SC - Edible weeds

[Jenne Heise]

> Hi.  Yes, pokeweed is poisonois when it is mature and in fruit but nice when 
> eaten young.  You can put it in salat or saute' it with a little fatback and 
> vinegar like any greens.  When it "fruits" leave it be unless of course you 
> what to use the ripe berries for dying.  

The poisonous alkaloids are usually claimed to be in it long before it
fruits, but it would vary from plant to plant. Very new shoots are
supposed to be safe, though. 

Also, it is a contact irritant for some people.

Jadwiga Zajaczkowa, mka Jennifer Heise	      jenne at tulgey.browser.net
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