New Book, Thanks J!

     My cousin Jason, always reliable, sent Aaron and I a book called Edible and Poisonous Plants of Northern California, Aaron, I think you will really like this book.  On my hike today, Ry and I did seven miles and along the way on the Manzanita Trail, of course there was a bunch of Manzanita shrubs.  I had been flipping through the book and remembered reading that the berries on the bush are edible.  Didn't take me long to think about the concequences had this large bush not actually been Manzanita, thus, I passed the berries up.  I just finished reading about them again and discovered that some species are palatable but many have to much tannic acid to make them edable.  Oh also, the seeds are granite hard so they could chip a tooth and if you over endulge in them, which I often tend to do- it's just in my nature to overdo every thing, they have a potent laxative effect!!!  That would have been awesome out there with Ry and no tp.  So thanks J for giving us so many ideas, lol, j/k.  In all seriousness, I really love the book, and the author is hilariously funny.  He said he made a tea out of the  Manzanita berries and had his parents try it, they told him that although he had not found a replacement for orange juice, but that he had come closer to developing a product that would successfully dissolve tooth enamel!  Freaking funny!  Best to stay away from Manzanita, hahahahaha!  Thanks for the book J.  I found it on Amazon.com for $97, crazy, and you were right, the book is out of print.  You don't need the book back right, you don't even live close to Northern Cali?  Just kidding, we will send it back as soon as we return and I will put insurance on it, haha.