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> "Reel Mckoi" > wrote:
>> "sanne" > wrote in message
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>> > Hi Reel,
>> >
>> >> Sounds wonderful. I have a beautiful huge lotus plant but it hasn't
>> >> bloomed
>> >> in ages. Too bad the whole darn plant isn't edible.
>> >
>> > But the roots are! Peel them, slice them diagonally 1/4 - 1/3 inch
>> > thick, fry them in neutral vegetable oil with a few dashes of roasted
>> > sesame oil together with garlic and hot peppers and then simmer them in
>> > 1 part sugar and 2-3 parts soysauce.
>> >
>> Actually that sounds delicious. But then I would rather sell the thing
>> for $50 to $75 which is the going rate for Lotus in my area. The kiddy
>> pool they're in is so packed I'd make a nice bundle of cash....... :-)
>
> There are several in the 4' deep Koi pond in our back yard. I love the way
> the flowers open at sunup and close at sundown. They are similar to the
> ones in the right-hand photo at
> http://www.thailandlife.com/lotus_flower.htm
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This is a picture of a water lily. :-) It looks like a tropical variety.
Lotus grow with their leaves way up out of the water. Mine has reached 5'
in height.
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McKoi.... frugal ponding since 1995...
My Pond Page http://tinyurl.com/cuq5b
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