tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1213208274796269896.post8802660165739908739..comments2024-03-11T05:39:50.473+05:30Comments on gardentropics: The Tree of Joylotusleafhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02725791780240334964noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1213208274796269896.post-65914605429260546212009-09-09T17:14:36.252+05:302009-09-09T17:14:36.252+05:30Loved reading all the info. Not too familiar with ...Loved reading all the info. Not too familiar with this tree. I've seen it but not in the vicinity so I don't know about these details. The sap looks delicious! I've tasted the Bengali dishes sweetened with this gur. Lovely!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09000965361716090014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1213208274796269896.post-20990679176200432082009-09-08T20:15:11.202+05:302009-09-08T20:15:11.202+05:30Islandgal: to tap the palm sap to make toddy, you ...Islandgal: to tap the palm sap to make toddy, you should cut the flower and tie a container to the stump. Leave it for 1-2 days. It can also be done on a coconut tree, which is common in Goa.Happy wine making!<br />Hi Frances!The writing on the leaves were done with a decorated steel stylus. No ink was used, but the leaf was later polished with herbal oils to deter the insects and to make the letters and drawings stand out.The leaf was also treated by experts before any writing was done on it.lotusleafhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02725791780240334964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1213208274796269896.post-26874873509902816282009-09-08T16:33:44.102+05:302009-09-08T16:33:44.102+05:30Hi Lotusleaf, how interesting! I am glad to see y...Hi Lotusleaf, how interesting! I am glad to see your government wised up about the palm pots collecting the sweetness. The writing on the leaves is very thought provoking as well. Do you know what instrument was used, the ink etc? Thanks for sharing! :-)<br />FrancesFranceshttp://fairegarden.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1213208274796269896.post-86956676485951867102009-09-08T16:22:57.180+05:302009-09-08T16:22:57.180+05:30I have been interested in palm sugar and read abou...I have been interested in palm sugar and read about the coconut toddy and sugar they make in Thailand. How interesting, I have always thought that the date palm is used for its' fruit. I have some young pygmy date palm I wonder if it will produce any sap. I also have some palm sugar from the supermarket which was made in Thailand. How do you make the toddy? And where do you cut to collect the sap? Now Lotus leaf I am very curious so bear with me.islandgal246https://www.blogger.com/profile/09139072456332225087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1213208274796269896.post-8791153613473297502009-09-08T16:16:01.691+05:302009-09-08T16:16:01.691+05:30Katarina, it is wonderful how the ancients discove...Katarina, it is wonderful how the ancients discovered so much about plants.<br />Shailaja, interesting to know that toddy is used in cooking.<br />Barry,amazing that a tropical plant should thrive in the cold of Ireland!lotusleafhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02725791780240334964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1213208274796269896.post-23290191500259941332009-09-08T13:39:34.646+05:302009-09-08T13:39:34.646+05:30They grow in Ireland too, you should see them in t...They grow in Ireland too, you should see them in the Winter all covered in show, they are such a tough plant in the full exposure of the elements, they just ignore and keep growing.<br /><br />They are just too nasty and spiky for me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1213208274796269896.post-59013555150619350622009-09-08T10:43:57.651+05:302009-09-08T10:43:57.651+05:30Interesting post, and nice pictures! It's the ...Interesting post, and nice pictures! It's the coconut palm which is tapped for "toddy" here, on the West Coast. Both toddy and coconut vinegar have an important place in the local cuisine.Shailajanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1213208274796269896.post-58865581851141595032009-09-08T10:01:33.457+05:302009-09-08T10:01:33.457+05:30That's so interesting! It amazes me how people...That's so interesting! It amazes me how people in the old days 'discovered' how to use plants and trees for food and beverages. How they found out which were poisonous and which were healthy. And of course, which made them tipsy.<br />KatarinaKatarinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06622903367597082775noreply@blogger.com