On 15 Jul 2009 01:37:35 GMT, Nick Cramer wrote:

> Sqwertz > wrote:
>> On 14 Jul 2009 22:20:46 GMT, Nick Cramer wrote:
>>
>>> Buy fresh lemongrass. Stick one in a pot and grow yer own. If ya have a
>>> yard, even better!
>>
>> I bought three stalks 2 weeks ago and cut off the last 1/4" of stem
>> and placed them in shallow water in a glass. They['re doing nothing
>> but drying out far as I can tell.
>
> We put them similarly. They sprouted fine. Texas water tastes like
> turpentine!

You have to wait for the turpentine to evaporate, then drink it.
I can't even taste how bad it is any more. I wouldn't touch it when
I first got here but now I drink at least a gallon of tap-water
every day.

-sw