Re: No more toast?

Alan B wrote:
> On 14/06/2024 11:09, vickiebee wrote:
>> Alan B wrote: [..]
>>> 
>>> My mother and (I think) her mother would have the occasional 
>>> glass of Wincarnis. I had a sip or two once and found it quite 
>>> sweet and generally disgusting. It contained meat extract in 
>>> those days hence the 'carnis' in its name. I see it no longer 
>>> contains meat so perhaps they should rename it!
>>> 
>> My Gran and her sisters used to make the best Dandelion and 
>> Elderberry wine, good for relaxing, or settling the stomach... and 
>> I want to say Camomile wine... but the memory is dim. v
> 
> I used to like Dandelion and Burdock as a child but it was supplied 
> by a local 'pop' merchant. It's still available from the likes of 
> Fentimans UK.
> 
> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dandelion_and_burdock>
> 
How cool, herbal tea in cans.

Burdock, not the same as the Dock weed we use to make a healing paste
for minor horse wounds.
v

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