tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3382541836368981865.post5430267851530690181..comments2023-09-15T07:31:57.059-06:00Comments on woman with wings: half-moon onion honeyPeggyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18071261854957363637noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3382541836368981865.post-84923782112330139572012-10-15T13:19:04.989-06:002012-10-15T13:19:04.989-06:00I see, but it will flavor the other...I see, but it will flavor the other...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3382541836368981865.post-20937645565646435322012-10-12T13:07:54.729-06:002012-10-12T13:07:54.729-06:00Dee, yes onions and flowing tears to clear things ...Dee, yes onions and flowing tears to clear things out, how wonderful you were able to give them a new meaning. I mixed the honeys because I just collected a very tiny amount from my own colony when they sprang a leak this past summer. I haven't taken any of their honey otherwise, they'll need it this winter.Peggyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18071261854957363637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3382541836368981865.post-31585384287539351332012-10-12T13:05:11.587-06:002012-10-12T13:05:11.587-06:00Joe, wow, that sounds pretty cool, sort of like ma...Joe, wow, that sounds pretty cool, sort of like making a hydrosol. Our grandmothers were inventive and wise and probably more intuitive than we are now. I might try her method sometime, thanks! Peggyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18071261854957363637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3382541836368981865.post-54939887232269499072012-10-12T13:03:07.877-06:002012-10-12T13:03:07.877-06:00Cindy -- I don't want to count the hexipuffs, ...Cindy -- I don't want to count the hexipuffs, it will be too disappointing. I think it says in the directions not to count for a year! :))Peggyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18071261854957363637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3382541836368981865.post-31529095534943411852012-10-12T13:02:12.418-06:002012-10-12T13:02:12.418-06:00Marie, thanks -- you can't get much more basic...Marie, thanks -- you can't get much more basic than this, I don't think. Peggyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18071261854957363637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3382541836368981865.post-10349069136330702422012-10-12T13:01:26.881-06:002012-10-12T13:01:26.881-06:00Nanette, thanks, I'd love to hear if it helps ...Nanette, thanks, I'd love to hear if it helps her!Peggyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18071261854957363637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3382541836368981865.post-77621433151082545362012-10-12T13:00:56.316-06:002012-10-12T13:00:56.316-06:00Thanks, Michelle, yes, sometimes I add garlic, too...Thanks, Michelle, yes, sometimes I add garlic, too. Or garlic plain like you make. All good, that allium!Peggyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18071261854957363637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3382541836368981865.post-12230670789906787092012-10-12T13:00:02.094-06:002012-10-12T13:00:02.094-06:00Nancy, oh it's tasty, I tell ya! :)Nancy, oh it's tasty, I tell ya! :)Peggyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18071261854957363637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3382541836368981865.post-51944723722426371702012-10-12T12:59:33.437-06:002012-10-12T12:59:33.437-06:00Alegria, thank you so much -- and it even tastes g...Alegria, thank you so much -- and it even tastes good. Joy, friendship and love, yes!Peggyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18071261854957363637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3382541836368981865.post-8657286748655302542012-10-11T20:46:30.431-06:002012-10-11T20:46:30.431-06:00why do you mix some of your own honey and local ho...why do you mix some of your own honey and local honey? wonderful to read about, in any case... today cutting onions (an hour ago) the tears came and I decided to let them be more than response to pungency. Not a usual thing at all and your post on the moon puts it into perspective. thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3382541836368981865.post-82095406654876669062012-10-11T15:53:47.869-06:002012-10-11T15:53:47.869-06:00i shall have to try this. half moon honey. i have ...i shall have to try this. half moon honey. i have not heard of it this way before. the way gran always made something similar was to place a chopped onion on a saucer, cover it with fresh honey, then set it on a larger plate and place a bowl over it. then she would place it by the stove (warm place, i'm thinking) and allow it to ferment. the tincture would gather on top of the upside down bowl and drip down onto the plate below, which she would gather and give to us by the spoonful for soar throats and coughs. it was not very tasty but worked like magic! your version, i'm sure, would taste better. Joe Madlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00689856999523884499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3382541836368981865.post-6296311645150567822012-10-10T09:51:51.853-06:002012-10-10T09:51:51.853-06:00eating onions always makes me think of that great ...eating onions always makes me think of that great book "Holes", where onions helped to save the day. & another sweet hexipuff- how many are you up to now? i've been at a stand still for a long time now.handstorieshttp://handstories.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3382541836368981865.post-46915869979410991432012-10-08T17:45:00.533-06:002012-10-08T17:45:00.533-06:00I always go for natural remedies first
and this lo...I always go for natural remedies first<br />and this looks like a good one...<br />Thank you :)<br />Love your knit bee hexagon.<br />xo <3Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14759831735033471810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3382541836368981865.post-24392355577086971452012-10-08T15:32:59.102-06:002012-10-08T15:32:59.102-06:00Thanks Wise Woman for this healing infusion. I'...Thanks Wise Woman for this healing infusion. I've just made some for a friend who's been plagued by chest infections for ages, and now bronchitis, so your post was timely.Nanettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14473143331781472223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3382541836368981865.post-89169341128630962402012-10-08T13:19:51.347-06:002012-10-08T13:19:51.347-06:00hey Peggy--I do this with minced garlic--a powerfu...hey Peggy--I do this with minced garlic--a powerful natural antibiotic!<br />LOVE that little bee thing you're knitting/crocheting? Sweet.Ms.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09479767121319709878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3382541836368981865.post-46349921034042451902012-10-08T13:08:16.048-06:002012-10-08T13:08:16.048-06:00It is hard for me to imagine onion and honey toget...It is hard for me to imagine onion and honey together. More sensitive...More emotional...easier to cry??? Oy!<br />Love the quote :)<br />Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17185798765137874091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3382541836368981865.post-3187695123842261492012-10-08T12:59:09.006-06:002012-10-08T12:59:09.006-06:00Fantastic post and so useful now that the cold wea...Fantastic post and so useful now that the cold weather comes!<br />I love both so much, especially separate.<br />With joy ,friendship and much Love,<br />Claudia.Alegria Mediterranea https://www.blogger.com/profile/13495572757564272646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3382541836368981865.post-74401821991830054252012-10-08T12:23:17.377-06:002012-10-08T12:23:17.377-06:00Trish, you are so right about their healing qualit...Trish, you are so right about their healing qualities. And thank you!Peggyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18071261854957363637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3382541836368981865.post-13783035820267952912012-10-08T11:59:09.962-06:002012-10-08T11:59:09.962-06:00Mmmmmm, lovely, honey and onions, probably the 2 m...Mmmmmm, lovely, honey and onions, probably the 2 most healing foods in existence. I shall have to make some of this.<br />I feel a little watery today!<br />I wish you both roots and flow too. xxxtrishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07991672363435843464noreply@blogger.com