Humbugs
by Connie Handscomb
Title
Humbugs
Artist
Connie Handscomb
Medium
Photograph - Photography - Fine Art
Description
Chives (wild onion)
Allium schoenoprasum and
Allium tuberosum (garlic chives)
Family: Liliaceae (lily family)
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There is beauty in homely things which many people have never seen.
~ Peter Marshall
He who bears chives on his breath is safe from being kissed to death.
~ Marcus V. Martialis, poet (100 AD)
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Chives is a member of the onion family related to the lily. The word Chives is from the French cives (derived from the Latin cepa, meaning onion. The word Allium is from the Greek word meaning garlic.
The sulphur content of chives is not as powerful as that of onions or garlic. Both flowers and leaves used in salads, dressings, and sauces. During the Chinese New Year - the Spring Festival which begins the first day of the first lunar month in the Chinese calendar - garlic chives is a culinary delicacy.
Nutritionally, it has Vitamins A, C and E, with some trace minerals. It is considered an aid to digestion and to promote circulation. Chinese chives has also been considered to be an antiseptic.
As for humbugs: they are hard candies with stripes, popular in England and Canada, and other countries since the early 1800's. They usually a peppermint flavour. The candies have hard shells with a sweet, softer centre.
The word itself is of Germanic origin meaning Nonsense, and predates Dickens by 50-100 years. As to why why these candies are called Humbugs: there are only theories. One is that Hunny was a popular way of spelling Honey a long time ago, and the candy was called hunny bug. If Pooh bear (from Winnie the Pooh) had a mouthful of honey, this would sound like: Hum-bug. Another is that Santa Claus played a trick on the naughtier children. What is for certain is that there really is no certainty at all to the origin of this candy's name.
Sources:
Edible : An Illustrated Guide to the World's Food Plants [National Geographic]
Culpeper's Color Herbal [Potterton]
The Boreal Herbal : Wild Food and Medicine Plants Of the North [Gray]
Concise Guide To Herbs [Linford]
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The flowers of chives ... taken in natural light ; Undedited; Uncropped, : Nature in all its natural splendour.
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♥ Heartfelt Gratitude to FAA groups for featuring this image :
The Colour Blue
Macro Marvels
Fine Arts Professionals
First Friday Gallery
Macro World
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October 10th, 2015
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Comments (23)
Connie Handscomb
Aha! another round of Humbugs, Robert :))) {thank you! the feature is there now in the First Friday Gallery, & I am truly grateful you thought of me; best to you!}
Robert Yaeger
Beautiful image, Connie! l/f/feature
Connie Handscomb replied:
Hi Robert! thank you so much! {I think you ate the Feature, Robert .. humbug, lol! } :)))
Steve Harrington
A lovely dream. I love your style, Connie! LF
Connie Handscomb replied:
Thank you so much, Steve! I'm not sure what my style is but I'm so pleased you found one for me! :)))
Jasna Dragun
Beautiful !! :)
Connie Handscomb replied:
Jasna, Hello! thank you for taking time to visit me, so nice to see you!:))
Nick Boren
Your schooling us very nicely on the technique of selective focusing dear Connie. I love everything about your amazing macro image. ;-)) FV
Connie Handscomb replied:
You don't need any lessons, my friend! your wonderful compliment is very much appreciated, as is your support, Nick:))
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