Today is my eightieth birthday! To celebrate the event I'm taking the liberty of attaching a recent picture taken by Margie Couvillion on the Bear Valley Trail. What I'm nibbling on is a Miner's Lettuce leaf.
Miner's lettuce is named after the California gold rush miners who ate it to get their vitamin C to prevent scurvy. It can be eaten as a leaf vegetable. Most commonly it is eaten raw in salads, but it is not quite as delicate as other lettuce. Sometimes it is boiled like spinach, which in fact it resembles in taste.
Words of wisdom for the day ~ It's been a great ride so far, and seems to be getting better (body notwithstanding)!
I've been accused of being a self-indulgent egomaniac before, so today's Daily E-mail should come as no surprise!
No comments:
Post a Comment