Posted by Skybow on August 18, 2008 at 19:27:00 from (67.55.159.4):
In Reply to: O/T wild berries posted by jay-eye-see on August 18, 2008 at 15:20:32:
I grew up on the banks of the Ohio River in Meigs county Ohio. These are Poke berries, they grow everywhere usually in poor soil. They are toxic and so is the sap of the plant-so I am told. The native people used the berries for purple dye. Every year I would pick several batches of the growing stem tip and my mother would cook them. Only pick the top 6 inches or so of the growing tip. Mom would put the lot in a colander and pour two batches of boiling water over it. The water would run green and smell like grass. She squeezed out the water. Then She would make patties of the wilted poke, eggs, and crushed crackers. We fried them in bacon grease. God I miss those days.................. Skybow
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