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- From: kathleen@casbs.Stanford.EDU (Kathleen Much)
- Subject: Re: Edible Flowers
- Message-ID: <1993Jan22.010235.21477@casbs.Stanford.EDU>
- Sender: news@casbs.Stanford.EDU (CASBS News Service)
- Organization: Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences
- References: <psmith.727641803@cunews> <C188IJ.B23@world.std.com> <C18At2.41K@news.cso.uiuc.edu>
- Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 01:02:35 GMT
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- In article <C18At2.41K@news.cso.uiuc.edu> l.j.z. <ljz57640@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu> writes:
- >
- >>Daylilies are edible. The flower buds are sometimes used in Chinese food.
-
- Both buds and flowers are edible, but the buds are best. Lightly
- saute them.
-
- >I hear Nasturtium is really good too. Both the flowers and the leaves
- >are edible.
-
- Both are spicy and pretty, but use the young tender leaves. Big older
- ones are tough.
- Violets, pinks, and rose petals make attractive additions to
- salads. Try thyme blossoms on hot buttered new potatoes sometime,
- with just a dash of salt and cracked pepper. Yum! Some people eat
- marigolds, but not I.
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