HERB - Poke and Gill-on-the-ground

[aleed]

On Thu, 29 Apr 1999, Abbott, Ruth wrote:

> I have two volunteer plants in my yard that I would like to make use of this
> year - Poke and Gill (aka Ground Ivy).  I wanted to process the Gill for
> brewing an (unhopped) ale, but I can't find any specifics about harvesting
> and actually using the plant.  I was also going to use the Poke as an ink
> and/or dye, but (again) I can't find any specifics, like what mordant to use
> for dyeing.  Any ideas, anyone?

Although poke juice is a brilliant pink, the dye is unfortunately very
fugitive, even with mordants added.   I haven't tried it personally,
though, just read about it.

Drea


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