Yesterday, I bought a bag of prunnella at the Asian food store.
It looks like a bunch of thin dried stems. What is it used for?

Mark Thorson wrote:

> Yesterday, I bought a bag of prunnella at the Asian food store.
> It looks like a bunch of thin dried stems. What is it used for?

Making a buck off unsuspecting round-eyes.


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On Wed 27 Aug 2008 12:47:23p, Mark Thorson told us...

> Yesterday, I bought a bag of prunnella at the Asian food store.
> It looks like a bunch of thin dried stems. What is it used for?

AFAIK, it's an ancient Chinese curative herb. I have the impression that one
doesn't cook with it. Perhaps an ingredient in an herbal tea? Curious why
you would buy something without knowing what to do with it. I guess that
goes along with your penchant for not knowing what things are on eBay. :-)

I also once knew a very old lady name Prunella.

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Wayne Boatwright wrote:

<snippety>

> Curious why you would buy something without knowing what to do with it.

If you replace "buy" with "want", that kind sounds like most people's
first experience with sex...


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On Wed 27 Aug 2008 01:14:25p, Blinky the Shark told us...

> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>
> <snippety>
>
>> Curious why you would buy something without knowing what to do with it.
>
> If you replace "buy" with "want", that kind sounds like most people's
> first experience with sex...
>
>

<snort>

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Blinky the Shark wrote:

> Mark Thorson wrote:
>
> > Yesterday, I bought a bag of prunnella at the Asian food store.
> > It looks like a bunch of thin dried stems. What is it used for?
>
> Making a buck off unsuspecting round-eyes.


Prunella Scales (wife of Basil Fawlty) is one of my favorite names...


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Wayne Boatwright wrote:
> On Wed 27 Aug 2008 12:47:23p, Mark Thorson told us...
>
>> Yesterday, I bought a bag of prunnella at the Asian food store.
>> It looks like a bunch of thin dried stems. What is it used for?
>
> AFAIK, it's an ancient Chinese curative herb. I have the impression that one
> doesn't cook with it. Perhaps an ingredient in an herbal tea? Curious why
> you would buy something without knowing what to do with it. I guess that
> goes along with your penchant for not knowing what things are on eBay. :-)
>



> I once knew a lady named Prunella.
Who took young men down to her cellar.
She said "I am planning
To show you my canning."

finish the last line


gloria p

Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>
> AFAIK, it's an ancient Chinese curative herb. I have the impression that one
> doesn't cook with it. Perhaps an ingredient in an herbal tea? Curious why

Dang! I made that mistake again! I wish these stores
would not shelve folk medicinal herbs with the culinary herbs.

> you would buy something without knowing what to do with it. I guess that
> goes along with your penchant for not knowing what things are on eBay. :-)

When I see something I've never had before, I usually
buy it, if it's cheap. Even when I don't know what it is.
I guess that's sort of opposite of most people, who only
buy stuff that they know what it is and have a use for it.

This sometimes causes problems. Like the time I bought
a package of dried fruit called reetha. A friend of mine
was visiting that day, and we both tried a little bit.
I said this stuff is like an instant sore throat. She
agreed.

I later found out that in India they soak the reetha,
make a lather from it, and use it to wash their hair.

On Wed 27 Aug 2008 02:29:40p, koko told us...

> On Wed, 27 Aug 2008 19:59:20 GMT, Wayne Boatwright
> > wrote:
>
>>On Wed 27 Aug 2008 12:47:23p, Mark Thorson told us...
>>
>>> Yesterday, I bought a bag of prunnella at the Asian food store.
>>> It looks like a bunch of thin dried stems. What is it used for?
>>
> snippady doo daw
>
>> Curious why >you would buy something without knowing what to do with it.
>>
> Snippady ayyyy
>
>
> I do that frequently Wayne, especially in ethnic markets. But then, I
> have no life and find such things fun and interesting ;-)
>
> koko
> There is no love more sincere than the love of food
> George Bernard Shaw
> www.kokoscorner.typepad.com
> updated 8/27
>

LOL! As long as you have fun with it. I would be the unlucky one that
would poison myself with something. :-)

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On Wed 27 Aug 2008 02:56:58p, Mark Thorson told us...

> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>>
>> AFAIK, it's an ancient Chinese curative herb. I have the impression
>> that one doesn't cook with it. Perhaps an ingredient in an herbal tea?
>> Curious why
>
> Dang! I made that mistake again! I wish these stores
> would not shelve folk medicinal herbs with the culinary herbs.
>
>> you would buy something without knowing what to do with it. I guess
>> that goes along with your penchant for not knowing what things are on
>> eBay. :-)
>
> When I see something I've never had before, I usually
> buy it, if it's cheap. Even when I don't know what it is.
> I guess that's sort of opposite of most people, who only
> buy stuff that they know what it is and have a use for it.
>
> This sometimes causes problems. Like the time I bought
> a package of dried fruit called reetha. A friend of mine
> was visiting that day, and we both tried a little bit.
> I said this stuff is like an instant sore throat. She
> agreed.
>
> I later found out that in India they soak the reetha,
> make a lather from it, and use it to wash their hair.
>

LOL! I have often bought things I've never used before, but I do try to
have some knowledge of what it is first. Maybe I'm just not that
adventurous. :-)

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On Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:14:59 -0600, Gloria P wrote:

> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>> On Wed 27 Aug 2008 12:47:23p, Mark Thorson told us...
>>
>>> Yesterday, I bought a bag of prunnella at the Asian food store.
>>> It looks like a bunch of thin dried stems. What is it used for?
>>
>> AFAIK, it's an ancient Chinese curative herb. I have the impression that one
>> doesn't cook with it. Perhaps an ingredient in an herbal tea? Curious why
>> you would buy something without knowing what to do with it. I guess that
>> goes along with your penchant for not knowing what things are on eBay. :-)
>>
>
>
>
>> I once knew a lady named Prunella.
> Who took young men down to her cellar.
> She said "I am planning
> To show you my canning."
>
> finish the last line
>
>
> gloria p

I know a brunette called Prunella
Who is said to look like a fella.
But I'm one of those
who's seen her sans clothes -
From a "he" I can certainly "telher"

Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>
> LOL! I have often bought things I've never used before, but I do
> try to have some knowledge of what it is first. Maybe I'm just
> not that adventurous. :-)

My idea of the perfect death is to be the first
known human to board a UFO. I'd go straight to
the food preparation area, open up whatever passes
for cupboards and a refrigerator.

"Ooh! That looks good! I'll try that!"

"Please Mr. Thorson, wait until we've done the
compatibility tests!"

"Hmmm . . . I don't think I'd buy that a second time.
What's in that box?"

"It's very powerful! I don't think you should
try it!"

"I'll be the judge of that! Looks like chcocolate!
ACK! That food is REALLY nasty!"

"It's not food! We use it to sterilize the food
preparation surfaces!"

"ARGGH!"

Becca wrote:
> Gloria P wrote:
>> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>>> On Wed 27 Aug 2008 12:47:23p, Mark Thorson told us...
>>>
>>>> Yesterday, I bought a bag of prunnella at the Asian food store.
>>>> It looks like a bunch of thin dried stems. What is it used for?
>>>
>>> AFAIK, it's an ancient Chinese curative herb. I have the impression
>>> that one doesn't cook with it. Perhaps an ingredient in an herbal
>>> tea? Curious why you would buy something without knowing what to do
>>> with it. I guess that goes along with your penchant for not knowing
>>> what things are on eBay. :-)
>>
>>> I once knew a lady named Prunella.
>> Who took young men down to her cellar.
>> She said "I am planning
>> To show you my canning."
>>
>> finish the last line
>>
>>
>> gloria p
>
> And I hope your performance is stellar.
>

That was wonderful!

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Graham wrote:
> On Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:14:59 -0600, Gloria P wrote:
>
>> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>>> On Wed 27 Aug 2008 12:47:23p, Mark Thorson told us...
>>>
>>>> Yesterday, I bought a bag of prunnella at the Asian food store.
>>>> It looks like a bunch of thin dried stems. What is it used for?
>>> AFAIK, it's an ancient Chinese curative herb. I have the impression that one
>>> doesn't cook with it. Perhaps an ingredient in an herbal tea? Curious why
>>> you would buy something without knowing what to do with it. I guess that
>>> goes along with your penchant for not knowing what things are on eBay. :-)
>>>
>>
>>
>>> I once knew a lady named Prunella.
>> Who took young men down to her cellar.
>> She said "I am planning
>> To show you my canning."
>>
>> finish the last line
>>
>>
>> gloria p
>
> I know a brunette called Prunella
> Who is said to look like a fella.
> But I'm one of those
> who's seen her sans clothes -
> From a "he" I can certainly "telher"

That was great!

