06-06-2003, 12:44 PM
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Flowers I can eat???
(Christopher Hamel) wrote:
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1) I am growing squash, and the blooms are giantic. My father tells
me they are very good to eat. I haven't tried it, but he's usually
right about these things. Then again, maybe he's trying to kill me.
Finally, after 30-40 yrs of growing them, I tried them last year.
1. Pick in the AM before the bees get in them.
2. Use the male flowers- [the ones without fruit] ,
3. leave a tail, and place in a vase in a sunny window-- that might
get them to open in the afternoon-- [if there is another trick to
getting them to open so they stuff easier, could someone speak up?]
4. Stuff with mozzerella cubes & whatever 'feels good'- I've used
mushrooms, various spices, cheeses-- and I'm going for the anchovies
this summer.
5. use a simple batter of 1 cu. flour, salt, pepper, 1 Tbl oil & water
to make runny like pancake batter.
6. grab by the tail & deep fry. . . .
This year I doubled my Zucchini hills & intend to use them mostly for
blossoms.
2) On two occasions, people have told me that the entire Dandilion
plant is edible.
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I'm not crazy about dandelion greens-- but if we're eating weeds, I
love the two most prolific weeds in my garden- Lamb's quarters &
Purslane. [I'll grab the occasional handful of clover-like sorrel, too
to dress up a salad.
Jim
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