tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4296284051502496327.post5427358122394563194..comments2023-11-05T07:04:54.561-05:00Comments on Chronicles of a Country Girl: Not the fruits of my laborCountry Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14432335393660130255noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4296284051502496327.post-55290374358416825442008-09-11T18:24:00.000-04:002008-09-11T18:24:00.000-04:00Gorgeous colours! Wonderful.Gorgeous colours! Wonderful.Woman in a Windowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14747858840088922077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4296284051502496327.post-39732508972396057412008-09-11T18:00:00.000-04:002008-09-11T18:00:00.000-04:00Welcome to Carin. I want to check out your blog to...Welcome to Carin. I want to check out your blog to see where you live! And yes it's also called nightshade, Annie.<BR/><BR/>Thanks, Jan, for filling me in. I didn't know it was the iron content that actually caused it. I've read that when prepared properly it does taste very good.<BR/><BR/>~ C.G.Country Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14432335393660130255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4296284051502496327.post-71648450062890358962008-09-11T17:53:00.000-04:002008-09-11T17:53:00.000-04:00Well that's fascinating. I've never heard of nor s...Well that's fascinating. I've never heard of nor seen this plant. It's just so colourful. Great shots!Hilaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12787493532006658679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4296284051502496327.post-48122361922966833532008-09-11T15:22:00.000-04:002008-09-11T15:22:00.000-04:00Isn't that also called "nightshade"?Isn't that also called "nightshade"?abbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08879476262337290531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4296284051502496327.post-70256162598452160942008-09-10T18:00:00.000-04:002008-09-10T18:00:00.000-04:00The main reason polk is considered poisonus is bec...The main reason polk is considered poisonus is because of the super high iron concentrate. If prepared correctly, though, it is edible. Not the berries, just the young plant leaves. But the preperation is really not most folks would take the time to do. I used to freeze snack-bags full after boiling and draining, boiling some more, draining, then mix small bags with mustard or collard greens with lambs quarter (another "weed"). It is very good and gives an enhanced flavor to other greens.<BR/><BR/>But yeah...you can get iron poisoning if not prepared correctly.<BR/><BR/>Love your blog!<BR/><BR/>JanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4296284051502496327.post-72542857674746498272008-09-10T13:53:00.000-04:002008-09-10T13:53:00.000-04:00Those berries are scary. I LOVE salmon barries but...Those berries are scary. I LOVE salmon barries but am always scared to eat them because they look like another kind of berry that is toxic. I never get why people think that "natural" medicine is safe to self prescribe, some of the thing that grow right around your house could kill you! <BR/><BR/>I LOVE your photos and writing and always look forward to checking out your blog in the morning. Thanks.Chelsihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05045101705493626989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4296284051502496327.post-1556645792280608982008-09-10T13:29:00.000-04:002008-09-10T13:29:00.000-04:00Your pictures always amaze me. Another thing that...Your pictures always amaze me. Another thing that amazes me is the plant life you have. Let me tell you we have just mile upon mile of high dessert. Not much likes to grow up here past 7,000 feet. Your pictures remind me that there is just so much this great country offers.Carinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08621073157054242518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4296284051502496327.post-15020698347905604232008-09-10T13:24:00.000-04:002008-09-10T13:24:00.000-04:00Oh I hate the stuff. My daughter swallowed some wh...Oh I hate the stuff. My daughter swallowed some when she was a toddler and it scared me silly. She was fine she only got two berries so she did not get sick. We have it all over. It is pretty though!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4296284051502496327.post-84794392546747808942008-09-10T12:57:00.000-04:002008-09-10T12:57:00.000-04:00Thanks for the education! I took a photo similar ...Thanks for the education! I took a photo similar to your first one, and was going to post it and ask if anyone could identify it. Glad to know about it's poisonous properties. It's really pretty, though, isn't it? As always, love your photos. :)<BR/>xoxo,<BR/>MaryMaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11799729997229744515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4296284051502496327.post-91029161731400151752008-09-10T12:40:00.000-04:002008-09-10T12:40:00.000-04:00It never ceases to amaze me how they find wonderfu...It never ceases to amaze me how they find wonderful things to do with what most consider bad things. Who thinks up this stuff? "Let's use a poisonous plant to try to cure a terrible disease!" <BR/>Your pics are beautiful though, and I always love your lessons.