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Hi Mary & All,
On the subject of edible flowers, Goat's-Beard (Tragopogon
pratensis) flowers, picked shortly before they open and boiled with a
bit of salt, are a 'fair' substitute for the flesh of Globe Artichoke.
The roots are also edible but not after the plant has flowered. Also the
boiled roots of most Dandelion plants are edible, if grown in soil as
opposed to sod, and sometimes have a taste of lobster.
YT, DW, Kentville
On 5/16/2020 4:14 PM, Mary Macaulay wrote:
> Well, having been introduced to the fine cuisine of the dandelion by
> my Italian in-laws I expect much is due to human selection. The most
> highly prized for spring Sautés has very fat delicious flowers still
> stuck inside the leaves before shooting up on the stalk. When prepared
> (after twice boiling to get out the bitter) in a fry of olive oil salt
> and garlic the pump flower head is what provides the most delicious
> flavour and texture :)
>
> With kindest regards
>
> Mary (Macaulay), P.Eng.
> RememberAdventures.ca <http://RememberAdventures.ca> &
> InsectRecovery.org <http://InsectRecovery.org>
> 1-902-293-1533
> Twitter @RememberTata & @InsectRecovery
>
> On May 16, 2020, at 3:46 PM, David Webster <dwebster@glinx.com
> <mailto:dwebster@glinx.com>> wrote:
>
>> Hi Jim and All,
>>
>> Further on the question of Taraxacum officinale reproduction.
>> Fernald in Gray's Manual of Botany 8th. ed. says "parthenogenetically
>> reproduced" and he defines Parthenogenetic as "Developing without
>> fertilization"
>>
>> In an American Scientist article 59(6) 1971;The Population
>> Biology of Dandelions; Otto T. Solbrig says on page 686 "...its
>> asexual reproduction."
>>
>> YT, DW, Kentville
>>
>> On 5/16/2020 1:33 PM, Jim Wolford wrote:
>>> *MAY 14/20 — Miner’s Marsh* in Kentville:
>>>
>>> in shallow water a big school of very small fish, presumably *banded
>>> killifish*;
>>> at least 3 *painted turtles* seen;
>>> I heard a whinny call of a *SORA rail*;
>>> lots of red-winged blackbirds (at least one female seen) and c.
>>> grackles;
>>> one great blue heron seen;
>>> 3 *Canada geese* seen, and 2 of them had a single *gosling*;
>>> only a few mallards seen, including one female with a male.
>>>
>>> *MAY 15/20* — At home, beautiful sunny and very warm day — oodles of
>>> flower-heads of *common dandelion* attracted lots of *honeybees*.
>>>
>>> *QUESTION* about common dandelion: Long ago I was told, or read
>>> somewhere, that common dandelion flowering is a sham, in that all
>>> the seeds produced are just clones of the parent plants — any truth
>>> to this?? If so, why all the meiosis and flower parts, just for
>>> dispersal??
>>>
>>> Also today, a single flower of *wild strawberry* seen, *Norway
>>> maple* in flower, and *shadbush* almost in bloom.
>>>
>>> Cheers from Jim in Wolfville
>>>
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<p>Hi Mary & All,</p>
<p> On the subject of edible flowers, Goat's-Beard (Tragopogon
pratensis) flowers, picked shortly before they open and boiled
with a bit of salt, are a 'fair' substitute for the flesh of Globe
Artichoke. The roots are also edible but not after the plant has
flowered. Also the boiled roots of most Dandelion plants are
edible, if grown in soil as opposed to sod, and sometimes have a
taste of lobster.</p>
<p>YT, DW, Kentville<br>
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Well, having been introduced to the fine cuisine of the dandelion
by my Italian in-laws I expect much is due to human selection. The
most highly prized for spring Sautés has very fat delicious
flowers still stuck inside the leaves before shooting up on the
stalk. When prepared (after twice boiling to get out the bitter)
in a fry of olive oil salt and garlic the pump flower head is what
provides the most delicious flavour and texture :)<br>
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<div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Mary
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