On 06/17/2013 03:24 PM, Billy wrote:
> In article >, Todd >
> wrote:
>
>> On 06/10/2013 01:38 PM, Todd wrote:
>>> Hi All,
>>>
>>> My favorite weed: Purslane.
>>>
>>> Great for us.
>>> Cooked: 1 cup, 4 grams carb
>>> Raw (my favorite): 1 cup, 1 gram carb
>>>
>>> According to tis proponents, it is the single most
>>> nutritious plant on the face of this earth. More
>>> Omega 3 that even fish oil.
>>>
>>> http://www.prairielandcsa.org/recipes/purslane.html
>>>
>>> Mark Sisson (Mark's Daily Blog) has a nice write
>>> up and picture too:
>>>
>>> http://www.marksdailyapple.com/purslane/
>>>
>>> The stuff grows in my rocks all around my house.
>>> I don't water it. I step on it. No TLC whatsoever.
>>>
>>> Love to eat it raw. In salads, on burgers, just
>>> by itself. Tastes a little bit like watercress.
>>> And, I always feel better when I eat this weed.
>>> My Wife's eyes sparkle when I pick and wash her
>>> up a hand full. It doesn't last more than a few
>>> minutes in the house.
>>>
>>> Okay, for those of you who haven't gone through
>>> an Economic Botany course in college, a weed it not
>>> what you think it is:
>>>
>>> 1) It must be a previous agricultural "discard"
>>> (Dandelions, plantain are other good examples).
>>>
>>> 2) its seeds must be very small or mimic those
>>> of other seeds. (Purslane's are really small.)
>>>
>>> 3) it must grow on "disturbed" soil, like were I
>>> walk. (Ever notice that Dandelions grow in cow
>>> pastures but not on wild land?)
>>>
>>> So, EAT THE WEED! (I will control myself, eventually.)
>>>
>>> -T
>>>
>>> One person's weed, is another persons delicacy!
>>>
>>
>> Hypoglycemic Effects of Crude Polysaccharide from Purslane:
>> http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2672007/
>>
>> This was on mice.
>>
>> Eat the Weed!!!
>>
>> -T
>
> This works with dandelions, and other "weeds" as well.
> <http://www.ediblewildfood.com/edible-weeds.aspx>
>

Hi Billy,

Great link. Thank you!

From Billy's link, a poisonous plant that looks like
Purslane TO AVOID: Hairy-Stemmed Spurge
http://www.ediblewildfood.com/poison...ts.aspx#spurge

Raley's has started selling Organic Dandelion greens,
but I have held off as as Dandelion makes you pee
and I have enough trouble with peeing and NIDDM.

Picked a bag of Purslane from the garden this weekend.
And, I have my first tiny, green tomato showing!

-T