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I had this green thing growing out back. My husband is originally from Tn.
He told me that it was poke/ or polk (sp?) salad. I have heard others talking about it, but never tried it. I called his Mom to ask her how to to cook it. Hhmmm....I don`t know about that.
I had this green thing growing out back. My husband is originally from Tn.
He told me that it was poke/ or polk (sp?) salad. I have heard others talking about it, but never tried it. I called his Mom to ask her how to to cook it. Hhmmm....I don`t know about that.
No, but I've heard of it. It's greens, right? Grows wild on the side of the road around here. i've heard some people eat it.
No, but I've heard of it. It's greens, right? Grows wild on the side of the road around here. i've heard some people eat it.
Yes. It was growing on the edge of our yard, next to the woods.
Its kind of funny how some people will eat things like that, and others not.
Up North, they hunt certain kinds of mushrooms and eat them, here...they look at ya` like your crazy, if you mention that here. lol...
I only recently learned that this frequently seen and familiar weed is poke. I've always called it "purple poop berry" because of evidence left on a nearby car where birds have been feasting on the fruits
I only recently learned that this frequently seen and familiar weed is poke. I've always called it "purple poop berry" because of evidence left on a nearby car where birds have been feasting on the fruits
You need to consult a local expert on found foods.
Poke is lovely to eat at certain times of the year. At other times it may be equally lovely tasting but poisonous. If you don't know the difference, leave it alone.
I like to eat it, but I was schooled by one who knew about it. I would not even begin to try to tell you how to handle it in writing. If we were neighbors, maybe!
Yeah, you can eat Poke. You eat the leaves only, no stalk. You harvest leaves when the plant is small - I've read that when it gets beyond knee high, it's too late. It becomes tough, bitter and probably toxic after that.
Did your MIL tell you how to prepare it? You parboil, drain, rinse, then do the whole thing again, cooking a bit longer the second time. Squeeze or press water out of the cooked leaves and chop. It's traditionally served with bacon and onion. Saute chopped bacon and onion in a pan; when just done, stir in prepared poke, warm through.
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Hhmmm....I don`t know about that. 
