Angel Train
“The trees had already begun to put on their tiny golden tongues, the forerunner of the leaves that would soon turn dark green and fill in the forest with an emerald spring dress. It was the time of year Charity Morgan loved best, and she had left the house seeking some of the early plants that were her delight.
The first she found was a patch of pokeweed, and the berries were already beginning. Some people, Charity knew, believed that it was a remedy for rheumatism, but it was dangerous. Some P...ennsylvanians pressed the berries and used the juice for a strong whiskey they called “port wine.” The large roots were poisonous, but the acrid young shoots are rendered harmless by boiling, and they could be eaten like asparagus. It was too early for that, and there was not enough so she moved on, delighted by the freshness of the spring air and the loamy smell of the rich ground breaking out of the claws of winter. She passed a patch of what she called “rattlesnake plantain,” small six-inch growths with tiny greenish white flowers.MoreLess
The first she found was a patch of pokeweed, and the berries were already beginning. Some people, Charity knew, believed that it was a remedy for rheumatism, but it was dangerous. Some P...ennsylvanians pressed the berries and used the juice for a strong whiskey they called “port wine.” The large roots were poisonous, but the acrid young shoots are rendered harmless by boiling, and they could be eaten like asparagus. It was too early for that, and there was not enough so she moved on, delighted by the freshness of the spring air and the loamy smell of the rich ground breaking out of the claws of winter. She passed a patch of what she called “rattlesnake plantain,” small six-inch growths with tiny greenish white flowers.MoreLess
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