Devonviolet Acres

DH and I went to town today. While we were there we went to Wal-Mart. So, I checked, and (just for the record) we CAN get DUKES Mayonnaise, here in NE TX! And, it comes in 16 oz as well as 32 oz.

Not that I would buy it. Because, like most (if not all) commercial mayonnaise, the first ingredient is soybean oil. UGH!

IMHO anyone who is concerned with their health should avoid soybean & canola oil like the plague! Please don't ask me to defend my position on this. I don't have time to go into it. But, please know that I have done the research, & both oils are not the healthy oils they are cracked up to be.

Hellman's is the same. Guess we all need to try your recipe @Devonviolet! We have those oils already, probably wouldn't go mining salt in the Himalayas though , will substitute that. Probably a lot cheaper than store bought at well.

Of course having just bought 2 huge jars of Hellman's on sale at Costco last week, I won't need any for some time. Put in the back of your mind, put in the back of your mind, remember, remember! I did bookmark the page with your recipe so if the previous sentence works out when I need more mayo, I can make it.

@Baymule mentioned, on @Hillaire's journal, that we are both growing Elderberry bushes, so we cans make Elderberry Syrup to prevent & cure colds & flu caused by viruses.

Last Spring, I ordered 4 Elderberry barefoot plants, of 2 different varieties, for cross pollination.

When I ordered them, I was planning to plant them 6' apart, along the right side of our driveway. But, when they arrived, the instructions said to plant them 10' apart. Since we only have 6 feet to the property line they wouldn't work there. We couldn't decide where to put them, that we had 40×10' to work with. So, rather than dig 4 big holes in the wrong place, we cut two 55 gallon barrels in half & temporarily put them where I originally planned. We put them up on cinder blocks, because last year, we had my Meyer Lemon tree in a big pot on the ground, and fire ants got up into the pot & almost killed the tree, by nesting in the roots.

Anyway, here are the Elderberry bushes & some of their blossoms.

This site https://garden.org/learn/articles/view/4152/ says 6-10 feet apart. 6' might be a bit more hedge like but there is nothing wrong with that!

We plant all of our plants closer than what is recommended and have done well doing it. I figure that the more plants you have the less weeds you have since they don't get any sun.

Those elderberry plants are looking so good! Beautiful! the mule looks at her pitiful elderberry cuttings still in the bucket, putting out roots and leaves......

Mike CHS said:

We plant all of our plants closer than what is recommended and have done well doing it. I figure that the more plants you have the less weeds you have since they don't get any sun.

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That's a really good point. From what I have seen of the wild Elderberries, the flower heads are more on the ends of stems. So, even if the underside doesn't get a lot of sun, it shouldn't hurt production of berries.

I will NOT show my elderberry sticks pictures of your elderberries! They would swoon with embarrassment and keel over dead!