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22-04-2003, 03:08 PM

(Dianna Visek) wrote in message ...
Around here we have a pesty but beautiful plant called garlic mustard.
It was brought over by settlers as a condiment and self-seeds so
readily that the Illinois conservation dept. has outlawed it. The
crushed leaves do indeed smell like garlic and mustard.

Does anybody know how garlic mustard is supposed to be used (as a
condiment)?

Thanks, Dianna
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Garlic mustard is not very good. I have tried it and despise it. Right
now if you want a salad you can get dandelion leaves (the less lobed,
the better), daylily shoots, field cress, sheep sorrel, and violet
leaves. Later you can use tender grape leaves (best if they have not
yet turned color) and plantains. I also have mache growing in my lawn,
though I don't care because by now I have enough greens in the garden,
specially sorrel.