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Index of Subjects This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0060_01CFA26A.83C4CE60 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable David, are you referring to =E2=80=9CEdible Wild Plants=E2=80=9D by = Oliver Perry Medsger? This was my primary reference for this topic for = a number of years; but I eventually found a number of mistakes in it. = What is the best reference for edibility today? Jane From: Ronald Arsenault=20 Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2014 11:53 PM To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20 Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Lupins Hello David, A low alkaloid variety of the White Lupin, Lupinus albus, was subjected = to trials as a forage crop here in Atlantic Canada (Nfld; PEI?) a number = of years ago (~1995 - 2005 perhaps). I have no idea whether or not = farmers continued to use it after the trials. While I have seen lupin flour as a food ingredient,I am not aware of any = lupins being grown for human consumption in Atlantic Canada. I = understand that L. angustifolius is the species used to make lupin flour = and that most of the production is in Australia. Cheers Ron On Thursday, July 17, 2014, David & Alison Webster <dwebster@glinx.com> = wrote: > Dear All, July 17, 2014 > Having learned ~65 years ago that Lupin seeds were toxic (Edible = Wild Plants of North America) I was surprised to learn by accident today = that Lupin seeds have been used by humans in Mediterranean countries for = thousands of years. > > Does anyone know if any of these 'sweet' Lupins can be grown here = and whether they readily cross with our other introduced Lupins ? > > Yt, Dave Websterm Kentville > > > > --=20 Ronald G. Arsenault Moncton, N.B. ------=_NextPart_000_0060_01CFA26A.83C4CE60 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <HTML><HEAD></HEAD> <BODY dir=3Dltr> <DIV dir=3Dltr> <DIV style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri'; COLOR: #000000"> <DIV>David, are you referring to =E2=80=9CEdible Wild Plants=E2=80=9D by = Oliver Perry=20 Medsger? This was my primary reference for this topic for a number = of=20 years; but I eventually found a number of mistakes in it. What is = the best=20 reference for edibility today?</DIV> <DIV>Jane</DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D'FONT-SIZE: small; TEXT-DECORATION: none; FONT-FAMILY: = "Calibri"; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; COLOR: #000000; FONT-STYLE: normal; = DISPLAY: inline'> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt tahoma"> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"BACKGROUND: #f5f5f5"> <DIV style=3D"font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A = title=3Drongarsenault@gmail.com=20 href=3D"mailto:rongarsenault@gmail.com">Ronald Arsenault</A> </DIV> <DIV><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, July 17, 2014 11:53 PM</DIV> <DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=3Dnaturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20 href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</A> = </DIV> <DIV><B>Subject:</B> Re: [NatureNS] Lupins</DIV></DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV></DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D'FONT-SIZE: small; TEXT-DECORATION: none; FONT-FAMILY: = "Calibri"; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; COLOR: #000000; FONT-STYLE: normal; = DISPLAY: inline'>Hello=20 David,<BR><BR>A low alkaloid variety of the White Lupin, Lupinus albus, = was=20 subjected to trials as a forage crop here in Atlantic Canada (Nfld; = PEI?) a=20 number of years ago (~1995 - 2005 perhaps). I have no idea whether or = not=20 farmers continued to use it after the trials.<BR><BR>While I have seen = lupin=20 flour as a food ingredient,I am not aware of any lupins being grown for = human=20 consumption in Atlantic Canada. I understand that L. angustifolius = is the=20 species used to make lupin flour and that most of the production is in=20 Australia.<BR><BR>Cheers<BR><BR>Ron<BR><BR>On Thursday, July 17, 2014, = David=20 & Alison Webster <<A=20 href=3D"mailto:dwebster@glinx.com">dwebster@glinx.com</A>> = wrote:<BR>> Dear=20 All, &nb= sp; =20 July 17, 2014<BR>> Having learned ~65 years ago = that Lupin=20 seeds were toxic (Edible Wild Plants of North America) I was surprised = to learn=20 by accident today that Lupin seeds have been used by humans in = Mediterranean=20 countries for thousands of years.<BR>><BR>> Does = anyone=20 know if any of these 'sweet' Lupins can be grown here and whether they = readily=20 cross with our other introduced Lupins ?<BR>><BR>> Yt, Dave = Websterm=20 Kentville<BR>><BR>><BR>><BR>><BR><BR>-- <BR>Ronald G.=20 Arsenault<BR>Moncton, N.B.<BR></DIV></DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0060_01CFA26A.83C4CE60--
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