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  • Saturday, July 14, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm – Luscious Lotions, Lip Balms, and Salves

    Create soothing, healing salves and lotions to pamper your skin, at this Cambridge Center for Adult Education class on Saturday, July 14 at 1 pm. Learn the basics of making herbal infused oils, salves, lotions, for your own skin-soothing preparations without any synthetic ingredients; especially helpful for those with sensitive skin. Bring home a lip balm, healing salve, and lotion, each scented with your individual choices of essential oils. These products make marvelous gifts and are simple and easy to make! A $30 materials fee is payable to the instructor at the class, which will be held at 44 Brattle Street in Cambridge. Instructor: Iris Weaver. $50 fee. Register at http://learn.ccae.org/modules/shop/index.html?action=courseBrowse&TagID=254

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  • Friday, July 15, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm – Kitchen Gardens and Herbs of the Pilgrims

    Using period sources like John Winthrop’s seed lists and a poem by William Bradford, Christina Stapley will explore the herbs the colonists felt necessary for their lives in the New World, at this Friday, July 15 seminar at Plimoth Plantation entitled Kitchen Gardens and Herbs of the Pilgrims.  The afternoon will include gathering herbs and preparing poultices, salves, powders, teas, and herb-infused honeys.  This great day (from 9 – 5)  will be filled with practical experience of plant recognition, making recipes, and sampling remedies, dyed materials, and skincare products.  A delicious lunch of 16th and 17th century foods made with popular period herbs will be served.  Fee for Museum members: $120; nonmembers: $150. Fee includes lunch. Register at www.plimoth.org, or call 508-746-1622, ext. 8359.