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any of you had e On 5/23/2012 7:16 PM, Dave&Jane Schlosberg wrote: > Now, if we could just find a use for goutweed. * perfectly edible as a potherb, if picked early in the season, and if you're prepared to enjoy its non-standard flavour - Many wild plants do have a flavour that you do need to learn to enjoy. We have a list of the plants we use in 'How to live in Eastern Ontario' - http://pinicola.ca/books/index.htm#HOW2 > *From:* David & Alison Webster <mailto:dwebster@glinx.com> > *Sent:* Wednesday, May 23, 2012 7:17 PM > *To:* naturens@chebucto.ns.ca <mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> > *Subject:* Re: [NatureNS] Japanese knotweed > Hello, May 23, 2012 > I tried them once many years ago and, perhaps by bad luck sampled a poor > clone, but found them slimy, sour and disagreeable so never tried other > patches. * we've also made a single unsatisfactory trial of this species, but there are recipes on the internet that claim to make Knotweed very tasty. We've been meaning to try them, but things have been too hectic this spring. fred. ===================================== > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* Dave&Jane Schlosberg <mailto:dschlosb-g@ns.sympatico.ca> > *To:* NatureNS <mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> > *Sent:* Wednesday, May 23, 2012 6:33 PM > *Subject:* [NatureNS] Japanese knotweed > I just read on the internet—www.wildmanstevebrill.com > <http://www.wildmanstevebrill.com>—that Japanese knotweed shoots are > edible, and very similar to rhubarb. Have any of you had experience > with this? It would be lovely to discover that this is true. > Jane > -- ------------------------------------------------------------ Frederick W. Schueler & Aleta Karstad Bishops Mills Natural History Centre - http://pinicola.ca/bmnhc.htm Mudpuppy Night in Oxford Mills - http://pinicola.ca/mudpup1.htm Daily Paintings - http://karstaddailypaintings.blogspot.com/ South Nation Basin Art & Science Book http://pinicola.ca/books/SNR_book.htm RR#2 Bishops Mills, Ontario, Canada K0G 1T0 on the Smiths Falls Limestone Plain 44* 52'N 75* 42'W (613)258-3107 <bckcdb at istar.ca> http://pinicola.ca/ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------
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