I am always amazed at how powerful and healing natural plants can be. Having someone of the older generation to teach you these powerful (but most times forgotten) recipes must have felt really great.
A tonic that can make a 97years old go out and dance or an 87years old go down the ditch to get leaves for her own soup sure is a keeper. I want to be that strong when I reach that age, really.
Thanks for sharing this awesome recipe with us.
We are really focused on food health because as you said, we too want to be that vital when we get old. The idea of being confined to a room or chair in old age frightens me. I think the secret is good food. Elsie always cooked from scratch and had her own garden for decades, they also raised a lot of their own meat. That healthy country living and using food to boost their immunity has clearly played a big role in their longevity.
I also do get terrified by the idea of being confined in a wheel chair, that idea has never settled well with me. Making healthier and better choices when it comes to what we consume and how we treat our bodies is key to living long and energy filled life (even at old age).
Most times, we simply aren't being mindful of the sources of our food or how well it is being prepared and we just end up feeding our body with "food" that the body doesn't need, contribute nothing or little to it (and might even be harmful to it).
Cooking our food from scratch and using whole foods, definitely has an impact on how good and healthy our food turns out to be.
I agree! :)