COOKING Lemna minor

From: "Julius Boos" ju-bo at msn.com> on 2006.03.26 at 13:13:47(13991) Reply-To : Discussion of aroids Sent : Friday, March 24, 2006 4:34 AM To : Discussion of aroids Subject : Re: [Aroid-l] Tasting Lemna minor Dear Friends, "There is a pleasure in being MAD that none but madmen know"---Hillel. ( ? ). IF I had enough Lemna, maybe I`d try it in a recipe I use for other 'greens', Jamaican 'spinach' ("Chorai badji"), a wild-growing (in Florida and the W.I.) species of Amaranth sold at Jamaican and Indian groceries here in Florida, being my favorite. Just saute 1/2 chopped yellow onion, two or three finely chopped cloves of garlic, 1/2 teaspoon of salt or to taste, a pinch of ground cumin, 1/2 teaspoon of black-pepper, about 1/2 teaspoon of curry powder, in about a tablespoon of veg. oil heated in a sauce pan, stir, add the chopped greens (or Lemna, if you can scrounge enough clean weed!), stir, add about 1/4 cup or a dash of boiling water, stir, cover the pot and steam for about 3 mins., or until the greens are tender. Serve over or as a side-dish to rice. Good Growing, Julius +More Yes, and look at us now, with all the plants... we're all nuts! Bonaventure Magrys Cliffwood Beach, NJ USA zone 7 Cliffwood Beach, NJ USA zone 7 At 05:30 AM 3/21/2006, you wrote: In the spirit of reckless scientific curiosity, I tasted a few specimens of Lemna minor last night. I am pleased, and somewhat disappointed to record that I could not detect any taste at all. They have a pleasant sort of crispy texture and might serve to bulk up a salad in an interesting way. I ate them as a child when they grew prolifically in an aquarium. they were a bit like alfalfa sprouts, in a bland and generic kind of way. hermine _______________________________________________ Aroid-l mailing list Aroid-l@gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l _______________________________________________ Aroid-l mailing list Aroid-l@gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l _______________________________________________ Aroid-l mailing list Aroid-l@gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l

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