[Sca-cooks] Purslane?

[jenne at fiedlerfamily.net]

> I'm sure this has been answered before, but what's
> purslane?  Where can I find some?  Is there a
> reasonable substitute?

Collect a serious (organic) outdoor gardener and a basket.
Say, "I need some purslane/pigweed."
Try not to get buried in the stuff.
Scott (the pesticide people) have a page with pictures:
http://www.ppws.vt.edu/scott/weed_id/porol.htm
here's another:
http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/WEEDS/purslane.html


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