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Strobilomyces strobilaceus, also called Strobilomyces floccopus and commonly known as old man of the woods, [1] is a species of fungus in the family Boletaceae. It is native to Europe and North America. Fruit bodies are characterized by very soft dark grey to black pyramidal and overlapping scales on the cap surface.
Strobilomyces is a genus of boletes (mushrooms having a spongy mass of pores under the cap).The only well-known European species is the type species S. strobilaceus (also named S. floccopus), known in English as "old man of the woods".
Ipomoea pandurata, known as man of the earth, [1] wild potato vine, manroot, wild sweet potato, and wild rhubarb, [2] is a species of herbaceous perennial vine native to North America. It is a twining plant of woodland verges and rough places with heart-shaped leaves and funnel-shaped white flowers with a pinkish throat.
Ingredients. 1 cup (2 sticks) European-style butter, such as Kerrygold or Plugra. 1 cup sugar. 1 tbsp baking powder. 1 large egg. 1 bottle (1 fl oz) almond extract. 1 tsp vanilla extract. 1/2 tsp ...
The Bag Balm product is known for its characteristic 8-oz green square tins featuring a cow's head and red clovers on the lid. It has been in production since 1899. [2] The formula was purchased by John L. Norris from a Wells River, Vermont, druggist sometime before the turn of the century. Originally, it was used for only cows' udders, but ...
Centipeda cunninghamii is a species of flowering plant in the Asteraceae family. [1] It is referred to by the common names old man weed, being the literal translation of its Koori name gukwonderuk, common sneezeweed and scent weed which were given by European settlers but are increasingly falling out of use.
Gruel has historically been associated with feeding the sick [1] and recently-weaned children. Gruel is also a colloquial expression for any watery food of unknown character, e.g., pea soup . [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Gruel has often been associated with poverty, with negative associations attached to the term in popular culture , as in the Charles Dickens ...
Called "Bovril pemmican" or simply "dog pemmican", it was a beef product consisting, by volume, of 2 ⁄ 3 protein and 1 ⁄ 3 fat (i.e., a 2:1 ratio of protein to fat), without carbohydrate. It was later ascertained that although the dogs survived on it, this was not a nutritious and healthy diet for them, being too high in protein. [ 28 ]