Re: OT: Containing Daylillies
- Subject: Re: [iris-talk] OT: Containing Daylillies
- From: C* C*
- Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2001 23:20:23 -0700 (PDT)
Bill:
The Chinese harvest these old daylily buds, string
them on thread and dry them. They are called 'golden
needles'. They can be used like okra to thicken soups
and stews. Not the okra flavor, of course. I don't
know of other uses for them but feel there must be
some. The small spring shoots taste like lettuce and
are fine in salads. The unopened but mature buds
should be stir-fried or dipped in batter and deep
fried. (You might could deep-fry the open blooms, too,
like squash blossoms.) Probably could steam or boil
the buds like green beans. The whole plant is edible,
even the little lumpy things on the roots and you
won't starve if you grow lots of daylilies!
Carol (100 degrees today and no rain in sight in the
TX 'hill country') Zone 8b It is brush fire
season.
--- Bwardwelliii <Bwardwelliii@netzero.net> wrote:
> MaryLou,
>
> I have many daylillies and am wondering if the buds
> which expired the day
> before are worth eating. If so, do you have any
> recipes? Thanks.
>
> Bill
> -----Original Message-----
> From: MryL1@msn.com <MryL1@msn.com>
> To: iris-talk@yahoogroups.com
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> Date: Wednesday, July 11, 2001 8:23 AM
> Subject: [iris-talk] OT: Containing Daylillies
>
>
> >If you're concerned about keeping the daylillies in
> their place, you
> >can cut the bottom out of some old nursery pots
> (the huge ones) and
> >plant inside them. I never have any invasion
> problems because I eat
> >the excess ones as shoots in early spring. Just
> cook them like you
> >would asparagus, after trimming the leaves. All
> parts of daylillies
> >are edible, and the buds are an oriental delicacy.
> >
> >Mary Lou, near Indianapolis, IN, USA Zone 5. ...
> Ever eat a pine
> >tree?
> >
> >
> >
> >
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