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------ Original Message ------
From: "David" <dwebster@glinx.com>
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
Sent: 3/4/2018 9:17:20 PM
Subject: Re[2]: [NatureNS] Canada Geese
Hi Again,
I got it backwards last evening. The edible part of the immature
cattail spike is the male upper portion. The lower female portion is
brittle and is readily broken making it easy to snap off when harvesting
the upper. Boil in slightly salted water so flowers can be stripped from
core. Roll in butter or equivalent and strip male flowers off with teeth
or strip off to mix with egg and cook again in oven.
Yt, DW, Kentville
>Hi John & All,
> Why would Goose droppings or golf course fertilizer stop Cat tails
>from crossing the road ?
> Cattail seeds blow when the heads are dry; usually daytime &
>therefore onshore breeze time being I assume relatively near the ocean
>and also assume that the brook does not meander such that across the
>road is inland of the Typha stand. Once established they can spread
>by rhizomes in any wet direction. To test this transplant several
>rhizomes to the 'other side' as soon as frost permits.
> For those who may be interested, the female part of Cat tail heads
>(lower part) when collected just before pollen starts shedding are
>excellent eaten with butter either right off of the stem or stripped
>and cooled with egg in the oven. Also the rhizomes are a refreshing
>field nibble during the dormant season; strip off the outer spongy
>tissue down to the firm starch-rich core. I am drooling.
>Yt, DW Kentville
>
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