Re: Re: bunnies/ edibles


REally- they taste like peas.  Hummm- well my redbud is only 6 inches 
high- I think I'll refrain from the eating without my hands thing- but I 
might nibble on a flower to see how they taste.

Theresa

Christopher P. Lindsey wrote:

>>of refreshments for us, with among other things....Yaupon tea and  Sassafras 
>>tea to drink.  Hors d'eauvres of dips with various natives.   Salads of 
>>dandilion flowers/leaves and root, Redbud and Mexican Plum flowers,
>>and what I liked  the most......flowers and leaves of the Oxalis.
>>    
>>
>
>Cool!
>
>Out of curiosity, did the speaker say anything about the supposed carcinogenic
>effects of sassafras roots and saffrole?
>
>I love redbud flowers -- they taste like raw peas to me.  In the spring 
>I go out and eat them directly off the trees...  without using my hands.
>
>It often garners quite a few looks.  :)
>
>Chris (who can't figure out why he's still single)
>
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