New Toy and Fall Beauty

 

 

 

Happy Fall!

-Kerry-

 

Herba Smoothie

Herba Smoothie, anyone?

I just got this herbal blend in the mail yesterday from the Bulk Herb Store. I put a rounded teaspoon in the blender with frozen berries we picked from our garden and wild off our property here in SE Missouri. Then I added some yogurt and apple juice and a fresh apple. Blended on high for a min. and presto! A beautiful smoothie full of natural vitamins and minerals found in their whole, untampered, form. Simple nutrition in a form our bodies can readily utilize.

Here's to a happy and healthy new year! Cheers!

-Kerry-

Feed-back

Since my last post, I've handed out a couple of the small tins of salve and rubbed it on mine and my families cuts, bumps, scraps and burns, even rashes. The results have been pretty good. Quick healing has been noted for most all of the abrasions, yet not much difference was noticed for the rashes.

A few draw backs have been taken into account by the various users. Key descriptors have been; "greasy" and "smelly", one said it smelled like roasted chicken. So now I'm wondering if I should market it as a Healing Salve or a Turkey Rub. Needless to say, I will be trying again, though I plan on continuing to use what is left (and returned) of the first attempt for personal use. (For I, for one, don't mind smelling like Thanksgiving). This time hoping to achieve a more appealing aroma and texture on the skin.

Healing Comfrey Salve

I experimented with making a batch of healing salve the other day. I had bought some cute little tins at the health food store when we were there recently and used some of them to store my new salve in.

Filling the little 1/4 ounce, 1/2 ounce and 1 ounce tins.

I melted olive oil, beeswax and coconut oil together with herbs to heal cuts, bruises, bug bites and rashes. There is Comfrey; which heals and rebuilds damaged tissue. Plantain; which relieves itching and swelling from poisonous bug bites. And Lavender; to sooth and replenish the skin.

The salve 'setting up'. It thickens as it cools.