastation on the soil, I wonder what effect it had on my goats.
What was in the cheese I made? What in the milk?
Be careful where you get your dandelions!
@@donnahalsted7718 of course. Hence my response.
Great video! I will watch some of your videos later too! Thank you for sharing your knowledge! 👏👏👏👏👍👍👍👍
Thanks. Welcome to the homesteading family!
Fantastic video, thank you! Question: Do you know what the best way is to dry the flowers so they still look somewhat pretty and without trying to seed? I've tried air drying but they close up and fall apart. I've tried oven drying but I think it'll need a lower temperature to keep them from getting brown on the edges. Dehydrator maybe? This would be for full flower heads, not just the petals. Any help would be greatly appreciated 😊
I know what you mean! I use dehydrator and some flowers still turn into fuzz. Sometimes I remove the green part and dehydrate the yellow flower, because the greens are bitter in my tea.
Dip them in watered down glycerine and dry them in closed container with lots of dried silica gel.
I think she may have a different type of dandelion. I also noticed the petals came right out of the green part. Mine don't come out that easily.
UPDATE: I experimented with the dehydrator and they came out perfectly!!! I'm noticing that it also depends on how many days the flowers have already opened....so if theyre harvested the day before they would go to seed naturally anyways, they will not turn out pretty being dried.
If you grab them when they're in their biggest, most beautiful lush state and put them yellow side down on the trays, they come out perfectly!
@@lulishomestead6767 how do I keep them from turning to fuzzy seed?
GREAT INFORMATION... MANY BLESSINGS ❤❤❤❤
Thank you
Very interesting and informative video! Did you rinse the flower heads before you used them, or just use them straight off the plants?
I enjoyed hearing you pronounce the "R" in "turmeric." In America, people always pronounce it "tumeric." It didn't seem right, so I looked it up, and the "R" is supposed to be pronounced. It just doesn't happen.
I can’t deny my accent! All of my “r”s are always present 🤣
@@lulishomestead6767 🤗
I notice Americans don't pronounce the R in forward either. But I like the sound of foward.
@@barba5537 I had not really noticed that. Maybe that is a regional thing.
Edited to add: I'll be paying more attention and watching for that now! lol 😄
Yes, it depends on the area of the country you were reared in. Now with travel and relocation and aliens coming into the country, the pronunciation distinctions are becoming less apparent. Fifty years ago I learned of a man who would ask a person to pronounce several words. He could locate their place of residence within two miles because of the way they sounded those words. He must have been extremely gifted in that area of knowledge.
May I ask what herbal book you have? Thanks! AND thank you for the ideas.
I use several books! I should do a video about herbal book library
my friend made dandelion jelly once. She said it was too much trouble to make again! :-) will try some of these things myself.
Thanks for the ideas! You mentioned herb books; do you have any recommendations?
I use several different books. I plan on doing a short video about it.
I have several books as well. My favorite ones are a set by Rachel Weaver M.H.
Be Your Own Doctor.
Be Your Own Doctor II.
Backyard Pharmacy.
Be Your Child's Pediatrician.
I bought a set for my DIL who loaned them to her parents, who bought a set for their other nine grown children. I also bought a set for several friends.
Rachel is now deceased. One of her sons has taken over the orders. Books are $25.00 each, and well worth the sum.
Phone information has changed since Rachel's death, as her husband can no longer deal with orders. But the address will get you to the source.
Share-A-Care
240 Mohns Hill Road
Reinholds, PA 17569
Rachel was a humble soul and writes as beautifully as our host speaks. She gives so much background information and actual uses for herbal concoctions with persons she has helped who were experiencing various injuries and ailments. Beautifully illustrated by her daughters and photographs of plants with their uses fill the body of the books. Interspersed are recipes for their uses. In the back are "how to's" for making salves, tinctures, poultices, teas, infusions...indexes: a real treasure to keep handy on your bookshelf for immediate use.
Hope this helps.