Guest guest Posted March 14, 2004 Report Share Posted March 14, 2004 Sorry Butch and Patty, it is " Poke " , my fingers didn't listen to my brain, LOL! Anita Hey Patty, Anita .. other good folks .. >>down here in southeast Texas we have " polk " which when eaten while it is >>a young plant > > That would be Poke - Phytolacca americana. They might call it " polk " down in TaxUs .. in Kawacky we call it poke salat .. everbody know salat ain't got no " d " in it. Texacans don't got no horses .. they got hosses .. so likely it is they got polk too. ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 15, 2004 Report Share Posted March 15, 2004 Hey Patty, Anita .. other good folks .. >>down here in southeast Texas we have " polk " which when eaten while it is >>a young plant > > That would be Poke - Phytolacca americana. They might call it " polk " down in TaxUs .. in Kawacky we call it poke salat .. everbody know salat ain't got no " d " in it. Texacans don't got no horses .. they got hosses .. so likely it is they got polk too. ;-) Its one of the most tasty poisonous plants around .. I grew up waiting for Spring so we could pick some fresh poke salat. Gotta boil it twice and throw the water out each time .. larpin' gud it is. http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/consumer/poison/Phytoam.htm > Green Blessings > Patty Corapi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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