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"JoeSpareBedroom" > wrote in message
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> "zxcvbob" > wrote in message
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>> I've been weeding my garden today, after almost 2 weeks of rain --
>> following 2 months of drought. I've pulled up a couple of pounds of
>> purslane (there's more out there) and wondering what to do with it. I
>> know it is edible and supposed to be very nutritious.
>>
>> Any ideas?
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>> I'll probably stirfry some of it with onions, hot peppers, steamed brown
>> rice, and a little bit of breakfast sausage.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Bob

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> It's good on salads. And, the stuff's really healthy to eat:
> http://www.jacn.org/cgi/content/abstract/11/4/374


Aiiiyee, the stuff is a weed here. Make sure you pull it from edible sort of
ground, less insect sprays and so on. I think Logee's carries a foreign
variety that has thicker stalks. The Joy of Pickling has a recipe for
pickling it. Sounds interesting.
Edrena