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["Bill Russell" <shaman@pennswoods.net>]

Don't forget that cherries, just about any kind - wild or orchard - can
relieve gout pain.

Bill

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Fruth" <jfruth@uslink.net>
To: <gardendiva@charter.net>
Cc: <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Monday, February 21, 2005 5:23 AM
Subject: [NAFEX] Elderberries


> Doreen,
>    I cannot imagine where anyone would find elderberries at any time of
> year.  They are not a desired item at farmers' markets.  You'd have to
know
> someone who raises them.  I raise them but My plants have only given me
> their first crop so we only had enough to make three pints of jelly - I
have
> 15 multi-stemmed, 8' high plants.  Had I known they spread via rhizomes, I
> might not have planted any.  I scattered the plants so the birds wouldn't
> have a 'one-stop-shopping-center' and they are starting to become a
> nusiance.  If I didn't have sciatica, I'd be seriously thinking about
> grubbing them out before they get totally out of hand.
>    The 'book' says that one mature elderberry plant should produce 25 lbs.
> of fruit.  I don't know if I believe that but, should it ever come close
to
> that, I'll be applying Round-Up to most of them.
>    BTW, re relieving sciatic pain, it doesn't work 100% but it helps.
Also
> I tried eating a spoonful of raw berries and decided I'll definitely use
> jelly hereafter.
>
> Jim Fruth
> Pequot Lakes, MN
>
> Jim Fruth wrote:
> >    When the subject was elderberries, a week or so ago, someone chimed
in
> > saying that a dose of elderberries, raw or cooked, relieves sciatic
pain.
> > I
> > tried it and to whomever said it, "Thanks, it works."
>
> Wow!  That's great.  My husband suffers from sciatic pain, and I'd be
> interested in getting elderberries for him.  Where can I find them this
time
> of year?  Obviously, I'll be planting some this spring.
> Doreen Howard
>
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