<BR/>*hugs*Shimmy Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05161810615900981695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4296284051502496327.post-51687424737919824802008-09-10T10:23:00.000-04:002008-09-10T10:23:00.000-04:00Debra,Two words:WIKKIPEDIA(tee hee)~ C.G.Debra,<BR/>Two words:<BR/>WIKKI<BR/>PEDIA<BR/><BR/>(tee hee)<BR/><BR/>~ C.G.Country Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14432335393660130255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4296284051502496327.post-56806390334765494352008-09-10T09:43:00.000-04:002008-09-10T09:43:00.000-04:00I love how your writing gives us an educational ex...I love how your writing gives us an educational experience and eye candy to boot! I have seen pokeweed along the path in our comuunity but didn't know what it was. I even commented to Doughboy about how colorful it is. Thanks for the info! How do you know all this stuff????Debra (a/k/a Doris, Mimi)https://www.blogger.com/profile/12703142765614822707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4296284051502496327.post-3389173458831578962008-09-10T08:23:00.000-04:002008-09-10T08:23:00.000-04:00Well color me educated! Very interesting.Well color me educated! Very interesting.Mental P Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05957544840704376193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4296284051502496327.post-62840543025731241082008-09-10T06:12:00.000-04:002008-09-10T06:12:00.000-04:00Suzette, yes, I've heard of poke salat, but it's r...Suzette, yes, I've heard of poke salat, but it's really not recommended as food. It's got to be prepared just right and too many people have been inadvertently poisoned by it even though it was cooked.<BR/><BR/>Maybelline, it's indigneous to the East Coast.This is why you've not seen it.<BR/><BR/>Native American Indians used it for healing, too.Country Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14432335393660130255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4296284051502496327.post-21770750693100853082008-09-10T03:10:00.000-04:002008-09-10T03:10:00.000-04:00Amazing how something so beautiful can be so wicke...Amazing how something so beautiful can be so wicked. I have never seen this around our area.Eggheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12929947510816062200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4296284051502496327.post-41640214478935335072008-09-10T00:44:00.000-04:002008-09-10T00:44:00.000-04:00I've never seen it. I wonder if it grows out west...I've never seen it. I wonder if it grows out west.MAYBELLINEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09459481721591224275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4296284051502496327.post-71132366903964825652008-09-10T00:14:00.000-04:002008-09-10T00:14:00.000-04:00when I was a kid I loved to crush the berries and ...when I was a kid I loved to crush the berries and PAINT with them and especially my hands and skin :D ... I got more than one spanking over them.<BR/>My mother in law has cooked the young plants and they are good. I am afraid to try.<BR/>Hugs LauraLaura ~Peach~https://www.blogger.com/profile/06436851234824883774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4296284051502496327.post-32107123021579174672008-09-09T23:17:00.000-04:002008-09-09T23:17:00.000-04:00We Southerners eat the stuff all the time. I say ...We Southerners eat the stuff all the time. I say "we" editorially. I despise it. But, gathered young, and cooked correctly, it's quite edible. My grandmother loved it. My grandmother also ate animal guts and brains. She was sweet, but weird. <BR/><BR/>Anyway, "poke salat" is an old Southern dish from way, way back.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4296284051502496327.post-48275687000335183902008-09-09T21:49:00.000-04:002008-09-09T21:49:00.000-04:00Wow! That is a lesson in biology. And the photos...Wow! That is a lesson in biology. And the photos ain't too bad either! the first one almost doesn't look real! I am amazed.Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04787912254932077059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4296284051502496327.post-79346672973817169512008-09-09T20:42:00.000-04:002008-09-09T20:42:00.000-04:00Hmm! I always wondered what that stuff is around h...Hmm! I always wondered what that stuff is around here! Now I know! And I know not to eat it! I always wondered if it was edible or not, but I don't eat things unless I know they're ok to eat. :-)Jessica Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06801308494220195403noreply@blogger.com