Does Anyone have a Recipe for Purslane
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Topic: Does Anyone have a Recipe for Purslane
Posted By: red clay
Subject: Does Anyone have a Recipe for Purslane
Date Posted: 29-Jun-2010 at 18:36
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I have a small unused section of my garden in which purslane has flourished. some of the plants are approaching 3 feet. They are thick, full and lush.
Purslane in my area is a PIA noxious weed. Control is not a simple thing. It resists most herbicides and if you use mechanical means such as a roto tiller, your really up a creek. An RT chops up the plant. Problem, for every fragment, no matter how small, there is the potential for a new plant. So you allow them to grow large and you can pull them without leaving a leaf. ------------- "Arguing with someone who hates you or your ideas, is like playing chess with a pigeon. No matter what move you make, your opponent will walk all over the board and scramble the pieces". Unknown. |
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Posted By: Don Quixote
Date Posted: 20-Feb-2012 at 03:07
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It can be sued in salads, or steamed like spinach, AFAIK, but i never tried it because I don't have it on the hill. In Greek Cookings is use in: "...Use purslane raw and fresh in salads, sautéed as a side dish, or in soups and with fish and meats. - A popular and very common summer salad in Crete is prepared with purslane and yogurt. - Purslane may be preserved for winter use by pickling in apple cider vinegar with garlic cloves and peppercorns...." http://greekfood.about.com/od/herbsspices/p/purslane.htm - http://greekfood.about.com/od/herbsspices/p/purslane.htm It has valuable medicinal uses, as can be seen on the link. I collect herb and use them for variety of needs, so I kinda envy you /in the good sense, of course/  . Btw, "weed" is a plant whose valuable qualities are not yet realized. Nothing is useless in nature. ------------- |
Posted By: Centrix Vigilis
Date Posted: 20-Feb-2012 at 06:07
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http://www.prairielandcsa.org/recipes/purslane.html - http://www.prairielandcsa.org/recipes/purslane.html ------------- "Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence" S. T. Friedman Pilger's law: 'If it's been officially denied, then it's probably true' |
Posted By: medenaywe
Date Posted: 20-Feb-2012 at 06:14
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Posted By: Centrix Vigilis
Date Posted: 20-Feb-2012 at 06:18
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If ya cant find mustard greens or dandelions or cattails. Yep. Don't care for the taste myself but it's healthy. ------------- "Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence" S. T. Friedman Pilger's law: 'If it's been officially denied, then it's probably true' |
Posted By: medenaywe
Date Posted: 20-Feb-2012 at 06:28
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Will try than.I eat green salads with olive oil&Apple acid&Salt!Mayonnaise goes well with cabbage leafs and spinach&brokul! |
Posted By: Don Quixote
Date Posted: 20-Feb-2012 at 18:26
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Dandelions are good,but one has to pick them when young, otherwise they get bitter. I pickle the unopened buds in pickle for vegetables and whole allspice, and put the opened flowers in salads. Also it makes a pretty sight one to put the flowers in in the ice-tray ad ice them in a ice cubes then use them in lemonade or other drink - it looks like frozen suns. ------------- |
Posted By: TheAlaniDragonRising
Date Posted: 28-Sep-2012 at 08:45
I found these tasty sounding ones.
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Posted By: red clay
Date Posted: 28-Sep-2012 at 09:23
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Thanks Alani, I don't know about the rest of the world, but here in NJ that's a plant that grows any and everywhere, highly nutritious and tasty. People here spend a lot of cash to get rid of it, I say, eat it, it's cheaper than weed killer.
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