Those flowers you see before her in the picture are “Fireweed” and have great meaning to many Alaskans, and it is not by accident they appear in so many photos with Sarah Palin. The fireweed is a plant of many uses, from medicinal, to a food source. When we lived in AK, the Wife and many others made fresh salads and cooked the tender leaves in the spring. From the flowers all kinds of jams, jellies, syrups and fireweed honey are made. Forgive me while I brag, but when we lived in AK, the Wife made the best fireweed honey ever.
Oh how interesting...thanks for that info...