Show 276: Smilax
This week, we discuss the medicinal and edible uses of the Smilax and Aralia families. These are among the most ubiquitous and confusing of all herbs. Very little research has been done to differentiate between them, but most seem to be used interchangeably to varying extents. Wha that means, is the green briar you keep trying to eradicate in your back yard may be as medicinal and valuable as sarsaparilla, spikenard and ginseng.... and is almost certainly edible and quite good!
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
