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Index of Subjects 'AMEN' Gayle MacLean...home of 'goutweed central' :o( Dartmouth ---- "Frederick W. Schueler" <bckcdb@istar.ca> wrote: > On 5/23/2012 7:16 PM, Dave&Jane Schlosberg wrote: > > Now, if we could just find a use for goutweed. > > * perfectly edible as a potherb, if picked early in the season, and if > you're prepared to enjoy its non-standard flavour - Many wild plants do > have a flavour that you do need to learn to enjoy. We have a list of the > plants we use in 'How to live in Eastern Ontario' - > http://pinicola.ca/books/index.htm#HOW2 > > > *From:* David & Alison Webster <mailto:dwebster@glinx.com> > > *Sent:* Wednesday, May 23, 2012 7:17 PM > > *To:* naturens@chebucto.ns.ca <mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> > > *Subject:* Re: [NatureNS] Japanese knotweed > > Hello, May 23, 2012 > > I tried them once many years ago and, perhaps by bad luck sampled a poor > > clone, but found them slimy, sour and disagreeable so never tried other > > patches. > > * we've also made a single unsatisfactory trial of this species, but > there are recipes on the internet that claim to make Knotweed very > tasty. We've been meaning to try them, but things have been too hectic > this spring. > > fred. > ===================================== > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > *From:* Dave&Jane Schlosberg <mailto:dschlosb-g@ns.sympatico.ca> > > *To:* NatureNS <mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> > > *Sent:* Wednesday, May 23, 2012 6:33 PM > > *Subject:* [NatureNS] Japanese knotweed > > I just read on the internet—www.wildmanstevebrill.com > > <http://www.wildmanstevebrill.com>—that Japanese knotweed shoots are > > edible, and very similar to rhubarb. Have any of you had experience > > with this? It would be lovely to discover that this is true. > > Jane > > > > -- > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > Frederick W. Schueler & Aleta Karstad > Bishops Mills Natural History Centre - http://pinicola.ca/bmnhc.htm > Mudpuppy Night in Oxford Mills - http://pinicola.ca/mudpup1.htm > Daily Paintings - http://karstaddailypaintings.blogspot.com/ > South Nation Basin Art & Science Book > http://pinicola.ca/books/SNR_book.htm > RR#2 Bishops Mills, Ontario, Canada K0G 1T0 > on the Smiths Falls Limestone Plain 44* 52'N 75* 42'W > (613)258-3107 <bckcdb at istar.ca> http://pinicola.ca/ > ------------------------------------------------------------ > ------------------------------------------------------------ >
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