YUCK......put that in my microwave?? NOT!

Spanish Moss was the reason for the first automobile recalls in the U.S. When Henry Ford came down to St. Augustine to visit his buddy Flager, Henry came up with the idea of using the moss for stuffing in the car seats. Well he didn't know about the critters but the owners of the newly stuffed Ford car seats certainly found out about them pretty quickly. They cars had to recalled so the moss could be removed and replaced with moss that had been boiled!

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...........and that is why there were referred to as Ford buggies later to be referred to as dune buggies later to be referred to s moon buggies later to be referred to as......sorry didn't slepp well last night:(

Rubicon.

You ain't right.

:1rotfl:

I heard once, they used to stuff mattresses with it.
We all probably are sitting on millions of dollars in our back yards with it, watch someone come up with a really credible use for it.

Years ago there was abundant Spanish moss hanging from oak trees in Houston but no more. My guess is that pollution gradually overtook it. I'm happy that the air quality here is good and that the Spanish moss thrives.

Spanish Moss is great as a potting medium to grow orchids, and you can also use it (once it is microwaved or boiled) to put on top of plants in containers to hide double-potting or as a mulch.

We toke an overnighter to Savanna and took a trolley tour of the city. The tour person pointing out points of interest mentioned that Spanish Moss is full of chiggers and that during the Civil War, the Yankee soldiers thought it would make a good bedding material until they tried it. By the way, it was a trip worth taking that isn't that far away. Beautiful riverfront and lots of history.

:yuck:Chiggers!

Don't know if anyone cares to know this little bit of trivia and have no idea who discovered this, but on more than one occasion we were told by some of the natives of Hawaii that Sanish Moss and pineapples are in the same family.

Further support of getdul's statement:

http://www.spanishmossmagazine.com/d....php?id=539843

Yes folks - there really IS a 'Spanish Moss Magazine', it seems! :)

Bill

We have some mighty smart people on this forum.:thumbup:

I am still pondering over that quote from Wikipedia.:censored: