In article >,
Bjørn Steensrud > wrote:

> Billy wrote:
>
> > In article >,
> > 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.)
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > 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."
> > - Ella Wilcox
> >
> > "What is a weed? A weed is a plant whose virtues have not yet been
> > discovered."
> > - Ralph Waldo Emerson
>
> A grandchild invited herself and her sister to grandma's nettle soup. A
> little late in the season, but grandpa went out to pick the raw materials,
> grandma made spinach soup with stinging nettle instead of spinach, with
> delicious result. Also with more vitamins and other good stuff. Try it next
> spring - pick the tips before they sprout flowers! Nettle was also used as a
> source of textile fiber - in the fall, so don't wait too long to try.

Late in the season?! My god, did they have to do a tonguectomy? I
thought that once nettles became painful, all you could do was make tea
with them. It's not that bad. Stinging Nettle is also supposed to be
very good as a companion plant for bringing out the flavors of culinary
herbs.
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