On Sun, 16 May 2004 20:29:08 +0100, Chris wrote:

In article , Rodger Whitlock
writes
On Sat, 15 May 2004 08:22:00 +0100, Chris wrote:

Are leeks still OK to eat?
There are just a few left - and they are going to seed.
They have a solid bit in the middle - but they taste all right - I've
been eating them raw, thinly sliced, in salads.
Just thought I'd better check they're not poisonous or anything!

They're safe. It's parsnips you have to be careful about.

Please explain.

Parsnips develop some kind of stomach-disagreeable chemical as
they start to shoot out new growth in the spring. Onions is, as
they say, onions and edible in all their parts and at all times,
young or old. Surely you've had Chinese dishes with chive flowers
among the ingredients?



--
Rodger Whitlock
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
[change "atlantic" to "pacific" and
"invalid" to "net" to reply by email]