On 14/5/08 11:39, in article ,
"Martin" wrote:

On Wed, 14 May 2008 11:17:13 +0100, Sacha wrote:

On 13/5/08 23:14, in article , "Nick
Maclaren" wrote:


In article ,
"Kate Morgan" writes:
| ...
| I have several clumps of wild sorrel which is throwing up flower
| shoots, they seem to be growing several inches a day.
| I am wondering if they are edible whilst they are still in the "Spur"?
| Has anyone tried them?
|
| I have never tried to eat them but my old horse used to love sorrel, he
| would eat right down to the roots. It is said to be poisonous to horses
but
| it never did him any harm

Any herbivore that is excessively sensitive to oxalic acid was purged
from the evolutionary tree long ago. It's the quantity that is the
issue - too much is poisonous to humans, too.


Is it? I didn't know that - sorrel soup is one of my favourite summer
dishes.

Can it be used to remove rust stains?

Never tried. Have you tried Coca Cola or brown sauce?
--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our
children.'