In article <19990709001837.13960.00009271 at ng-fq1.aol.com>, qdurham at aol.com
says...
>>How about artichokes as edible flowers -- or have I missed relevant posts?
>>Quent
Well, to pick some nits, eating an artichoke is really eating parts
of the inflorescence - the receptacle (heart) and phyllaries ("leaves")
whereas the flowers themselves are *not* eaten - they are the prickly
"choke" that you remove! But add artichoke to the edible flowers
list anyway. I love them!- NH
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---Nancy Harrison, SRJC Life Sciences, Santa Rosa CA 95401
http://www.sonic.net/~vulpia/index.html (with link to CNPS in Sonoma
County)
