Thanks to my good friend, Chuck Voigt, at the Univ. But thank everyone for all of the support, sympathy and suggestions. There are hundreds of thousands of cucumber beetles in the garden, it would take an army of 50 people with vacuum cleaners and they probably wouldn't make a dent. I probably didn't convey the enormous numbers very well in the posting. And no, I can't use a vacuum cleaner to suck up the cucumber beetles, but thanks for the suggestion. It would kill everything including the beneficial insects I want, and the butterflies, below.

I'm an organic grower, I would never spray my garden with pesticide. Some catching up from the comments on the previous post: First, no, I wouldn't hire an exterminator and spray my garden with pesticides to get rid of the cucumber beetles (I think this may have been a joke from the person who posted the comment). Bake until lightly browned, about 6-7 minutes. Add the remaining ingredients and pulse blend for 15 or 20 seconds, until blended.Ĭhill dough for 30 minutes in refrigerator, then drop by tablespoons onto an oiled cookie sheet. Sweet Goldenrod flowers (fresh or dry)Ĭombine flour, baking powder and salt in food processor and pulse-blend once.

It's a good bedtime tea, relaxing.ģ cups sifted flour (I use unbleached all-purpose)ġ Tbsp. Pour a cup of boiling water over and cover with a lid and let steep for 5 minutes to extract the flavor. To make tea, slightly crush up 4 or 5 leaves, or a teaspoon of fresh or dried flowers. The flowers taste better than the leaves, but both are pleasant flavored. If it has an anise or licorice fragrance, taste it. The sure way to know, is break off a leaf and smell it. It's not easy to tell the difference between 'regular' goldenrod and sweet goldenrod by looking unless you're a plant geek.