Pickled Garlic

Necessity caused me to be unable to go to the DR for an earache (no wheels for me....I only have a car in the evening and on Sunday) and look for an herbal way to heal this issue. I had a terrible outer-ear infection this last week.....what was I going to do? I remembered the pickled garlic that I had in the refrigerator. I created this (the fermented garlic) long, long ago so I wasn't sure it was even okay yet.  I took a bit of the juice and added it to a bit of olive oil.   After dipping a piece of cotton in the resultant oil (until it was sopping in the oil) and sticking the cotton it in my ear the pain was almost gone by morning and completely healed by the next day. 

In addition to the garlic and because I also wasn't feeling just right I drank several cups of my Immune Tea for a couple of days.

I decided that I hadn't made use of the wonders of this jar of garlic so I determined to make a new jar AND USE IT!!

This garlic can be used as I did above, eating a clove of garlic every day would be great, and you can chop it into your recipes.

PICKLED GARLIC (From NOURISHING TRADITIONS)
Makes 1 pint

about 6 heads garlic
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1 teaspoon sea salt
1 tablespoon whey (if you do not have use 1 more teaspoon salt)

Set garlic heads in a 300 degree oven and bake until heads open and cloves can be easily remoed.  Place oregano, salt and whey with 1/2 cup of water.  Pour over garlic, adding more water if necessary to cover the garlic.  The top of the liquid should be at least 1 inch below the top of the jar.  Cover tightly and keep at room temperature for about 3 days before transferring to cold storage.

What Made This Work On My Ear Infection?

I suspect that there are two factors that went into play to make this work on my ear infection.

• the healing properties of garlic
• the healing properties of oregano

Both Garlic and Oregano have antiobotic healing action properties.

Garlic, the "stinking rose" of the herb world, is one of the most ancient healing plants.

According to Growing and Using the Healing Herbs by GAEA and Shandor Weiss, "Garlic tea, made by infusing several chopped cloves of garlic in 1 quart of water, has been used as a gargle, or taken internally for colds and flu.  Placed externally on a cut, on a wound, or simploy on the hands, or the soles of the feet, garlic's antibiotic qualities are said to be quickly absorbed into the blood stream.  A fresh clove of garlic placed on the gums may soothe an abscessed tooth or other inflamatio in the mouth.  A cotton ball soaked in garlic oil is an old-time European remedy for treating ear infections, (never put the colve of garlic in your ear, however).  Chinese herbalists traditionally used garlice to treat certain forms of high blood pressure."

Monday This 'n That

My garden and yard is starting to look good inspite of the handicap and chronic pain that was inflicted on me by a doctor who messed up my last knee surgery.  I'm thankful for my husband who is working tons of extra hours (inspite of his own handicap) so that we can afford to hire help for me in the garden and yard.  What a blessing.  My inside chores and BLOGGING is suffering for lack of time, it is dry and we could really use some rain, so a good three day rain would be helpful right now.


You are going to love tomorrows post about my ear infection that I healed at home and how I did it.




Homemade Lemonade Easy On The Budget

1 cup Organic Lemon or Lime Juice, or some of each
3/4 cup Organic Cane Sugar, ½ cup honey or ¾ tsp liquid Stevia extract

Stir together 6 1/2 cups water, juice and sweetener of choice in a 2-quart pitcher. Serve over ice.

Reading Through the Bible In a Year
We are again attempting to read through the Bible this year. Just joining us or did you get behind? No matter and no need to play catch-up. Start where you are today and go forward.

Monday: Mark 15:1-15, Galatians 4:1-20, Psalms 114, 2 Samuel 16-17
Tuesday: Mark 15:16-32, Galatians 4:21-31, Psalms 115, 2 Samuel 18-19
Wednesday: Mark 15:33-41, Galatians 5:1-12, Psalms 116, 2 Samuel 20-21
Thursday: Mark 15:42-47, Galatians 13-26, Psalms 117, 2 Samuel 22
Friday: Mark 16, Galatians 6, Psalms 118, 2 Samuel 23-24
Saturday:  Luke 1:1-25, Ephesians 1:1-14, Psalms 119:1-8, 1 Kings 1
Sunday: Luke 1:26-38, Ephesians 1:15-23, Psalms 119:9-16, 1 Kings 2-3


We also like to read a Proverb a Day corresponding to the day of the month. This month I am memorizing Psalms 32, could you memorize a Psalm?

Myth: Food from the farmers’ market is so clean, you can eat it right there.

Fact: Before you polish off that entire quart of cherry tomatoes on the ride home, think of all the people who may have picked over them before you got there. Dirty hands = dirty produce. And although it may be free of pesticide residues, it could still harbor dirt and other bacteria that aren’t good for you. Get your produce home, then clean it with this cheap and effective produce spray: In a spray bottle, mix 1 tablespoon lemon juice, 2 tablespoons distilled white vinegar, and 1 cup cold tap water. Shake well to mix it up, spray on your produce, and rinse before eating.

Read this entire article

This Weeks Meal Plan

Monday - Sweet & Sour Chicken Wings, Refried Rice
Tuesday - Easy Gluten-Free Skillet Lasagna, Super Salad
Wednesday -Stuffed Chicken Breast, Carrot Cucumber Salad
Thursday - Fiery Scallops & Bok Choy over Cello Noodles, steamed sugar snap peas
Friday - Sweet and Sticky Spareribs, Crispy Potatoes, Fennel Cabbage Salad
Saturday - Grilled Steak, Baked Potato, Super Salad
Sunday Brunch:Italian Frittata, Salad; Supper: Chicken Salad Sandwiches, Fruit Salad

Our GAME PLAN contains grocery list and a day by day list of to-do's for your meal plan. We'll send this to you for a $1 donation to Grandma Farmer to PAYPAL at gramafarmer@gmail.com

101 Herbs That Heal

Below is the First 10 in my list of the 101 Plants/shrubs/Trees on our property that have healing qualities.

1. Aloe
2. Apple Trees
3. Aronia
4. Basil
5. Blackberry
6. Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta)
7. Calendula (Calendula officinalis)
8. Catnip
9. Cayenne
10. Chaomile

I only have 58 more plants/trees/shrubs to propigate. (Chuckle) This also means I get to create more beds to plant all these wonderful and beautiful plants. There's nothing like edible landscape, incorporate all these wonderful plants into your landscape and include them in your 'flower' and garden beds. We will discuss two plants a week.

Aloe

I would never be without an Aloe Vera plant in various sizes.  Here we have to have it as an inside plant.  I use the smaller leaves for minor kitchen burns but have filleted larger leaves and placed on larger burns when necessary.  It is amazing how the burned skin will suck the moisture out of a plank of skinned aloe leaf.  I change often and find the used up portion just a paper thin piece left even though the piece I put on the burn was at least a quarter inch thick originally.  When I've used this the healing is usually quick and without scarring.  For serious burns see your Doctor.



Apple Tree

Medicinal qualities?  I found an interesting article by Jim McDonald which is worth a read.  Very interesting.