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On Thursday, July 23, 2015 at 10:23:15 AM UTC-10, Dr. Edward Morbius wrote:
> On 7/23/2015 2:14 PM, dsi1 wrote:
> > On Thursday, July 23, 2015 at 7:55:14 AM UTC-10, JRStern wrote:
> >> On Wed, 22 Jul 2015 15:35:03 -0700 (PDT), wrote:
> >>
> >>> On Wednesday, July 22, 2015 at 12:01:16 AM UTC-4, Golden One wrote:
> >>>> Further to the thread on Kale, my local grocery store is now carrying
> >>>> Kalettes, see
> >>>>
http://www.medibank.com.au/bemagazin...outs-kalettes/
> >>>>
> >>>> I will try them although I detest Kale and am not keen on Brussel
> >>>> sprouts. Who knows, they may be different enough that I will like
> >>>> them.
> >>>>
> >>>> I didn't take note of the price although I suspect they will be
> >>>> expensive.
> >>>>
> >>>> JB
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Kale has more lutein for our eyes and more vit K than any other veggie.
> >>
> >> How about oxalates? I seem to find mixed reports on that, varies a
> >> lot by type.
> >>
> >> J.

> >
> > Taro has so much calcium oxalate shards in it that it's inedible unless you boil the corm and the leaves for quite a while. Beats the heck out of me how the old Hawaiians prepared taro for poi because they didn't have pots to boil taro.
> >

>
> Taro vs. the volcano?
>
> ;-)


The volcano usually won.