"Reel Mckoi" > wrote:
> > wrote in message
> > "Reel Mckoi" > wrote:
> >> "sanne" > wrote in message
> >>
> >> > 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
> ===================================
> 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.

Hi Reel,

Beautiful setup you've got (nice pics, too) I didn't have to remove the
goldfish, a @#$%^ Blue Heron did that one afternoon about 5 years ago. They
were about 8 or 9" long. Dirty bird! I see we have similar Heron excluders.

The pond is actually my former Jacuzzi, about 8' square. My SIL tends it
now. He's got a beautiful sal****er fish coral reef setup in his room as
well as freshwater tropical fish.

I've posted a pic of my 'flower' at alt.binaries.food with the Subject
header: "Lotus or Lilly?" Lemme know!

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