Oca, chufa and croznes
 

I have some spare tubers of these, mainly for Cambridge people. The
chufa and possibly oca I could post.

Oca, Oxalis tuberosum, a slightly lemony potato-like tuber.

Chufa, Cyperus esculentus, very small and nutty like coconut and
its inner rind.

croznes, Stachys affinis, a small tuber like white maggots, crunchy
but rather flavourless.

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Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

Oca, chufa and croznes
 

In article , Nick Maclaren
writes

I have some spare tubers of these, mainly for Cambridge people. The
chufa and possibly oca I could post.

Oca, Oxalis tuberosum, a slightly lemony potato-like tuber.

Chufa, Cyperus esculentus, very small and nutty like coconut and
its inner rind.

Is that the same chufa that they make the drink horchata das chufas from
in spain? Aka tiger nuts?

croznes, Stachys affinis, a small tuber like white maggots, crunchy
but rather flavourless.

That's not the things also called 'chinese artichokes' is it?


--
Kay Easton

Edward's earthworm page:
http://www.scarboro.demon.co.uk/edward/index.htm

Oca, chufa and croznes
 

In article ,
Kay Easton wrote:
In article , Nick Maclaren
writes

I have some spare tubers of these, mainly for Cambridge people. The
chufa and possibly oca I could post.

Oca, Oxalis tuberosum, a slightly lemony potato-like tuber.

Chufa, Cyperus esculentus, very small and nutty like coconut and
its inner rind.

Is that the same chufa that they make the drink horchata das chufas from
in spain? Aka tiger nuts?

Yes.

croznes, Stachys affinis, a small tuber like white maggots, crunchy
but rather flavourless.

That's not the things also called 'chinese artichokes' is it?

One of a few things, yes.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

Oca, chufa and croznes
 

Kay Easton wrote:

That's not the things also called 'chinese artichokes' is it?

There was a glowing article in, I think, Mother Earth News last winter....
I've got several plants to try on the basis of that and a section in
William Woys Weaver's "100 Vegetables" book that I got last summer.

I have regular Jerusalem Artichokes as well; they're native to this area
(Upstate _New_ York) and were a winter food for the original inhabitants.
Those long houses must have been "interesting" on a winter's night.


Gary Woods AKA K2AHC- PGP key on request, or at www.albany.net/~gwoods
Zone 5/6 in upstate New York, 1420' elevation. NY WO G

Oca, chufa and croznes
 

Kay Easton wrote:

That's not the things also called 'chinese artichokes' is it?

There was a glowing article in, I think, Mother Earth News last winter....
I've got several plants to try on the basis of that and a section in
William Woys Weaver's "100 Vegetables" book that I got last summer.

I have regular Jerusalem Artichokes as well; they're native to this area
(Upstate _New_ York) and were a winter food for the original inhabitants.
Those long houses must have been "interesting" on a winter's night.


Gary Woods AKA K2AHC- PGP key on request, or at www.albany.net/~gwoods
Zone 5/6 in upstate New York, 1420' elevation. NY WO G

Oca, chufa and croznes
 

Kay Easton wrote:

That's not the things also called 'chinese artichokes' is it?

There was a glowing article in, I think, Mother Earth News last winter....
I've got several plants to try on the basis of that and a section in
William Woys Weaver's "100 Vegetables" book that I got last summer.

I have regular Jerusalem Artichokes as well; they're native to this area
(Upstate _New_ York) and were a winter food for the original inhabitants.
Those long houses must have been "interesting" on a winter's night.


Gary Woods AKA K2AHC- PGP key on request, or at www.albany.net/~gwoods
Zone 5/6 in upstate New York, 1420' elevation. NY WO G

Oca, chufa and croznes
 

Kay Easton wrote:

That's not the things also called 'chinese artichokes' is it?

There was a glowing article in, I think, Mother Earth News last winter....
I've got several plants to try on the basis of that and a section in
William Woys Weaver's "100 Vegetables" book that I got last summer.

I have regular Jerusalem Artichokes as well; they're native to this area
(Upstate _New_ York) and were a winter food for the original inhabitants.
Those long houses must have been "interesting" on a winter's night.


Gary Woods AKA K2AHC- PGP key on request, or at www.albany.net/~gwoods
Zone 5/6 in upstate New York, 1420' elevation. NY WO G

Oca, chufa and croznes
 

Kay Easton wrote:

That's not the things also called 'chinese artichokes' is it?

There was a glowing article in, I think, Mother Earth News last winter....
I've got several plants to try on the basis of that and a section in
William Woys Weaver's "100 Vegetables" book that I got last summer.

I have regular Jerusalem Artichokes as well; they're native to this area
(Upstate _New_ York) and were a winter food for the original inhabitants.
Those long houses must have been "interesting" on a winter's night.


Gary Woods AKA K2AHC- PGP key on request, or at www.albany.net/~gwoods
Zone 5/6 in upstate New York, 1420' elevation. NY WO G

Oca, chufa and croznes
 

Kay Easton wrote:

That's not the things also called 'chinese artichokes' is it?

There was a glowing article in, I think, Mother Earth News last winter....
I've got several plants to try on the basis of that and a section in
William Woys Weaver's "100 Vegetables" book that I got last summer.

I have regular Jerusalem Artichokes as well; they're native to this area
(Upstate _New_ York) and were a winter food for the original inhabitants.
Those long houses must have been "interesting" on a winter's night.


Gary Woods AKA K2AHC- PGP key on request, or at www.albany.net/~gwoods
Zone 5/6 in upstate New York, 1420' elevation. NY WO G