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Edible flowers
While browsing I found this:
http://homecooking.about.com/library.../blflowers.htm List of flowers that are edible, supposedly, although a few of the notes indicate that those flowers are not supposed to be eaten in quantity. Great fun. Glenys -- Semen is an anti-depressant. |
Edible flowers
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from MissJuggs contains these words: While browsing I found this: http://homecooking.about.com/library.../blflowers.htm List of flowers that are edible, supposedly, although a few of the notes indicate that those flowers are not supposed to be eaten in quantity. Great fun. I used to molish a pressed goat cheese using pot marigold petals. Nasturtium flowers are excellent in salads, as are borage flowers. -- Rusty Open the creaking gate to make a horrid.squeak, then lower the foobar. http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/ |
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On Sun, 2 May 2004 23:42:55 +0100, Jaques d'Alltrades
wrote: The message from MissJuggs contains these words: While browsing I found this: http://homecooking.about.com/library.../blflowers.htm List of flowers that are edible, supposedly, although a few of the notes indicate that those flowers are not supposed to be eaten in quantity. Great fun. I used to molish a pressed goat cheese using pot marigold petals. Nasturtium flowers are excellent in salads, as are borage flowers. and battered marrow flowers? Some Italians grow marrows only for their flowers. |
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On Mon, 03 May 2004 09:36:35 +0100, Sacha
wrote: martin3/5/04 8:37 On Sun, 2 May 2004 23:42:55 +0100, Jaques d'Alltrades wrote: snip I used to molish a pressed goat cheese using pot marigold petals. Nasturtium flowers are excellent in salads, as are borage flowers. and battered marrow flowers? Some Italians grow marrows only for their flowers. I think that's one of my favourite Italian dishes - IIRC, they're stuffed with ricotta cheese and then fried. like this http://starchefs.com/RDonna/html/recipe_01.shtml or unstuffed like this http://www.cookingwithpatty.com/reci...iniFlowers.php |
Edible flowers
martin3/5/04 10:05
On Mon, 03 May 2004 09:36:35 +0100, Sacha wrote: martin3/5/04 8:37 On Sun, 2 May 2004 23:42:55 +0100, Jaques d'Alltrades wrote: snip I used to molish a pressed goat cheese using pot marigold petals. Nasturtium flowers are excellent in salads, as are borage flowers. and battered marrow flowers? Some Italians grow marrows only for their flowers. I think that's one of my favourite Italian dishes - IIRC, they're stuffed with ricotta cheese and then fried. like this http://starchefs.com/RDonna/html/recipe_01.shtml or unstuffed like this http://www.cookingwithpatty.com/reci...iniFlowers.php Those have gone into the recipe file, thank you! Though the second one gave me a frisson d'horreur in advocating the use of peanut oil instead of olive oil! -- Sacha (remove the weeds to email me) |
Edible flowers
On Mon, 03 May 2004 10:20:23 +0100, Sacha
wrote: martin3/5/04 10:05 On Mon, 03 May 2004 09:36:35 +0100, Sacha wrote: martin3/5/04 8:37 On Sun, 2 May 2004 23:42:55 +0100, Jaques d'Alltrades wrote: snip I used to molish a pressed goat cheese using pot marigold petals. Nasturtium flowers are excellent in salads, as are borage flowers. and battered marrow flowers? Some Italians grow marrows only for their flowers. I think that's one of my favourite Italian dishes - IIRC, they're stuffed with ricotta cheese and then fried. like this http://starchefs.com/RDonna/html/recipe_01.shtml or unstuffed like this http://www.cookingwithpatty.com/reci...iniFlowers.php Those have gone into the recipe file, thank you! Though the second one gave me a frisson d'horreur in advocating the use of peanut oil instead of olive oil! :-) |
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from martin contains these words: On Sun, 2 May 2004 23:42:55 +0100, Jaques d'Alltrades wrote: I used to molish a pressed goat cheese using pot marigold petals. Nasturtium flowers are excellent in salads, as are borage flowers. and battered marrow flowers? Some Italians grow marrows only for their flowers. Can't you get done for battering flowers? -- Rusty Open the creaking gate to make a horrid.squeak, then lower the foobar. http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/ |
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On Mon, 3 May 2004 15:33:44 +0100, Jaques d'Alltrades
wrote: The message from martin contains these words: On Sun, 2 May 2004 23:42:55 +0100, Jaques d'Alltrades wrote: I used to molish a pressed goat cheese using pot marigold petals. Nasturtium flowers are excellent in salads, as are borage flowers. and battered marrow flowers? Some Italians grow marrows only for their flowers. Can't you get done for battering flowers? no more than you can for battered cod pieces. |
Edible flowers
Sacha wrote in message .uk...
