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Post by offtrail on Nov 15, 2013 20:00:24 GMT -7
Ear drops! ill have to remember that...thanks PS, let me know how that worked using the thinly sliced mullein and flint/steel kit. I was able to do it once and it did take a bit of time. I don't have any mullein LEAVES at the moment , but did remove the inner pith from one of my mullein hand drills . It took awhile with the flint and steel , but did finally get a decent ember . Quite a bit harder method than using char cloth , but it is nice to learn new materials and thanx again . All of this led me to cut up an old bastard mill file and made 3 more strikers . Ear drops - Aprox 1 cup of fresh (chopped up) mullein leaves are added to 1/2 cup of 70% isopropyl alcohol and left to sit in a sealed glass jar for a few days . The liquid is strained off and added to sterile water . This mixture is heated until steam starts to form and then removed from heat .This decoction is stored in the fridge and later mixed with warm olive oil for ear drops . I swear by this mixture to help with the pain and fighting an inner ear infection . Thanks for the recipe as I do have trouble with my ears. Congrats on getting an ember it can be tough but can be done. The empty bic works like a charm so i would add one to my BOB. |
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Post by angelhelp on Nov 16, 2013 7:04:14 GMT -7
Aha! You meant the seed-stabilizer/organizer device inside the pod. That's something to try in 2 weeks. I don't expect to have much in the way of discretionary time between now and then, and this weekend is taken with laundry catch-up and other in-house tasks. A lot of the park's milkweed has been cut just because "they" made those ridiculous extra paths... it's still available, but not quite as conveniently.
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Post by offtrail on Nov 16, 2013 9:52:31 GMT -7
Aha! You meant the seed-stabilizer/organizer device inside the pod. That's something to try in 2 weeks. I don't expect to have much in the way of discretionary time between now and then, and this weekend is taken with laundry catch-up and other in-house tasks. A lot of the park's milkweed has been cut just because "they" made those ridiculous extra paths... it's still available, but not quite as conveniently. It's getting late in the season and a lot of the seed pods have opened up making the organizer and the fluff hard to find. |
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Post by offtrail on Nov 16, 2013 10:28:20 GMT -7
This is the correct spelling for that seed organizer thingie, ovum. That's it so now we all know the name of that seed organizer thingie lol,
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Post by angelhelp on Nov 16, 2013 11:13:48 GMT -7
I think I'll stick to my name since it tells me the function of the part. The ovum is filed in my head as the "correct" name, but it still denotes (to me) a matured egg cell.
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