Sunday, November 20, 2011

Civil War Block 47: Dixie Tea


This week's block reminds us of the food shortages experienced during the Civil War and how folks tried substitutes for coffee and tea...


...like sassafras tea!

  Sassafras Leaves



 

9 comments:

  1. Love the "fallness" of this leaf. Never had sassafras tea, but I have made sassafras soap.

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  2. Pretty block. I could see an entire quilt using this block.
    I have often heard of sassafras tea. Would like to try some, I think. Apparently the leaves change shape as they age. Can't imagine how the tea tastes ... Interesting tea and coffee war facts.

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  3. I love the block and the fabrics in it.

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  4. Your Civil War blocks are always so lovely. I can't wait to see this once you start assembling the top.

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  5. Hello Freda,

    There is so much history with this quilt. Thanks so much for sharing the journey of this quilt with us.Have you tried this tea?
    Happy days.
    Bev.xoxo

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  6. What great fabric in a great block!

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  7. When I was a child in the 1930s-40s, I had an ancient uncle who went door-to-door selling sassafras. My mother always made a pot of tea for us to sample. To me, it tasted like licorice which I'm not fond of. It was considered a good tonic.

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  8. This is so lovely. I agree with the comment that this would make a beautiful quilt all by itself. And it is a lot of HSTs - what's not to love!

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