Diary - 01/08 |
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January 2008
Ginger used to make a syrup (left), a tea (in the cup and the caffetiere), and some ginger root
January’s workshop concentrated on surviving the cold using herbs and
spices. Different varieties of cinnamon bark, green and black cardomon
seeds, nutmeg, root ginger and turmeric were considered and different ways
of using them were tried out. We then finished off by making a winter salve by
grating local beeswax into a combination of St John’s wort, marshmallow and
calendula oil. |
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