Pokeweed/pokeberry question
Michael L Roginsky
d_micro at ix.netcom.com
Wed Aug 28 17:18:48 EST 1996
In <321D2A73.6802 at austin.cc.tx.us> Chuck Dunn <cddunn at austin.cc.tx.us>
writes:
>
>The wild poke berries around here look about as you describe. We're
in a
>severe drought here, but as I recall they get to looking that way
about
>this time every year. But the berries here are still juicy. Are
yours?
>
>(PS why are you growing it in a green house? It should grow like the
>weed it is around Wake Forest!
Poke salad good too. Boil young leaves thrice, throwing water away.
then with some hot sauce (vinegar standing in habanero pepers). Taste
like spinach-collard or aspargus-collard. Very healthy and safe. Enjoy
:) Micro.
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