[Sca-cooks] Nettles (was viking cook book)

[david friedman]

>
>If you can't get nettles you might try cardoons. They are a member of the
>same family. A good grocery store should have them, but they are still a
>pretty exotic food unless you live in Egypt.

Or San Jose. Our cardoons are growing nicely. They look rather like
artichokes on steroids. So if anyone local wants to try cooking with
them ... .

We even have a period Islamic recipe for them.
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David/Cariadoc
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