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Scuppernong Juice – State Fruit of North Carolina

Scuppernong Juice – State Fruit of North Car...

Photo courtesy of Ian Muttoo-Flickr (Creative Commons license) According to the North Carolina Secretary of State: The General Assembly of 2001 designated the Scuppernong grape as the official State Fruit (Session laws, 2001, c. 488). The first grape to be actively cultivated in the United States, the Scuppernong is a variety of muscadine grape. It was named for the Scuppernong River, which runs from Washington County...
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Sweet Goldenrod Tisane – Delaware State Herb

Sweet Goldenrod Tisane – Delaware State Herb...

A tisane is an herbal tea, and Delaware’s state herb, Sweet Goldenrod, makes an herbal tea that has a light anise-like taste. For a very light anise tasting tea: Pick the leaves fresh, wash, and then steep with boiling water as usual. For a stronger, more complex, bright green-gold tea: Pick the leaves of the Sweet Goldenrod, wash them, and then lay them out on a cookie sheet. Slowly dry the leaves in a very...
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