AB-Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, April 13, 1996
Blooming Liverwort &
Bloodroot!
Bloodroot in bloom, Lexington, Mass., 1965” . . .
“Hepatica in flower, Lexington, Mass., 1960” ... so
read our old Almanac pages for mid-Apnl, announc
ing the first spring blooms of these age-old plants.
Hepatica, otherwise known as the three-lobed leaves and
white or lavender flowers of the liverwort plant, gets its
common name fVom a resemblance to the liver itself.
Bloodroot has a fleshy root stock and red juice. Both
were once considered remedies, by the
Doctrine of Sympathies, for ailments in
those departments To the rest of us, >
they are harbingers of spring. p .
“Adapt the remedy to the
disease. ” - Chinese proverb Jjuf
os- Apply a plalntain leaf, a drop of vinegar, onion juice, or
baking aoda and water to relieve a bee ating.
Spring Watercress Salad
1 bunch (about 1/4 pound) I ■ I ash and trim water
watsrcrsss 1111 cress, then cut in
1 small rod onion V If half. Thinly slice the
4 eggs, hard boiled rec | onion. Chop the
1 small cucumber, peeled i/li eggs. Slice the cucum
6to > large mushrooms jjljj b er an( j mushrooms.
jjnja Assemble all the salad
UjU ingredients, layering
watercress, then onion,
M cukes, mushrooms, and
i eggs. Whisk together
It salad dressing, pour over
Za salad, and toss.
mk Makes 4 servings.
Creasing;
1/2 cup tour cream
1/8 cup lemon juice
1-1/2 tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon red or
Balsamic
vinegar
salt and pepper to
taste
Rim
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