Pear Spiced Bitters ~ Taste of Herbs

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Pear Spiced Bitters
Bitter is for Tigger

Piglet and Tigger have very different personalities...can we look at both tummy aches and treat them the same?  If pungent is for Piglet, what is best for Tigger's fiery, energetic disposition?

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What's Going on in Your Herbal Kitchen?

Good Morning!  It's a crisp Fall morning here in Central PA!  

The majority of leaves have already come down and are blanketing our lawn with their tapestry of color.  I'm not really sure why folks are in such a hurry to rake this splash of color to the curb.

Its feels like a Chai kinda morning so I'm heading to the kitchen to make a batch of Chai or maybe I'll just cheat and mix up some Oregon Chai and relax for a bit before starting my day.
Have you seen the new Oregon Chai tea bags?  Love them!

Today in The Woodwife's Kitchen

After my errands this morning, I'm thinking of preparing to make a couple batches of soap.  I'm really pleased with the Lemon Poppy Seed that I made last month.  It's really refreshing, clarifying and leaves a squeaky clean feeling.  The poppy seeds are exfoliating but I think they're a little rough for anything besides cleaning dirty hands.  We're working around it in the shower so if you see a little speck in our hair, it's probably a poppy seed.  Still, it's great at the kitchen sink because the lemon neutralizes odors, too.

What scents shall I work on today?

Rosemary/Sage Shampoo bars?

Wintermint?

Something new?

Here are some of the scents I've made before...

Yesterday, I made a double batch of First Aid Salve, a double batch of Pain Sticks and the first batch of the season of Clear Head Vapor Balm.  We're going to a Craft Sale in a few weeks and I'm planning to make some Vapor Salts to go with the Balm.

Here are the things I made for the last sale...

Many thanks to my friend, Kelly, who took these great photos of my "bakery" display!

It was so much fun pulling together vintage baking pans, etc.from my stash.  I used an old bread box, some bread pans, a square angel food cake pan, a fruit cake mold and an industrial multiloaf bread baking pan, along with other pieces that worked well.  This method also made set up and tear down easier because I could "load" the pieces at home, set them in a box and go!  Here's hoping it all works as well next time!
It's great when I can incorporate my junkin' with my other jobs!

What herbal projects are you working on, today?

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Chinese Five Spice Blend ~ Taste of Herbs

Join Rosalee as she teaches us about

Chinese Five Spice Blend

Pungent is for Piglet

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Cramp Bark Chai ~Taste of Herbs

Cramp Bark Chai

by Rosalee de la Forêt

Chai teas are a delicious blend of spices that are warming in nature. Just sipping chai tea you can feel the heat rise out from your center to fill your whole body. During the winter months we practically always have chai brewing on the wood stove.

Not only do I drink chai teas for pleasure, I also like to add other medicinal herbs to the brew for specific purposes. These blends come in handy when you want to mask the unpleasant flavors of other herbs.

Learning about herbalism through your sense of taste is a powerful way to connect to herbs. It can also give you a deeper understanding of how herbs work!

There are five categories or tastes in herbal medicine: pungent, salty, sour, bitter and sweet.

This herbal recipe contains several tastes but is mainly an exploration of pungent and acrid tastes.

This cramp bark chai is a nice blend for people with pain from muscle tension. I especially use it for people with menstrual cramps. The chai spices and the cramp bark all help to relieve the tension and, therefore, pain associated with menstrual cramps.

The following recipe is part of the upcoming Taste of Herbs Course. 

What you’ll need...

• 1 tablespoon of cramp bark
• 2 tablespoons of ginger root
• 2 tablespoons of dried orange peel
• 1 tablespoon of cinnamon chips
• 1 teaspoon of peppercorns
• 1/2 teaspoon of hulled cardamom or two crushed cardamom pods
• 1/4 teaspoon of cloves (about 3-5 cloves)
• 1 and 1/2 quarts of water
• optional: milk and honey

Place all the ingredients in a pan. Bring to a boil, then lower the heat.

Cover and simmer for one hour. Strain. Add the milk and honey if desired.

This recipe is an excerpt from the upcoming course, 

Taste of Herbs. 

Taste is an amazing way to learn HOW herbs work.

Rosalee created the 

Taste of Herbs Flavor Wheel 

to help people learn herbalism using their sense of Taste.

Get the free Taste of Herbs Flavor Wheel here. 

Rosalee de la Forêt is the creator of Taste of Herbs, a new course by LearningHerbs and Mountain Rose Herbs. Rosalee is a clinical herbalist, herbal educator and founder of Herbal Remedies Advice.

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Wildcrafting Wednesday #108

Welcome to the 108th edition of 

Wildcrafting Wednesday!

Wildcrafting Wednesday is hosted by:

• Kathy @ Mind, Body and Sole,
• Jennifer @ The Entwife's Journal,
• Anne-Marie @ Bella Vista Farm,
• Alix @ Blessed in Homemaking,
• Kristin @ Herban Momma,
• and me! :)

While traditional wildcrafting refers to gathering herbs and plants in the wild to use for food and medicine, Wildcrafting Wednesday is a weekly blog hop for sharing self-sufficiency and homesteading tips, tried and true home-remedies, and your favorite herbal uses.

It's a place to gather information on ways to incorporate old fashioned wisdom in our day-to-day life.

It is anything and everything herbal - from crafts to cleaning to tinctures to cooking.

It is remedies and natural cures made at home from natural ingredients.

It is self-sufficient living, homesteading, and back-to-basics tips to save food, money, and resources.

If it involves herbs or traditional methods of homemaking and home healing then we want to read about it!

In other words, Wildcrafting Wednesday is a "one stop shop" for the past weeks best tips and simple steps to become more healthy and more self-reliant! Please join us! :)

Featured Posts from Our Last Blog Hop

Each week, we get some incredible posts submitted by amazing bloggers. 

The following posts are our featured posts as determined by our readers.

Recipes for Bath & Body Care 

by Strangers and Pilgrims on Earth

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Teas, Infusions, and Decoctions 

by The Woodwife's Journal

Hey! that's me!  Thank you so much for voting for my post!

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Why You Should Eat More Cashews 

by Natural Family Today

Thank you to every one of our bloggers who linked up and to all of our readers for helping us pick our featured posts!

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