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[viedma]

After a big flurry of stupid, I think I am, mostly, maybe, kinda sorta caught up with most of my work today.

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Gracious.

That means I'm in a chatty mood.

It's time for the Ask Me Anything! meme.

I don't think I've ever done one of these. (It has been seven years and counting on LJ though, so who knows.) Of course, just because you ask me something doesn't necessarily mean you'll get an answer to it, but I'll do my best unless I think it's mind-bogglingly personal or summat. Fannish opinions, library stuff, what's good to read, Packers? anything.

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I'm not even sure anyone has any burning questions to ask me. This could be met with dead air which would be really embarrassing.

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Re: &quot;It&#39;s a Kafka high. You feel like a BUG.&quot;

[roxann-ireland.livejournal.com]

The reason you don't see if for sale is that nobody in the US makes or sells it, apparently, though it is common enough in French cooking to pop up in several recipes, including a cookie recipe in Chocolate and Zucchini. I think I'm going to break down and order the artificial stuff. I hope it doesn't taste all soapy.

Oh, and a six ounce bag of candied violets? $50. Eek! Thus going the extract route, since I'm sure the recipe would consume at least $20 worth of violets at that rate.

Re: &amp;quot;It&amp;#39;s a Kafka high. You feel like a BUG.&amp;quot;

[violetisblue.livejournal.com]

Fifty dollars? Even Virginia in all her flower-consuming fervor would never pay that much. Gracious.

Re: &quot;It&#39;s a Kafka high. You feel like a BUG.&quot;

[roxann-ireland.livejournal.com]

Oh, and as for the medicinal uses, I read on one site that it appears to have aspirin-like compounds in it, as well as being useful for cough, and possibly as an anti-cancer agent. Another site summarizes the uses like this:

Today Violet is still used as a cough remedy, and as a treatment for bronchitis and upper respiratory catarrh. This plant is also used for treating skin conditions such as eczema and rheumatism. It can be effective in healing internal ulcers, tumors, swollen glands, and abscesses. Blue Violet has a reputation in India of being an anti-cancer herb.