Sunshine and Poke Greens

Having complained extensively about the rain I now have to compliment the sunshine.  I even went out and pulled a few weeds. 

I also found several small poke weeds growing.  I fight them every year.  I picked some as I remember eating them as a kid.  Then I looked poke greens up on the internet and decided not to eat them. 

The website I chose –>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pokeweed said if you want to eat the young leaves you should boil them three times and throw out the water each time.  They are toxic.  

I know my Mother didn’t do that when we ate them.  I remember them as tasting strong and a bit bitter but edible with a little vinegar added. 

I guess I don’t need to add any toxins to the chemo treatments I’m getting.  So I will throw out the poke greens I picked.

Maybe I’ll pick some dandelion greens next. 

later….