SC - Edible weeds

[Ron Rispoli]

    FYI,
 dandelion roots along with chicory were dried and roasted as an
extender/substitute for coffee.
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From: LrdRas at aol.com <LrdRas at aol.com>
To: sca-cooks at ansteorra.org <sca-cooks at ansteorra.org>
Date: Wednesday, July 19, 2000 11:04 PM
Subject: Re: SC - Edible weeds


>In a message dated 7/18/00 1:22:12 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
>tinyzoo at aracnet.com writes:
>
><< Maybe we should send packets of Dandelion seeds to Ethiopia >>
>
>I suspect that reintroducing the Ethiopians to the eating of locusts on
which
>they used to grow fat would be a better solution. :-)
>
>BTW, Dandelions in the US are an escapee of a garden plant introduced from
>Europe very early in US history. The leaves are delicious when cooked as
>greens; raw in salads when young, the buds a re good steamed and served
with
>butter, salt and pepper; the roots have great herbal medicinal use.......
>
>Ras
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