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bigwheel > wrote:

> Todd;1839892 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.
> >
> > 'Purslane Recipes from Prairieland Community Supported Agriculture,
> > Prairieland CSA, PCSA, Champaign, Illinois'
> > (http://www.prairielandcsa.org/recipes/purslane.html)
> >
> > Mark Sisson (Mark's Daily Blog) has a nice write
> > up and picture too:
> >
> > 'Why Does the FDA Call This Omega-3-Rich Green a Weed? | Mark's
> > Daily Apple' (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!

>
> Wow never even heard of that stuff. Swear hanging out on here is a
> little going to night school at college. Sorry to hear about the weed
> definition. Im thinking of one which aint never been an aggie
> discard..got nice sized seeds and dont like having its soil messed with
> too much. Somebody will need to rename Wacky Weed..hmmm


"A weed is but an unloved flower."
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"What is a weed? A weed is a plant whose virtues have not yet been
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