SC - Book reviews

[Mike Hobbs]

Yes, they are perectly edible. Otherwise, I'd be dead!

They are even reccomended eating for folks in colder climates, since they
contain a chemical compound which, if eaten regularly, counteracts the
effects of cold on the human body. Sort of a mild anti-freeze. I read an
article in an anthropology journal a long time ago that detailed how a
frozen Wooly Mamoth Carcas was found with many buttercup blossoms (which
also contain that compound) in it's digestive tract, and that this was one
of the reasons it was so well preserved after all those centuries. It then
went on to cite the Welsh farmers who eat kettle brose (broth sprinkled
with the flower's petals) for the same reason. Makes you wonder about
yellow flowers in general.

Literacy is a Cool thing, n'est ce pas?

Aoife






Date: Thu, 23 Apr 1998 01:33:51 EDT
From: DianaFiona <DianaFiona at aol.com>
Subject: Re: SC - Nasturtiums in sala

In a message dated 98-04-22 14:35:12 EDT, you write:

<< 
 I also don't know if they are the same, but the thing we call marigold
that
 isn't calundula is suppsedly poisonous. I've heard they described ad
"african
 marigolds".
  >>
      And I've heard that they are edible! ;-) There are even a few
varieties--the "Signet" type, I believe, that are touted as the best
flavored
ones, supposedly with a citrus flavor. A puzzlement....... Anyone have a
definitive, scientific answer? They are common enough to be useful in our
mundane salads--*if* they won't give us a tummyache or worse!

            Diana   

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