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On Wed 27 Aug 2008 04:56:50p, Mark Thorson told us...

> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>>
>> LOL! I have often bought things I've never used before, but I do
>> try to have some knowledge of what it is first. Maybe I'm just
>> not that adventurous. :-)
>
> My idea of the perfect death is to be the first
> known human to board a UFO. I'd go straight to
> the food preparation area, open up whatever passes
> for cupboards and a refrigerator.
>
> "Ooh! That looks good! I'll try that!"
>
> "Please Mr. Thorson, wait until we've done the
> compatibility tests!"
>
> "Hmmm . . . I don't think I'd buy that a second time.
> What's in that box?"
>
> "It's very powerful! I don't think you should
> try it!"
>
> "I'll be the judge of that! Looks like chcocolate!
> ACK! That food is REALLY nasty!"
>
> "It's not food! We use it to sterilize the food
> preparation surfaces!"
>
> "ARGGH!"
>

LOL! Mark, that sounds like that could happen to you when you just go
shopping. :-)

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On Wed, 27 Aug 2008 19:10:06 -0500, Janet Wilder wrote:

> Graham wrote:
>> On Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:14:59 -0600, Gloria P wrote:
>>
>>> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>>>> On Wed 27 Aug 2008 12:47:23p, Mark Thorson told us...
>>>>
>>>>> Yesterday, I bought a bag of prunnella at the Asian food store.
>>>>> It looks like a bunch of thin dried stems. What is it used for?
>>>> AFAIK, it's an ancient Chinese curative herb. I have the impression that one
>>>> doesn't cook with it. Perhaps an ingredient in an herbal tea? Curious why
>>>> you would buy something without knowing what to do with it. I guess that
>>>> goes along with your penchant for not knowing what things are on eBay. :-)
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> I once knew a lady named Prunella.
>>> Who took young men down to her cellar.
>>> She said "I am planning
>>> To show you my canning."
>>>
>>> finish the last line
>>>
>>>
>>> gloria p
>>
>> I know a brunette called Prunella
>> Who is said to look like a fella.
>> But I'm one of those
>> who's seen her sans clothes -
>> From a "he" I can certainly "telher"
>
> That was great!
Thanks! But to be correct, I should have written "him" not "he".
Graham

On Aug 28, 5:14*am, Gloria P > wrote:
> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
> > On Wed 27 Aug 2008 12:47:23p, Mark Thorson told us...
>
> >> Yesterday, I bought a bag of prunnella at the Asian food store.
> >> It looks like a bunch of thin dried stems. *What is it used for?
>
> > AFAIK, it's an ancient Chinese curative herb. *I have the impression that one
> > doesn't cook with it. *Perhaps an ingredient in an herbal tea? Curious why
> > you would buy something without knowing what to do with it. *I guess that
> > goes along with your penchant for not knowing what things are on eBay. :-) *
>
> > I once knew a lady named Prunella.
>
> Who took young men down to her cellar.
> She said "I am planning
> To show you my canning."
>
> finish the last line
>
> gloria p

But it's not as good as Barb Schaller's!

JB

Gloria wrote:

>> I once knew a lady named Prunella.
> Who took young men down to her cellar.
> She said "I am planning
> To show you my canning."
>
> finish the last line

They ended up with salmonella.

