Bonnie, and Eatin Cattails

Good morning to all and welcome back to Riding Out the Recession! We’re glad you came by again so why don’t you grab a chair and…take a load off! Right off the bat this morning, let me just say that in regards to Deb’s article about my eye glasses and them on the missing in action roster for 3 years…she was exaggerating! I couldn’t have misplaced them for over 30-32 months, tops!

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I do have to say though, that when I went to get my shower on the night she was describing, I DID think I had a busted blood vessel in my chest, and man, I was glad to see that it wiped right off!! I still cain’t believe she told that on me though, and….payback’s you know what!! So look out Deb, you don’t ever know when the urge may strike me…for a little payback! I am so glad to see my “ole Deb” back in the saddle today, and telling you guys a story, even if it was “stretchin’ the truth a mite!” Let me ask you guys something this morning? Have any of you read the book, “A Land Remembered?” It was written by Patrick D. Smith, and is just an excellent read! He’s written several more, “Forever Island, Allapatta, The River is Home, and Angel City,” and we have them all. It’s a story about Florida’s a family’s trials and tribulations from about 1858 through 1968. It is literally almost impossible to put down once you begin reading it, and I have spoken with several others on this subject and all agree! If you get the chance please pick up a copy, I can’t think of anyone who hasn’t liked it! What brought this up today, was Bonnie from North Carolina, ole “master canner” herself. She sent us some comments on cattails, and we’ll get into that just a little later. Then we have Sandra, our own “Mississippi Queen,” who devotes much of her time in her knowledge of life, and tips on, well, just about anything! By the way Sandra, Patrick Smith is from Mississippi. She has a tip on a Folk Medicine from Vermont today. We’ll get to that as well. Then there’s Jane who used to eat swamp cabbage slaw in the Glades while in South Fla., and who is now spending her life in “urban Ga.” We have something for you, too today, Jane! Also…I can send you a Gator mailbox if you’d like a little sumthin’ to keep them ole Ga. bulldogs outta’ your yard! LOL!! Jane, if you’d look into today’s recipe section, I think it may bring back some pleasant memories for you. Thanks for writing in and asking…and keep on reading, we enjoy having you! On top of these three, we have EVERYBODY else who contributes and shares with us most all the time too! We love each and every one of you, and thank you all for your participation…we love it! Well, once again “ole Bonnie” has chunked me a curveball! Eatin cattails…who ever heard of such?? This is the very same Bonnie, who asked me about her Daddy chunkin’ great big wads a fertilizer on water hyacinths, and who evidently thought, I’d misspelled hyacinth, because she stated numerous times in a comment she couldn’t believe she’d misspelled it. I didn’t point this out to her, but she musta’ seen I had spelled it differently than she, so this tells ME right off…she went to checkin’ it out! Luv ya Bonnie! Hey Bonnie, don’t sweat it, remember I spell muscadines…muskydines! That’s how I say it too! Not only will she toss ya’ a curveball, but she’s bad about chunking you a fastball, knuckleball, slider, change-up, and even the ole outlawed “spitball!” She can throw ‘em all at you! An example…this is what she wanted to know about her Daddy, the fertilizer, and the water hyacinths. More...