"Landshark" wrote:
"Steveo" wrote in message
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JohnM wrote:
Frank Gilliland wrote:


And before I crash, I just have to jump on the soapbox for a
moment.... I can't believe that there is so much hatred for the
Dandelion! It's not just edible but every part is edible, and not
too bad if cooked up right. My biggest gripe is that such a common
weed is detested even though it has been proven to actually
-improve- the overall functions of the circulatory system -without-
side effects, and -without- a prescription. And it makes a pretty
decent decaf latte. If there's proof that God really exists, it
might just be the Dandelion -- yet we exterminate it as an offensive
weed. Kind of ironic how history repeats itself..... end soapbox.

When I lived in San Diego, bunch of years ago, there was a woman who
remembered eating dandelion greens at her grandmother's house.. picked
a bunch in the yard and fed 'em to the family- they ended up going to
the emergency room 'cause they thought they were dying, turned out
what she thought to be big dandelions were some relative of tobacco

John

Hi John, that tobaccy juice can really turn a person green when
swallowed. My uncle (god rest) used to chew that mail pouch stuff like
it was going outta style, so as a youngin' I was always curious what
the big attraction was, besides the cool spitting side effect.

Never failed to make me wanna hurl, whenever I'd get the nerve to try
it again

Don't do it dude. I did for a while in high School. Skoal Bandits
came out towards the end, gave it up after that. I did like the
wintergreen, great flavour

Landshark

Nah, I have no desire to eat that stuff.