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> "Reel Mckoi" > wrote:
>> > wrote in message
>> > "Reel Mckoi" > wrote:
>> >> "sanne" > wrote in message
>> >>
>> >> > Hi Reel,
>> >> >
>> >> >> Sounds wonderful. I have a beautiful huge lotus plant but it
>> >> >> hasn't bloomed
>> >> >> in ages. Too bad the whole darn plant isn't edible.
>> >> >
>> >> > But the roots are! Peel them, slice them diagonally 1/4 - 1/3 inch
>> >> > thick, fry them in neutral vegetable oil with a few dashes of
>> >> > roasted sesame oil together with garlic and hot peppers and then
>> >> > simmer them in 1 part sugar and 2-3 parts soysauce.
>> >> >
>> >> Actually that sounds delicious. But then I would rather sell the
>> >> thing for $50 to $75 which is the going rate for Lotus in my area.
>> >> The kiddy pool they're in is so packed I'd make a nice bundle of
>> >> cash....... :-)
>> >
>> > There are several in the 4' deep Koi pond in our back yard. I love the
>> > way the flowers open at sunup and close at sundown. They are similar to
>> > the ones in the right-hand photo at
>> > http://www.thailandlife.com/lotus_flower.htm
>> ===================================
>> This is a picture of a water lily. :-) It looks like a tropical
>> variety. Lotus grow with their leaves way up out of the water. Mine has
>> reached 5' in height.
>
> Hi Reel,
>
> Beautiful setup you've got (nice pics, too) I didn't have to remove the
> goldfish, a @#$%^ Blue Heron did that one afternoon about 5 years ago.
> They
> were about 8 or 9" long. Dirty bird! I see we have similar Heron
> excluders.

## Thanks! I tossed that page togeter in one evening. We wouldn't have
one fish left if we didn't use the nets. Herons, kingfishers, water snakes,
snapping turtles and bullfrogs would rapidly eat them all.

> The pond is actually my former Jacuzzi, about 8' square. My SIL tends it
> now. He's got a beautiful sal****er fish coral reef setup in his room as
> well as freshwater tropical fish.

## Wow,.. sounds nice! :-) I like sal****er fish but it's too much work
and too expensive for some retired people.

> I've posted a pic of my 'flower' at alt.binaries.food with the Subject
> header: "Lotus or Lilly?" Lemme know!

## I'll see if I can find it.......

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