Next stop on the herb walk: Rosemary (Rosemarinus officinalis.) The origin of this herb’s name is woven into folklore. It is said that the Virgin Mary had draped her cloak over this bush and placed a white flower on top of her cloak. In the morning the flower turned blue and thereafter the plant was called Rose of Mary.
Rosemary has many uses: teas; flavoring for vinegar, jam, bread, butters, stuffing, vegetables, stew, and meat dishes. The most creative use we've seen lately was as a skewer for shrimp. Yum!
Will you be sporting a politcal costume this Halloween? Who's mask will you be hiding behind? National Halloween costume retailer, Spirit Halloween, has picked the winner in the past three presidential elections days before the general election results were in.
The Spirit Halloween Presidential Index measures sales of the masks, and in 2004, sales were 65 percent to 35 percent for George W. Bush over John Kerry.
In 2000, more folks purchased Bush masks, with Bush sales at 57 percent to 43 percent for Al Gore.
In 1996, Bill Clinton masks were snapped up 71 percent to Bob Dole's 29 percent.
What's the forecast this year? So far, the mask factor is looking good for Sen. Barack Obama. After the first month of Halloween sales this year (Aug. 30 to Oct. 3), Obama was leading 67 percent to Sen. John McCain's 33 percent.
Trick or Treat?
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