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Old 17-06-2008, 08:42 PM posted to rec.gardens.edible
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Freedom_Spark wrote:

I found these things growing in my garden. Are they edible?

http://tinyurl.com/44prgw


They're stinging nettles & I wouldn't try eating them raw if I were
you! If you want to eat them gather some with thick gloves & try this
or a similar nettle soup recipe

http://www.frugal.org.uk/nettle.html

Bon appetit!


It is an extremely nutritious plant.
http://www.pfaf.org/database/plants.php?Urtica+dioica
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