18-06-2008, 07:14 PM
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Edible?
Hi All.
"Billy" wrote in message
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In article ,
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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Makes a good beer as well.
Richard M. Watkin.
Billy
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