Guest guest Posted October 2, 2007 Report Share Posted October 2, 2007 You have the climate for it. It will die out suring the winter and pop right back up in the heat. You will know the smell immediatley, it's like no other. What a nice find if it is. Donna --- wwjd <jtwigg wrote: > I try it tomorrow and give it the whiff test. LOL > It looks just like those pictures. I hope it is, > because if it is, it is something that generously > reproduces itself here. Smile. > Judy > - > Donnalilacflower > > Tuesday, October 02, 2007 8:29 PM > epazote Judy > > > The leaves are jagged on the edges and smell your > hands after you crush a few leaves, it smells like > turpentine or gasoline. It grows like a weed. > Donna > > --- wwjd <jtwigg wrote: > > > http://foragingpictures.com/plants/Epazote/#2 > > I keep looking at these pictures and wonder if > this > > is some of the stuff I keep pulling up as weeds > > around my place. I wish I knew for sure. I would > > try it. > > Judy > > - > > Donnalilacflower > > > > Tuesday, October 02, 2007 8:11 PM > > cilantro and epazote > > > > > > Now epazote smells like turpentine when you pick > > and > > crush it raw for recipes. It adds the best > flavor > > to > > beans and even takes most of the gas out. I love > > it. > > here's a link. > > http://www.apinchof.com/epazote1089.htm > > > > Donna > > --- wwjd <jtwigg wrote: > > > > > The first time I tried cilantro, I substituted > > it > > > for parsley in my potato soup. It tasted like > > > soap.......... > > > Shutter...... But then I tried it in salsa and > > > potato salad and other things and I loved it. > > Now I > > > don't even taste any soapy taste at all. LOL > > > wonder why it tasted that way to me the first > > time. > > > Maybe I over did the amount, since it is > > stronger > > > than parsley in cooked things. At least that > is > > > what I have found. > > > Judy > > > - > > > Donnalilacflower > > > > > > Tuesday, October 02, 2007 7:59 PM > > > cilantro > > > > > > > > > I hated cilantro for the longest time. Years > ago > > I > > > was in Yucatan visiting my BIL's family, > > > everything > > > had cilantro in it. I couldn't even pick it > out > > of > > > the food. A few years later I was making a > > recipe > > > and > > > had no idea that horrid herb I had tasted in > > > Yucatan > > > was cilantro. I gather all my ingredients in > the > > > market, get home, washed the cilantro and when > I > > > went > > > to chop it I almost passed out. I put rubber > > > gloves > > > on and continued with the preparation, the > > stench > > > was > > > in my hands at least 24 hrs. You know the > recipe > > > tasted very good. I started to introduce > myself > > to > > > cilnatro a little bit at a time. In salsa, in > > > Mexican > > > rice, tossed a little in soups and now I love > > it. > > > I > > > have a girlfriend who will buy 2 bunches, wash > > and > > > eat > > > them both with salad dressing, just like that. > > > Yikes! > > > I can't do that. I only herb I can't stand is > > > MINT. > > > Donna > > > --- akfral wrote: > > > > > > > I hated cilantro for years, now I love it. I > > > love > > > > basil, rosemary, black > > > > pepper, and what we call 'rocket fuel' which > > is > > > home > > > > ground dried hot peppers. > > > > Amy > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ************************************** See > > > what's > > > > new at http://www.aol.com > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > > > > removed] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > " The afternoon knows what the morning never > > > suspected. " > > > Old Swedish proverb. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ________ > > > oneSearch: Finally, mobile search > > > that gives answers, not web links. > > > > > > > > > > > > http://mobile./mobileweb/onesearch?refer=1ONXIC > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > > > removed] > > > > > > > > > > " The afternoon knows what the morning never > > suspected. " > > Old Swedish proverb. > > > > > > > > ________ > > Check out the hottest 2008 models today at > > > Autos. > > http://autos./new_cars.html > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > > removed] > > > > > > " The afternoon knows what the morning never > suspected. " > Old Swedish proverb. > > > ________ > Shape in your own image. Join our Network > Research Panel today! > http://surveylink./gmrs/_panel_invite.asp?a=7 [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > " The afternoon knows what the morning never suspected. " Old Swedish proverb. ______________________________\ ____ Luggage? GPS? Comic books? Check out fitting gifts for grads at Search http://search./search?fr=oni_on_mail & p=graduation+gifts & cs=bz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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