tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245131160534112763.post8284421826368356876..comments2023-11-02T05:04:07.941-05:00Comments on A Lifetime of Days: What is this?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07219986489903886940noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245131160534112763.post-31084960616113316702007-11-12T20:47:00.000-06:002007-11-12T20:47:00.000-06:00When I hear dye I think diapers or the awesome tie...When I hear dye I think diapers or the awesome tie dye I got one year for Christmas from a certain special someone! but that shows where my head is at right now! You could get some plain white shirts, dye them with tea ( for a tan use plain ol lipton, for more yellow use camimole (sp)) and then you could squish the bead on or crush them on a rock and paint the juice on with a feather or stick for an indian like project. You could try and boil them up and let the shirts set in it as well....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245131160534112763.post-33990601035122013622007-11-10T22:56:00.000-06:002007-11-10T22:56:00.000-06:00It's Poke! Ever heard of "poke salad?" (or "Poke ...It's Poke! Ever heard of "poke salad?" (or "Poke Salad Annie?") I didn't know about the berries, but the roots are very poisonous. The leaves and upper part of the stem have been eaten around here for generations, although these days there are some folks who say that the entire plant is toxic and shouldn't be eaten at all no matter how many batches our mothers and grandmothers cooked and ate. The botanical name is phytolacca. It's used in a number of natural remedies (some of which I have in my cabinet right now.) I just did a bit of research on it, and apparently the Native Americans used the berries for dye.<BR/><BR/>BarbaraAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com