Sam, poke sallat is best when you use the young leaves. I thought I had better let you know that it should be boiled two or three times, pouring off the water each time. Poke contains oxalic acid, which isn't good for you. My grandma mixed her poke with turnip greens since it is pretty strong-flavored. Brew ========== Sam Gipson wrote: >We have Poke Salad in our back yard on the creek >bed, She ha snot cooked it yet. Some is at least 4 feet tall. Bet it is >tough. >Tks, Sam > > > >

Thank you. Did not know that. May be why my W. Virginia wife wants' to cook me some. LOL Like lots of food, veggies, the younger the food is, the better it taste. Being a retired LE Detective, I did not want to be arrested for using the Poke greens, at too young an age. LOL Thank you, Sam ----- Original Message ----- From: "Phil Whitley" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2008 8:07 PM Subject: Re: [CREEK-SOUTHEAST] Appearance of the Native Sweet Potato > Sam, poke sallat is best when you use the young leaves. I thought I had > better let you know that it should be boiled two or three times, pouring > off the water each time. Poke contains oxalic acid, which isn't good for > you. My grandma mixed her poke with turnip greens since it is pretty > strong-flavored. > > Brew > ========== > > Sam Gipson wrote: > >>We have Poke Salad in our back yard on the creek >>bed, She ha snot cooked it yet. Some is at least 4 feet tall. Bet it >>is >>tough. >>Tks, Sam >> >> >> >> > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Phil, My experience also, my people only eat the poke at the very earliest in the spring when it is small and just comming up .. the tops of the small new plants. It was considered an annual spring experience "to clean out your innards". Cooked in small pieces, fried in a skillet with bacon grease and bits of bacon. Never understood why they did not get heart disease and clogged arteries from all that bacon they had to eat. Come to think of it, my native grandfather died of heart disease. Richard B. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Phil Whitley" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2008 8:07 PM Subject: Re: [CREEK-SOUTHEAST] Appearance of the Native Sweet Potato > Sam, poke sallat is best when you use the young leaves. I thought I had > better let you know that it should be boiled two or three times, pouring > off the water each time. Poke contains oxalic acid, which isn't good for > you. My grandma mixed her poke with turnip greens since it is pretty > strong-flavored. > > Brew > ========== > > Sam Gipson wrote: > >>We have Poke Salad in our back yard on the creek >>bed, She ha snot cooked it yet. Some is at least 4 feet tall. Bet it >>is >>tough. >>Tks, Sam >> >> >> >> > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > >