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14-05-2008, 12:11 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
Sacha[_3_]
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Eating Sorrel shoots
On 14/5/08 11:58, in article
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"Martin" wrote:
On Wed, 14 May 2008 11:49:58 +0100, Sacha wrote:
On 14/5/08 11:34, in article , "Nick
Maclaren" wrote:
In article ,
Sacha writes:
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| 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.
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| Is it? I didn't know that - sorrel soup is one of my favourite summer
| dishes.
Oh, yes. It's the same toxin as in rhubarb leaves. I wouldn't worry,
as the amount you have to eat to poison yourself is excessive. It
isn't something that you should eat in large quantities every day for
a month, though.
Very unlikely but thanks!
Nobody can eat large quantities of rhubarb everyday, without serious side
effects.
Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeenuff!
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