Devonviolet Acres

[Devonviolet]

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[Devonviolet]

DH and I went to town today. While we were there we went to Wal-Mart. So, I checked, and (just for the record) we CAN get DUKES Mayonnaise, here in NE TX! And, it comes in 16 oz as well as 32 oz.

Not that I would buy it. Because, like most (if not all) commercial mayonnaise, the first ingredient is soybean oil. UGH!

IMHO anyone who is concerned with their health should avoid soybean & canola oil like the plague! Please don't ask me to defend my position on this. I don't have time to go into it. But, please know that I have done the research, & both oils are not the healthy oils they are cracked up to be.

 

[Bruce]

Hellman's is the same. Guess we all need to try your recipe @Devonviolet! We have those oils already, probably wouldn't go mining salt in the Himalayas though , will substitute that. Probably a lot cheaper than store bought at well.

Of course having just bought 2 huge jars of Hellman's on sale at Costco last week, I won't need any for some time. Put in the back of your mind, put in the back of your mind, remember, remember! I did bookmark the page with your recipe so if the previous sentence works out when I need more mayo, I can make it.

 

[Devonviolet]

@Baymule mentioned, on @Hillaire's journal, that we are both growing Elderberry bushes, so we cans make Elderberry Syrup to prevent & cure colds & flu caused by viruses.

Last Spring, I ordered 4 Elderberry barefoot plants, of 2 different varieties, for cross pollination.

When I ordered them, I was planning to plant them 6' apart, along the right side of our driveway. But, when they arrived, the instructions said to plant them 10' apart. Since we only have 6 feet to the property line they wouldn't work there. We couldn't decide where to put them, that we had 40×10' to work with. So, rather than dig 4 big holes in the wrong place, we cut two 55 gallon barrels in half & temporarily put them where I originally planned. We put them up on cinder blocks, because last year, we had my Meyer Lemon tree in a big pot on the ground, and fire ants got up into the pot & almost killed the tree, by nesting in the roots.

Anyway, here are the Elderberry bushes & some of their blossoms.

 

[Bruce]

This site https://garden.org/learn/articles/view/4152/ says 6-10 feet apart. 6' might be a bit more hedge like but there is nothing wrong with that!

 

[Mike CHS]

We plant all of our plants closer than what is recommended and have done well doing it. I figure that the more plants you have the less weeds you have since they don't get any sun.

 

[Baymule]

Those elderberry plants are looking so good! Beautiful! the mule looks at her pitiful elderberry cuttings still in the bucket, putting out roots and leaves......

 

[Devonviolet]

As my dear sweet daughter used to say (way back in high school)
Yooou maaaake me LAAAFFF!
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[Devonviolet]

We plant all of our plants closer than what is recommended and have done well doing it. I figure that the more plants you have the less weeds you have since they don't get any sun.

That's a really good point. From what I have seen of the wild Elderberries, the flower heads are more on the ends of stems. So, even if the underside doesn't get a lot of sun, it shouldn't hurt production of berries.

 

[Baymule]

I will NOT show my elderberry sticks pictures of your elderberries! They would swoon with embarrassment and keel over dead!