SC - Armored Rape???

[Charles McCathieNevile]

Interesting question. My Brother in law has Gerard's - I will ask him to 
have a look.

Charles Ragnar

On Wed, 27 May 1998, Adam ant rules wrote:
[snip]
> Now, bearing in mind that the plant that we call rape today, whose seeds
> we use for rapeseed (canola) oil, and whose leaves and stalks we seem to
> use for animal fodder, has little or no bulbous root, what do people
> think of the chances we've been making armored turnips all these years
> when the dish is actually supposed to be armored turnipy, cabbagey,
> mustardy greens and stalks? Does anyone out there have an accessible
> copy of Gerard's or another near-period herbal, which might specify
> exactly what part of the rape plant was commonly used for food?
> 
> Adamantius  
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