Re: Civil War Era Vegetable Varieties
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Originally Posted by SandyAnn View Post
Try this link http://docsouth.unc.edu/imls/porcher/porcher.html Its a powerful amount of reading, and most of it pretty dry, but this document is just a wealth of information. Written by a surgeon during the Civil War whose job it was to catalog all the plants in the CSA (Confederate States of America). Veggies, fruit, herbs, trees, everything you can imagine.
Happy reading,
Sandy
That is a great read Sandy.. i just took a glance at it to see what it was. Lots of great info in there like making coffee out of asparagus seeds and making sugar out of corn stalks. Didn’t know that the corn stalk has a higher sugar content than sugar cane... and sugar beets, well i guess i learn something new everyday.
I’ll have to get back and read it more when i do have some time... for now i’m just gonna add it to my bookmarks.. Thanks from me anyways..
D.
http://idigmygarden.com/forums/showthread.php?p=180351#post180351
[For granny to read later]
Good post for writers to research too. Self ping.