[NatureNS] Edible flowers (was Purple Violets and Black-capped

DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha1; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=
Date: Thu, 09 May 2013 05:42:24 -0400
From: Gerald <naturens@zdoit.airpost.net>
User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10.8; rv:17.0) Gecko/20130328 Thunderbird/17.0.5
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
References: <BAY173-W20EDA662FFF7182597053FB5BD0@phx.gbl> <B8B0CED546FF408BAE5B252278727646@D58WQPH1> <BAY173-W16CD54375EB3BD9C13D94BB5BA0@phx.gbl> <20130509021705.MWBQ16852.torspm02.toronto.rmgopenwave.com@your-8545fb4e07.ns.sympatico.ca>
Precedence: bulk
Return-Path: <naturens-mml-owner@chebucto.ns.ca>
Original-Recipient: rfc822;"| (cd /csuite/info/Environment/FNSN/MList; /csuite/lib/arch2html)"

next message in archive
no next message in thread
previous message in archive
previous message in thread
Index of Subjects

Index of Subjects
Hi,

Are magnolia flowers edible for humans?

--
Gerald

On 5/8/13 10:18 PM, P.L. Chalmers wrote:
> Today's Globe & Mail contained an article :Get seasonal: 12 Canadian
> chefs and their favourite spring ingredients " in which Trout Lily
> leaves were promoted as a wild green vegetable, like Dandelion greens!
> 
> Patricia L. Chalmers
> Halifax
> 
> At 08:51 PM 07/05/2013, you wrote:
>> Hi all:
>>  
>> When I've eaten them in the past I've boiled them and then put a small
>> amount of butter on them.
>>  
>> Sincerely,
>>  
>> James
>>  '
>> From: dwebster@glinx.com
>> To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
>> Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Purple Violets and Black-capped Chickadee Nest
>> Sites
>> Date: Tue, 7 May 2013 09:58:03 -0300
>>
>> Hi James,                            May 7, 2013
>>     I tried Violet greens many years ago and was not impressed.
>> Perhaps I just got a bad lot, over-mature or some other problem.
>>     Should one avoid fully expanded leaves ?
>> Yt, Dave Webster, Kentville
>>  
>>
>>     ----- Original Message -----
>>     From: James Hirtle <mailto:jrhbirder@hotmail.com>
>>     To: Naturens Naturens <mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca>
>>     Sent: Thursday, May 02, 2013 1:25 PM
>>     Subject: [NatureNS] Purple Violets and Black-capped Chickadee Nest
>>     Sites
>>
>>
>>     Hi all:
>>      
>>     I saw my first purple violets for the year today along the
>>     Centennial Trail in Bridgewater.  I've eaten greens from them in
>>     the past and they are very tasty. 
>>      
>>     I also found two black-capped chickadee nests where the pair was
>>     removing sawdust along the trail.  These two nests were within 100
>>     feet of one another.  There is a third nest also nearby as one of
>>     another pair was collecting a cotton like substance from a plant
>>     and headed off into the woods with a mouthful.  This particular
>>     nest appears to be far in off of the trail and I likely will not
>>     be able to locate it.   By the way if anyone is wondering I keep
>>     records of the nests that I locate for the Maritime Nest Records
>>     Scheme every year. 
>>      
>>     James R. Hirtle
>>     Bridgewater
>>
>>     No virus found in this message.
>>     Checked by AVG - www.avg.com <http://www.avg.com>
>>     Version: 2013.0.3272 / Virus Database: 3162/6291 - Release Date:
>>     05/02/13

next message in archive
no next message in thread
previous message in archive
previous message in thread
Index of Subjects