[Magdalen] Rhubarb cookies

[Jay Weigel]

When we first moved to TN, our Sam was a toddler still in diapers. A
neighbor gave him a ramp, as a joke I guess, and Sam, being a toddler, of
course, put it in his mouth and chewed on it. His diapers for a solid week
were, well, seriously odoriferous would be the polite way of putting it.
Sheesh!

On Sat, Mar 14, 2015 at 11:38 AM, Ann Markle <ann.markle at aya.yale.edu>
wrote:

> OOps, Jay, and I forgot to say that when I said "our neck of the woods," I
> was referring to growing up in Indiana, not East TN!  I love those regional
> differences.  And speaking of regional "Ex Lax," I found that both ramps
> and an excess of stewed dandelion root were effective in that regard.  A
> lesson well-learned for me, my first couple of years in Crossville!
>
> Ann
>
> The Rev. Ann Markle
> Buffalo, NY
> ann.markle at aya.yale.edu
> blog:  www.onewildandpreciouslife.typepad.com
>
> On Sat, Mar 14, 2015 at 11:12 AM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > "Spring tonic" in my neck of the woods in east TN was burdock tea. I had
> a
> > couple of patients who swore by it. One, in fact, made it up by the
> gallon,
> > and those of her kids who lived nearby would stop by the house to get a
> jug
> > of it from the refrigerator. I know the Japanese eat burdock (I believe
> > it's called "gobo" in Japanese) but I don't know if they regard it as
> > spring tonic.
> >
>