The primary flavor found in any old-fashioned homemade root beer recipe is sassafras, a deciduous tree native to North America. The characteristic sweet flavor comes from the treeâs roots, thus giving us the name root beer. Incidentally, the treeâs leaves give us file powder which is the essential thickening agent in classic gumbo. Now of course, the primary flavor we associate with root beer is that of wintergreen, not of sassafras.
I was flipping through Rachel Pollack's 78 Degrees of Wisdom and she was comparing The Chariot (7) to Strength (8). She explains that The Chariot is 7 as that is the number of holes in the male body, and Strength is 8 as that is the number of holes in the female body (in both cases the nostrils count as only one hole).
How many ribs do men and women have? While there are variations on the number of ribs, both men and women generally have the same number of 24 ribs. This discovery in the 14th century sparked a wave of controversy as it was at odds with the Biblical story of Adam and Eve, which claimed Eve was formed from Adamâs rib, suggesting men should have one less rib than women.