On 12/11/05 0:04, in article ,
"Jaques d'Alltrades" wrote:

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Someone told us earlier this year that the shoots of Black Bryony were good
to eat. Anyone done this?

No fear! It is (IIRC) the only native representative of the yam family,
and I believe, poisonous.

We were reminded of the use of hop shoots as a vegetable though.

Good grief - I don't think I'd have tried the Bryony but I'm glad I asked!
Now I'm wondering if we were given the right name. It's a wild climber
known locally as 'coral'. We were also told it's a great favourite of
blackbirds and that might account for the number of blackbirds we see around
here!
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Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
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