Herbal Medicine 101: Tarragon
I tell you about the medicinal and culinary use of Tarragon. This is truly one of my favorite culinary herbs. It is essential to the French cooking that is a big part of my heritage. Medicinally, it is perhaps the most mild member of the Artemesia family. It is good for colds, flus, fevers, menstrual issues, sore muscles and arthritis, indigestion and parasites. The scent and flavor are incredible, but its medicinal uses are often overlooked in our time.
Fish on Fridays: Fisherman’s Soup
This is my “broth of vigor” to quote an old, Japanese Iron Chef. At 5 AM, when the wind is howling and driving the rain sideways, I have a bowl of this soup. I fill my old, 1940s thermos with it and sip it throughout the day. When I drag myself in, half frozen at midnight, it is this soup and a glass of bourbon that returns the light to my eyes.
Read more:
https://judsonc.substack.com/p/fish-on-fridays-fishermans-soup
From The Omnivore's Guide to Home Cooking: Eggs, fried and scrambled
https://judsoncarroll.substack.com/p/from-the-omnivores-guide-to-home-63b
Show 311: Money, Antennaria solitaria, Aplectrum hyemale and Apocynum
We discuss Pussy Toes, Putty Root and Dogbane... and why most people don’t understand money and value.
https://judsoncarroll.substack.com/p/show-311-money-antennaria-solitaria
