Hi I remember "chowmollier" as being a bigger version of brussell sprouts, although the sprouts didn't have a firm head. Yes you could eat the stalk but not all that sweet. You still see it growing from time to time as a winter feed crop - we had sheep in the Manawatu which ate it, doubt that it grew much higher than 4 foot though. Sue On Fri, Jun 6, 2014 at 2:06 PM, Graham Hoult <g.hoult@igrin.co.nz> wrote: > Hi Judith > > While agreeing with other posters on the name of the crop chou mollier > > I am wondering if your friend actually wrote * charmolar * rather > tnan *charmolan* as you posted. > > It would sound about right > > Graham > > On Wednesday, 4 June 2014 Judith Harper <quester@orcon.net.nz> wrote > > Subject: [nz] Southland farm crop - charmolan? > > A friend writing about growing up in Southland many years ago and a > wonderful holiday she had on a farm, notes the following - > > crops for the stock, like corn, turnips and *charmolan* (it can grow 5 > to > 6 foot high). *Charmolan* has a thick steam like sugar cane and when > you > peal the outer layer off it leaves a sweet, juicy, crisp centre. > > I don't know what this charmolan is and cannot find it in my > dictionaries. Can anyone please confirm that the name is correct OR > suggest what my friend may have been referring to. She was a child at > the time and is just writing from memories of what she heard spoken. > > Many thanks > Judith Harper > > > > The List Guidelines > > http://new-zealand-l.blogspot.com/ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NEW-ZEALAND-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >