The more I read about this tree, the more I think it is a wonderful thing to
grow here and has such health benefits as well according to several
pharmaceutical web sources. Protects the liver from carbon tet and other bad
chems, is antiviral against herpes virus... on and on.

http://www.himalayahealthcare.com/he...h_moring.htm#f

It survives drought as well as wet conditions and accepts all sorts of climates
except hard freezes. And just look at it:

http://www.mediterraneangardensociet....oleifera.html

I want one!! Hopefully one of the seeds I have been promised will grow.



" wrote:

i personally wouldn't recommend the frozen ones if you are using it for
sambar. you can buy a can of them at fiesta. put it end towards the very end
though, otherwise it will get too mushy.

in article , kn125 at
wrote on 01/06/2003 05:24 PM:
...
and its leaves can also be eaten. Very tasty. Both the vegetable and
leaves are available in sub-continental grocery stores (mostly frozen,
but if you go to Dallas or Houston, you will get fresh ones also).

-kn

Gae Xavier wrote in message
...
I had this great frozen TV dinner Indian soup called Sambhar and I
wanted to make some. So I searched for a recipe and "Drumsticks" were
called for. This is a vegetarian recipe, so I knew they weren't taking
"chicken".