SC - Fwd: Kudzu as food

[Elaine Koogler]

I think we talked about this some time ago.  Stefan may have kept some of the
information in his Flori-thingy...

Kiri

Olwen the Odd wrote:

> I thought I would forward this along as it is mentioning kudzu as food.
> Wanted some feedback.
> Olwen
>
> >From: Moonshadow <doroket at yahoo.com>
> >Reply-To: SCAbasketry at egroups.com
> >To: SCAbasketry at egroups.com
> >Subject: [SCAbasketry] Kudzu
> >Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2000 15:34:40 -0800 (PST)
> >
> >Hi Juliette,
> >
> >Kudzu is a vine that was imported from Asia to the
> >southern  part of the U.S. a few years ago as  an
> >inexpensive yet  healthy way to feed the cattle.
> >Unfortunately, no one told the farmers that is spreads
> >like wild fire!  If not cut back twice a year the
> >huge vines will cover  everything is comes  in contact
> >with. So they spend much money here in Tennesee where
> >I am, in Georgia and Alabama trying to  poison it.
> >That  is to bad because in the spring Kudzu (kuzu in
> >Japan) grows a beautiful  purple flower that smells
> >similar to grape jelly. The flowers can be  made into
> >jelly.   The vines make large strong baskets and
> >fabric can be processed also.  The leaves
> >are nutritious, taste like beans, in fact is a  member
> >of the legume family.  Also, the root that grows
> >extremely large, is cultuvated in Japan and used as
> >a thickener similar to arrowroot. You might find it in
> >the health food stores sold as kuzu.
> >The rural farmers think that I am weird because I am
> >from California, then they saw me making baskets out
> >of something they think is quite pesky!!  Wish I had
> >some grape vines, wanna trade?!
> >Dorothy  8^)
> >---
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