Bob

On Wed, 27 Aug 2008 14:56:58 -0700, Mark Thorson wrote:

> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>>
>> AFAIK, it's an ancient Chinese curative herb. I have the impression that one
>> doesn't cook with it. Perhaps an ingredient in an herbal tea? Curious why
>
> Dang! I made that mistake again! I wish these stores
> would not shelve folk medicinal herbs with the culinary herbs.
>

the wikipedia entry for 'prunella' (one 'n') says 'The mildly bitter leaves
are also good as salad greens,' along with folk medicinal uses:

<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prunella_(Chinese_home_remedy)>

....but from your o.p., it seems you have dried.

your pal,
blake

On Aug 28, 8:52*am, blake murphy > wrote:
> On Wed, 27 Aug 2008 14:56:58 -0700, Mark Thorson wrote:
> > Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>
> >> AFAIK, it's an ancient Chinese curative herb. *I have the impression that one
> >> doesn't cook with it. *Perhaps an ingredient in an herbal tea? Curious why
>
> > Dang! *I made that mistake again! *I wish these stores
> > would not shelve folk medicinal herbs with the culinary herbs.
>
> the wikipedia entry for 'prunella' (one 'n') says 'The mildly bitter leaves
> are also good as salad greens,' along with folk medicinal uses:
>
> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prunella_(Chinese_home_remedy)>
>
> ...but from your o.p., it seems you have dried.
>
> your pal,
> blake

Maybe he should smoke it!

blake murphy wrote:
>
> the wikipedia entry for 'prunella' (one 'n') says 'The mildly bitter leaves
> are also good as salad greens,' along with folk medicinal uses:
>
> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prunella_(Chinese_home_remedy)>
>
> ...but from your o.p., it seems you have dried.

Ah! I didn't look for it with one n.

Mark Thorson > wrote in
:

> blake murphy wrote:
>>
>> the wikipedia entry for 'prunella' (one 'n') says 'The mildly bitter
>> leaves are also good as salad greens,' along with folk medicinal
>> uses:
>>
>> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prunella_(Chinese_home_remedy)>
>>
>> ...but from your o.p., it seems you have dried.
>
> Ah! I didn't look for it with one n.
>

You always go too far...1 n wasn't good enough for you so you had to have
2.

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hahabogus wrote:
>
> Mark Thorson > wrote in
> :
>
> > Ah! I didn't look for it with one n.
> >
>
> You always go too far...1 n wasn't good enough for you so you had to have
> 2.

It was spelled "prunnella" on the package.

Blinky the Shark wrote:

> Becca wrote:
>
>> Gloria P wrote:
>>> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>>>> On Wed 27 Aug 2008 12:47:23p, Mark Thorson told us...
>>>>
>>>>> Yesterday, I bought a bag of prunnella at the Asian food store.
>>>>> It looks like a bunch of thin dried stems. What is it used for?
>>>>
>>>> AFAIK, it's an ancient Chinese curative herb. I have the
>>>> impression
>>>> that one doesn't cook with it. Perhaps an ingredient in an herbal
>>>> tea? Curious why you would buy something without knowing what to do
>>>> with it. I guess that goes along with your penchant for not
>>>> knowing what things are on eBay. :-)
>>>
>>>> I once knew a lady named Prunella.
>>> Who took young men down to her cellar.
>>> She said "I am planning
>>> To show you my canning."
>>>
>>> finish the last line
>>>
>>>
>>> gloria p
>>
>> And I hope your performance is stellar.
>
> In the face of this, I withdraw my entry.
>
> So to speak...
>

<SNORK!!!>

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On Aug 28, 12:01*am, "Bob Terwilliger" >
wrote:
> Gloria wrote:
> >> I once knew a lady named Prunella.
> > Who took young men down to her cellar.
> > She said "I am planning
> > To show you my canning."
>
> > finish the last line
>
> They ended up with salmonella.
>
> Bob

Sam and Ella were down there too?

Kinky.

Blinky the Shark wrote:
> Becca wrote:
>
>> Gloria P wrote:
>>> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>>>> On Wed 27 Aug 2008 12:47:23p, Mark Thorson told us...
>>>>
>>>>> Yesterday, I bought a bag of prunnella at the Asian food store.
>>>>> It looks like a bunch of thin dried stems. What is it used for?
>>>> AFAIK, it's an ancient Chinese curative herb. I have the impression
>>>> that one doesn't cook with it. Perhaps an ingredient in an herbal
>>>> tea? Curious why you would buy something without knowing what to do
>>>> with it. I guess that goes along with your penchant for not knowing
>>>> what things are on eBay. :-)
>>>> I once knew a lady named Prunella.
>>> Who took young men down to her cellar.
>>> She said "I am planning
>>> To show you my canning."
>>>
>>> finish the last line
>>>
>>>
>>> gloria p
>> And I hope your performance is stellar.
>
> In the face of this, I withdraw my entry.
>
> So to speak...
>

Yours was pretty good. This reminds me of when Moosemeat would start
limericks.

