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Since the new Moderator doesn't appear to want to keep the current forum for GSD topics - anybody wnat to talk gardening??  Might be slightly safer...

Gppd Idea/  I had a question but didn't want to interupt the gsd thought process here, so here is my question

DO any of you eat Polk Salad?    How do you prepare it and do you have it growing on your property and when do you feel safe picking it.?

Here ya go!!  Information and a few recipes and tips from "the chitterling site" 

 http://chitterlings.com/cgi-bin/chit_index.cgi?noframes;read=29338

In its tender, young state, the plant's leafy parts can be prepared in methods similar to cooking spinach or greens.

In the case of poke, this usually involves boiling and at least two changes of water.

After it gets over 7 inches long, it becomes poisonous to humans, and the berries are poisonous to humans.

Here are 3 versions of the recipe

Poke Sallet

Gather all the sallet you can find (it cooks down.) Pick 6 to 7-inch shoots.
Wash and clean; swim the shoots in plenty of water in a big pot and boil until tender.

Meanwhile slice a pan of country bacon and fry out the grease.
When the poke is tender, drain off the water it was cooked in and cover it with cold water. Squeeze it out of the cold water into the hot bacon grease.
Salt to taster and cook slolwy until hot through. Serve with the fried bacon and hot cornbread.

POLK SALAD 2

1 1/2 lb. Poke Leaves & Stalks
5 Thick Slices Salt Bacon
1/2 t. Salt
6-8 Eggs

Select tender young polk greens, include some tender stalks, not over 6 inches long.
Cut stalks like you would celery. Clean well rinsing several times.

Parboil and discard water. Add fresh water and 1 slice of bacon. Cook until tender. Fry rest of bacon until crisp and set aside.

Add greens, salt and eggs to drippings, cook over low heat for 20 minutes.

POKE SALAD 3

2 pounds freshly picked, young poke salad leaves (or other greens such as dale, turnip or collard)
1/2 pound thick-sliced bacon
1 medium onion, chopped
Hot sauce
Hard-cooked egg, optional

Wash the poke leaves well. Parboil the leaves and stems twice in a medium saucepan, pouring off the water each time after parboiling. Boil a third time in clean water for 20 to 30 minutes or until tender. Rinse and drain well.
Fry the bacon and remove from the pan. Add the onion and the greens and cook in the bacon dripping about 15-20 minutes or until tender. Add the hot sauce to taste, and serve topped with the bacon and a sliced hard-cooked egg, if desired.

LDD, I hate green vegetables.... so no salad here. LOL

Love greens of all kinds. My inlaws fixed polk salad .  Said if fixed right , it tastes like spinach.\My mother in law fried them with eggs after she blanced them and cooked them  Do not remember how she did it, but I love spinach//with boiled eggs., and mustard greens with bacon .

Cabbage with oninon , bacon and pan fried...yum yum

I have polk salad growing here, but am afraid to try it. Some say it is poisonous., but others say it is a myth.

I googled it when  ask  about fixing some.. I boiled it and changed water three times and chickened out..Threw it away..

My  mother in law is deceased and no one I know fixes it.

Never heard of Polk before, I will have to see if we can grow it.  Sounds like a good salad....

All parts of pokeweed are highly toxic to mammals. If you have the plant growing on your property you should dig it up and discard it with the trash. You don't want your dogs to ingest any part of it.

It's used as food in some cultures but requires very careful preparation. The young leaves in Spring are used before they turn red and are boiled three times to extract the toxin. The berries are poisonous raw but can be eaten cooked.

Here's a link to an article in Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pokeweed

Please don't grow it.

Elvis singing "Polk Salad Annie" 

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5CU6_FFWK8

I was wondering about that Aqua, as I have heard of specific kinds of plants that can kill horses. One we have around here is called "locoweed". I don't know anything about horses. Are these two plants from the same genus?

My personal favorite green is just a weed. Lambsquarter! Fried with bacon!!! MMmmmmmmm!!!