[Sca-cooks] Cat-tails (was meat "substitutes"- Rant)

[Olwen the Odd]

> >Phlip, who just found an entire pond full of cattails....
>So... in a meek attempt to drag this thread kicking and screaming back
>on topic...
>
>Are there Medieval recipies for cattails (of the pond growing,
>vegitative type, not the furry, under foot, animalistic type  although
>our 7 would provide a good supply for the latter type. :)
>
>I've not had them, but hear they are edible....  I assume it's either
>the leaves, or the seed pods before they turn to fluffy seeds...
>
>--
>be safe,
>flip

Oh this is a hoot!  I went on the search engine for cattail recipes because
I know there are some in the boy scout handbook and Indians used to eat them
too.  Here is what I found; http://www.fractalcow.com/cuisine/cats.html
Olwen

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