Omelet wrote:
> Try this link:
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardoon
>
> :-)
>
> I've actually gone around in the spring and gathered local immature
> thistle heads to try, but never worked up the nerve to try them. I may
> this spring... Texas is rich in local edible plants for foraging.

Hmmm. I wonder whether I can eat the thistles here. That would
be a good way to motivate myself to get rid of them.

--
Jean B.