The Post-Standard from Syracuse, New York • Page 11

Tending the Herb Garden i Looking after the herb garden, which she has tended for 30 years is Mrs. Hobart Davis. The garden which Mrs. Davis calls her "private civic project," contains over 60 varieties of herbs. She Grows Many Herbs As Her Civic Project By GERTRUDE LUCEY "Parsley, sage, rosemary and are all romantically referred to in a popular song by Simon and Garfunkle.

But parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme are all herbs which were raised by Mrs. Hobart Davis, in a beautiful but little known spot in Thorn- den Park, known as the herb garden. The garden which is about 30 50 feet in size, contains over 60 varieties of herbs. Mrs. Davis describes this beautiful garden's design as a simplified "knot" garden, which is a garden with a repetitive design.

The garden is divided into various sections; one section is for household herbs, those used for cooking, dyes and even insecticides. Another section of the garden is for medicinal herbs. Mrs. Davis, who has tended the gardens for 30 years now, got interested in herbs originally through her father who was a doctor and often referred to the way Koreans used herbs for medicinal purposes. Other sections of the garden are devoted to traditional and story-book herbs.

Originally the garden was a project of the Home Garden Club, and after the group moved on to other projects, Mrs. Davis was requested by the city parks commission to maintain the garden. Mrs. Davis supplys many of the plants and seedlings hfcr- self; many come from friends in The Herb Society of America of which Mrs. Davis is a board member and former na-.

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Big balloon will be given to every contestant. JUDGES: Lome Greene, Merv Griffin, Goldie Hawn and Nina Simone Special prices on most sizes and photograph finishes. For example: CONTEST SPECIAL portraits 95 One 8x10 Coronet and six wallet-size (THATS MORE THAN 14 OFF THE REGULAR PRICE!) ihr National Aworifllion of Drparlmen. Siore Photograph Sludion Kdtcards Photograph Studio, Mezzanine garden. She feels it is probably the least expensive and at the same time the truly unique project in any of the city parks.

The pride Mrs. Davis takes in her garden can be seen as she walks about it pointing out the various herbs and their uses. Some herbs were used to clear dust out of one's eyes; a fuzzy leafed herb, known as lamb's ear was once used as bandages, before there were cloth bandages; other herbs were used in camphor. Of interest to ladies is a special herb that was once used as lipstick by ladies of court. Helping Mrs.

Davis with the upkeep of the gardens is Tindaro D'Natale. Mrs. Davis devotes many hours to her ''private civic project," and the results smell and look beautiful. Fair To Honor Cooks Creativity will be given top priority in the 1970 New York State Fair Creative Cooking Contest this year, and all amateur cooks in New York State are eligible. Since the theme for the Art and Home Center will be Italian Holiday, dishes of Italian heritage will be featured.

And with people becoming more and more weight conscious, low calorie dishes will also be emphasized. Contestants may submit from one to a maximum of ten entries one in a class. Complete the 'entry form and mail with a fee of 25 cents for each item to be submitted. Entry forms must be postmarked no later than Tuesday, August 18, to allow time for entry tags to be mailed. On the day an entry is to be judged, it should be brought to the Creative Cooking Department in the Art and Home Center between 10 and 11:30 a.m.

Or, entries may be submitted by mail, prepaid to the Superintendent of Department Art and Home Center, New York State Fair, Syracuse, New York 13209. Consult your local postmaster for shipping instructions. Entries should be packaged in a clear wrapper, with the class number and exhibitor's number on to. No names should appear on the entry. Recipes must accompany all entries, i i canned foods, and no mixes are to be used, A cash prize and ribbon will be awarded each winning entry, blue ribbon winners are requested to leave their entries for display until noon of the day following their class competition, and are eligible for the Labor Day Competition.

They should bring a recipe of their prize winning entry to the Art and Home Center between 10 a.m. and 11:30 a.m, On the last day of the fair, the blue ribbon winning entries in each category for each day will be judged. These winners will compete for the BEST OF THE FAIR. This winner will receive the grand prize, an 18 cu. ft, freezer.

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