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--=====================_945765==.ALT Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed Today's Globe & Mail contained an article :Get seasonal: 12 Canadian chefs and their favourite spring ingredients " in which Trout Lily leaves were promoted as a wild green vegetable, like Dandelion greens! Patricia L. Chalmers Halifax At 08:51 PM 07/05/2013, you wrote: >Hi all: > >When I've eaten them in the past I've boiled them and then put a >small amount of butter on them. > >Sincerely, > >James > ' >From: dwebster@glinx.com >To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca >Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Purple Violets and Black-capped Chickadee Nest Sites >Date: Tue, 7 May 2013 09:58:03 -0300 > >Hi James, May 7, 2013 > I tried Violet greens many years ago and was not impressed. > Perhaps I just got a bad lot, over-mature or some other problem. > Should one avoid fully expanded leaves ? >Yt, Dave Webster, Kentville > >----- Original Message ----- >From: <mailto:jrhbirder@hotmail.com>James Hirtle >To: <mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca>Naturens Naturens >Sent: Thursday, May 02, 2013 1:25 PM >Subject: [NatureNS] Purple Violets and Black-capped Chickadee Nest Sites > > >Hi all: > >I saw my first purple violets for the year today along the >Centennial Trail in Bridgewater. I've eaten greens from them in the >past and they are very tasty. > >I also found two black-capped chickadee nests where the pair was >removing sawdust along the trail. These two nests were within 100 >feet of one another. There is a third nest also nearby as one of >another pair was collecting a cotton like substance from a plant and >headed off into the woods with a mouthful. This particular nest >appears to be far in off of the trail and I likely will not be able >to locate it. By the way if anyone is wondering I keep records of >the nests that I locate for the Maritime Nest Records Scheme every year. > >James R. Hirtle >Bridgewater > >No virus found in this message. >Checked by AVG - <http://www.avg.com>www.avg.com >Version: 2013.0.3272 / Virus Database: 3162/6291 - Release Date: 05/02/13 --=====================_945765==.ALT Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" <html> <body> <font size=3>Today's Globe & Mail contained an article :Get seasonal: 12 Canadian chefs and their favourite spring ingredients " in which Trout Lily leaves were promoted as a wild green vegetable, like Dandelion greens!<br><br> Patricia L. Chalmers<br> Halifax<br><br> At 08:51 PM 07/05/2013, you wrote:<br> </font><blockquote type=cite class=cite cite=""><font size=4>Hi all:</font><font size=3><br> <br> </font><font size=4>When I've eaten them in the past I've boiled them and then put a small amount of butter on them. </font><font size=3><br> <br> </font><font size=4>Sincerely,</font><font size=3><br> <br> </font><font size=4>James</font><font size=3><br> </font><font size=4> '</font><font size=3><br> From: dwebster@glinx.com<br> To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca<br> Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Purple Violets and Black-capped Chickadee Nest Sites<br> Date: Tue, 7 May 2013 09:58:03 -0300<br><br> </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica" size=2>Hi James, May 7, 2013<br> I tried Violet greens many years ago and was not impressed. Perhaps I just got a bad lot, over-mature or some other problem. <br> Should one avoid fully expanded leaves ? <br> Yt, Dave Webster, Kentville<br> </font><font size=3> <br> </font> <dl> <dd>----- Original Message ----- <br> <dd>From:</b> James Hirtle <br> <dd>To:</b> <a href="mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">Naturens Naturens</a> <br> <dd>Sent:</b> Thursday, May 02, 2013 1:25 PM<br> <dd>Subject:</b> [NatureNS] Purple Violets and Black-capped Chickadee Nest Sites<br><br> <br> <dd><font size=4>Hi all:<br> <dd> <br> <dd>I saw my first purple violets for the year today along the Centennial Trail in Bridgewater. I've eaten greens from them in the past and they are very tasty. <br> <dd> <br> <dd>I also found two black-capped chickadee nests where the pair was removing sawdust along the trail. These two nests were within 100 feet of one another. There is a third nest also nearby as one of another pair was collecting a cotton like substance from a plant and headed off into the woods with a mouthful. This particular nest appears to be far in off of the trail and I likely will not be able to locate it. By the way if anyone is wondering I keep records of the nests that I locate for the Maritime Nest Records Scheme every year. <br> <dd> <br> <dd>James R. Hirtle<br> <dd>Bridgewater<br><br> </font> <dd><font size=3>No virus found in this message.<br> <dd>Checked by AVG - www.avg.com<br> <dd>Version: 2013.0.3272 / Virus Database: 3162/6291 - Release Date: 05/02/13<br> </font> </dl></blockquote></body> </html> --=====================_945765==.ALT--
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