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- From: steven@maui.cs.ucla.edu (Steve Berson)
- Subject: Re: A new pasta variety (was: REQUEST: Spinach Lasagna)
- Message-ID: <1992Nov20.195340.9633@cs.ucla.edu>
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- Date: Fri, 20 Nov 92 19:53:40 GMT
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- styri@hal.nta.no (YuNoHoo) writes:
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- >Anyway, this reminds me of a nice twist to flavouring pasta. You can
- >use stinging nettles (pick springtime, freeze for all year) in stead
- >of spinach. Gives less color than spinach, but it's more amuzing to
- >tell your guests what you have made for them. Have fun.
- >YuNoHoo
-
- Stinging nettles can be quite good (though I haven't tried them in
- pasta) and nutritious (high in vitamins A and D), but care is
- required in handling. Use gloves for picking, and then boil them
- to remove the stinging chemical.
- Steve
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