Lorelle Becton

I've also read that different varieties either make big seeds or good fiber. I have done some fiber art with linen and wish I had a sunny space to grow flax. It is such a healthy alternative to so many other fabrics, and most likely part of my heritage going back. I hope more Americans will experiment with growing it here. It seems like most linen comes from northern Europe and Russia now.

If the vinegar was living, like Bragg, maybe if dried carefully the lacto bacilli will reactivate, as with dried yeast. The miners ate a lot of sourdough, so just a guess at another use.  My great-grandpa went to Alaska during the gold rush. I wish I could ask him!

Besides sun hat and sleeves, sometimes i rub a little shea butter on face and hands and use a powder puff to put a little dusting of red clay (my skin color) over it to reflect the rays. It seems to work! I think any powdery substance, like arrowroot powder, would do the same. At first i had mixed the oils and powders, but this way is less messy and doesn't get rancid as fast.