martin3/5/04 10:05 [...] and battered marrow flowers? Some Italians grow marrows only for their flowers. I think that's one of my favourite Italian dishes - IIRC, they're stuffed with ricotta cheese and then fried. like this http://starchefs.com/RDonna/html/recipe_01.shtml or unstuffed like this http://www.cookingwithpatty.com/reci...iniFlowers.php Those have gone into the recipe file, thank you! Though the second one gave me a frisson d'horreur in advocating the use of peanut oil instead of olive oil! Hey, don't be hidebound! Different oils are good fun. I prefer not use olive all the time, as it's such a dominant flavour. Mike. |
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"Sacha" wrote in message
. uk... Those have gone into the recipe file, thank you! Though the second one gave me a frisson d'horreur in advocating the use of peanut oil instead of olive oil! Perhaps because peanut oil has a much higher boiling point than olive oil, which is why it is the preferred oil for stir frying. -- Nick Wagg |
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Nick Wagg4/5/04 9:52
"Sacha" wrote in message . uk... Those have gone into the recipe file, thank you! Though the second one gave me a frisson d'horreur in advocating the use of peanut oil instead of olive oil! Perhaps because peanut oil has a much higher boiling point than olive oil, which is why it is the preferred oil for stir frying. I doubt you'd find Italians cooking an Italian speciality in peanut oil, though! ;-) -- Sacha (remove the weeds to email me) |
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On Tue, 04 May 2004 10:09:09 +0100, Sacha
wrote: Nick Wagg4/5/04 9:52 $i1j$1$8300dec7@news. demon.co.uk "Sacha" wrote in message . uk... Those have gone into the recipe file, thank you! Though the second one gave me a frisson d'horreur in advocating the use of peanut oil instead of olive oil! Perhaps because peanut oil has a much higher boiling point than olive oil, which is why it is the preferred oil for stir frying. I doubt you'd find Italians cooking an Italian speciality in peanut oil, though! ;-) and oil has a burning point, not a boiling point. |
Edible flowers
"martin" wrote in message
... On Tue, 04 May 2004 10:09:09 +0100, Sacha wrote: Nick Wagg4/5/04 9:52 $i1j$1$8300dec7@news. demon.co.uk "Sacha" wrote in message . uk... Those have gone into the recipe file, thank you! Though the second one gave me a frisson d'horreur in advocating the use of peanut oil instead of olive oil! Perhaps because peanut oil has a much higher boiling point than olive oil, which is why it is the preferred oil for stir frying. I doubt you'd find Italians cooking an Italian speciality in peanut oil, though! ;-) Ah, quite! and oil has a burning point, not a boiling point. It has both. -- Nick Wagg |
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On Wed, 5 May 2004 09:12:12 +0100, "Nick Wagg"
wrote: "martin" wrote in message .. . On Tue, 04 May 2004 10:09:09 +0100, Sacha wrote: Nick Wagg4/5/04 9:52 $i1j$1$8300dec7@news. demon.co.uk "Sacha" wrote in message . uk... Those have gone into the recipe file, thank you! Though the second one gave me a frisson d'horreur in advocating the use of peanut oil instead of olive oil! Perhaps because peanut oil has a much higher boiling point than olive oil, which is why it is the preferred oil for stir frying. I doubt you'd find Italians cooking an Italian speciality in peanut oil, though! ;-) Ah, quite! and oil has a burning point, not a boiling point. It has both. You are right, boiling and flash points of peanut oil are respectively 287 333 For olive oil flash point is 225Deg C boiling point 300DegC, according to the web. |
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