Herbs from the Labyrinth

Lately I’ve been making a berry compote, which is a creation I concocted myself when the local blueberries finally came in season. It’s delicious on everything, so far as I can tell! I’ve mostly used it as part of dessert - on yogurt, ice cream or pound cake. Last night I served it on Lemon Poppy seed cake. I’ve put it on our breakfast oatmeal, & am thinking of putting it on scrambled eggs!  Here’s the recipe.

Sarah’s Berry Compote

In a large saucepan put:

1/2 cup water
1/8 cup honey or raw sugar
2 tablespoons ground cinnamon
2 pints fresh blueberries
1/8 cup amaretto liquor or 1 teaspoon almond extract (optional)

Bring to a simmer, stirring occasionally. Cook for 20 minutes or so, until it thickens some. If you’ve used amaretto liquor, the alcohol will
evaporate, leaving the almond flavoring.

Add 1 pint blackberries or raspberries. Stir gently. Turn off the heat & let the compote cool slightly. It will thicken more as it cools.

Spoon warm compote over whatever your heart desires. Add a sprig of fresh mint and serve!

Can be reheated, but don’t bring to a boil since the blackberries/raspberries are so delicate.

Green blessings,

Sarah

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This morning I left the house early enough to get to the Eastern Market before I needed to open Radiance.  What a wonderful experience!  I’m planning to make it a regular Saturday morning habit.  I got a wonderful bunch of aromatic basil (harvested an hour before!) from the Dig It! garden, and organic free-range eggs & chicken from John Lee, the farmer whose eggs I used to get through Simply Wholicious!  The market building is beautiful, and market master, Fritz Schroeder, is working hard to make it a part of a sustainable local economy.  There are high-quality crafts made by local artisans, and wonderful, organic Ethiopian foods for our lunches.  Here are a few photos.

This past Saturday, Linda Mansfield of Avalonblue came to Radiance and led a workshop on natural dyes.  This is the third workshop that Linda has presented for Herbs from the Labyrinth, and the second one at Radiance.  For this workshop we used Madder root, a traditional source for orange colors.  We had 2 dye pots ofthe Madder root, since the “first soaking” usually gives more of the brown & yellow tones along with the orange.  So we had a “first soak” pot & a “second soak” pot, and got colors ranging from terra cotta to peach!  We also ahd two more experimental dye pots - one with Usnea, which gave a delicate soft ivory color reminiscent of wedding gowns, and the other with fresh Rhododendrun leaves, which gave a soft green.  The research told us that we’d get orange from both plants, but we didn’t.  Still the colors we did get are wonderful, and the little silk purses and scarves we dyed all came out beautifully!  Everyone went home happy! 

I’m still working with all of the dye pots this week, dyeing some large veils for bellydance costumes, a silk camisole & some silk leggings.  Tomorrow, I’ll be adding a few pieces of rayon clothing to the pots, dyeing sundresses and wrap-around skirts.  Hopefully they’ll all be ready to take to the Baltimore Herb Festival this coming Saturday!

Green blessings,

Sarah

Today finds me harvesting Ground Ivy, which is at the height of its flowering.  This tiny vine grows wild along the ground - hence its name - and used to be called Alehoof.  If you’ve read any medieval mysteries, you’ve probably read that name.  It was used then as a substitute for hops in brewing ale.  I don’t use it for that, since I’m not a home brewer, but would be interested to know if anyone is still doing that.  I make a glycerite from fresh ground ivy, and dry some for later use & for sale.  I learned years ago from Matthew Wood about using Ground Ivy for helping people who have been exposed to heavy metals.  So, that makes it a good remedy for people who live in old houses that might have some old paint that includes lead.  It’s also a good remedy for people who have undergone chemotherapy, since it helps to carry the lingering toxins from the body.  It’s useful for people who are having their old silver amalgam tooth fillings removed, too, since it’s likely they will inhale some of the dust in the process, and it contains mercury.  I’ve heard of filling popping out when the person is taking ground ivy for some other reason, but I’ve never seen that firsthand.

Green blessings.

Sarah

Well, I wish I’d figured out how to post photos here becuase so much is happening in the garden right now.  Soon, I promise, there will be pictures.  In the meantime, the Pulmonaria is already beginning to form sweet little mounds with its delicate pink & blue flowers.  The motherwort looks like tidy little clumps of green - no hint of the tall, bee-covered stems that will come.  The snowdrops are mostly finished blooming, and the Periwinkle is just beginning, hiding its tentative little flowers under its leaves - it looks like it doesn’t quite trust that Winter is over.  The most thrilling flower in the garden this week is the Siberian Scilla - a huge naturalized mass of bright blue flowers.  They catch your eye from half a block away.  There are thousands of them.  Oh, how do I get the photos on here???

Welcome to my blog!  I expect to post observations from the garden, musings on herbal medicine-making, happenings at Radiance and whatever else strikes my fancy.  I think I will enjoy the interactive features of the blog & I hear that it will be easy to use.  Here’s hoping!