[Magdalen] Rhubarb cookies

[Grace Cangialosi]

Same thing with Pokeweed.  Poke "sallet" was an early spring tonic around here, but once any part of the plant turns purple--including the leaves--the whole plant is poisonous to humans. (Birds love the berries...)

> On Mar 15, 2015, at 9:17 AM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> One wonders who first figured out that it was the stalks of the rhubarb,
> and not the leaves, that were good to eat. Also other things that must be
> processed, like manioc, to be eaten without poisoning one....yet primitive
> people do eat them.
> 
> On Sun, Mar 15, 2015 at 7:43 AM, P. Dan Brittain <pdan.brittain at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> 
>> On Sun, Mar 15, 2015 at 3:16 AM, James Oppenheimer-Crawford <
>> oppenheimerjw at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> I recall how much the white asparagus was loved in Germany. It was a bit
>>> pricey, due to the covering by hand with soil, I would assume.
>> 
>> Our housing area was next to one of those large Spargel fields between
>> Heidelberg and Schwetzingen. During the short season, the local restaurants
>> featured the asparagus with a choice of sauces; the meat was listed as a
>> side dish. We discovered that the local farmer's market on the square in
>> Schwetzingen had a decent price for the asparagus. A substantial discount
>> was offered if the asparagus had peeked at the light and had a light green
>> tinge.
>> 
>> 
>> 
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