Becca

Becca wrote:

> Blinky the Shark wrote:
>> Becca wrote:
>>
>>> Gloria P wrote:
>>>> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>>>>> On Wed 27 Aug 2008 12:47:23p, Mark Thorson told us...
>>>>>
>>>>>> Yesterday, I bought a bag of prunnella at the Asian food
>>>>>> store. It looks like a bunch of thin dried stems. What is
>>>>>> it used for?
>>>>> AFAIK, it's an ancient Chinese curative herb. I have the
>>>>> impression that one doesn't cook with it. Perhaps an
>>>>> ingredient in an herbal tea? Curious why you would buy
>>>>> something without knowing what to do with it. I guess that
>>>>> goes along with your penchant for not knowing what things
>>>>> are on eBay. :-) I once knew a lady named Prunella.
>>>> Who took young men down to her cellar.
>>>> She said "I am planning
>>>> To show you my canning."
>>>>
>>>> finish the last line
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> gloria p
>>> And I hope your performance is stellar.
>>
>> In the face of this, I withdraw my entry.
>>
>> So to speak...
>>
>
> Yours was pretty good. This reminds me of when Moosemeat would
> start limericks.

Speaking of moose (in a food group especially):

http://blinkynet.net/humor/story/mtpie.html


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"Gloria P" > schrieb im Newsbeitrag
. ..

<snip>
> I once knew a lady named Prunella.
> Who took young men down to her cellar.
> She said "I am planning
> To show you my canning."
And cunningly canned his fella'.
>
> finish the last line
>
Done.

>
Cheers,

Michael Kuettner

Blinky the Shark wrote:
> Becca wrote:
>
>> Blinky the Shark wrote:
>>> Becca wrote:
>>>
>>>> Gloria P wrote:
>>>>> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>>>>>> On Wed 27 Aug 2008 12:47:23p, Mark Thorson told us...
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Yesterday, I bought a bag of prunnella at the Asian food
>>>>>>> store. It looks like a bunch of thin dried stems. What is
>>>>>>> it used for?
>>>>>> AFAIK, it's an ancient Chinese curative herb. I have the
>>>>>> impression that one doesn't cook with it. Perhaps an
>>>>>> ingredient in an herbal tea? Curious why you would buy
>>>>>> something without knowing what to do with it. I guess that
>>>>>> goes along with your penchant for not knowing what things
>>>>>> are on eBay. :-) I once knew a lady named Prunella.
>>>>> Who took young men down to her cellar.
>>>>> She said "I am planning
>>>>> To show you my canning."
>>>>>
>>>>> finish the last line
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> gloria p
>>>> And I hope your performance is stellar.
>>> In the face of this, I withdraw my entry.
>>>
>>> So to speak...
>>>
>> Yours was pretty good. This reminds me of when Moosemeat would
>> start limericks.
>
> Speaking of moose (in a food group especially):
>
> http://blinkynet.net/humor/story/mtpie.html

LOL!

On Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:18:48 -0700 (PDT), merryb wrote:

> On Aug 28, 8:52*am, blake murphy > wrote:
>> On Wed, 27 Aug 2008 14:56:58 -0700, Mark Thorson wrote:
>>> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>>
>>>> AFAIK, it's an ancient Chinese curative herb. *I have the impression that one
>>>> doesn't cook with it. *Perhaps an ingredient in an herbal tea? Curious why
>>
>>> Dang! *I made that mistake again! *I wish these stores
>>> would not shelve folk medicinal herbs with the culinary herbs.
>>
>> the wikipedia entry for 'prunella' (one 'n') says 'The mildly bitter leaves
>> are also good as salad greens,' along with folk medicinal uses:
>>
>> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prunella_(Chinese_home_remedy)>
>>
>> ...but from your o.p., it seems you have dried.
>>
>> your pal,
>> blake
>
> Maybe he should smoke it!

tsk, tsk, merry. though the thought crossed my mind as well.

your pal,
blake