tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2364183667091630765.post15552918416618522..comments2024-03-19T02:47:26.369-05:00Comments on Vegan Crunk: Pokeweed Foraging with GrannyBiancahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11545245728462853370noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2364183667091630765.post-55980783536968013062010-07-24T02:39:48.878-05:002010-07-24T02:39:48.878-05:00I have heard of poke salad. I haven't eaten i...I have heard of poke salad. I haven't eaten it because I was always afraid I would do it wrong. I didn't know you could eat the leave...boiling three times to get toxins out. But I had heard that you should get the shoots and they were not poisonous or as poisonous.<br /><br />When I lived in Chattanooga TN and we were traveling through the hill country, we saw a group of men with Turtle for Sale...and one man had a fire going with a black kettle of pokeweed boiling in it. Made me hungry. I really wanted to see them eat it and see if they would have any bad effects.<br /><br />We don't have poke in Northern California ...so I won't be able to try it.<br /><br />My children used to love to use the berries as paint.Snail Clothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12176159647332196184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2364183667091630765.post-21847254146091354752010-07-23T12:36:50.719-05:002010-07-23T12:36:50.719-05:00Don't forget about Tony Joe White. He's b...Don't forget about Tony Joe White. He's been singing about Poke Salad and grannies for years! Great post :)Other Halfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06312841237574005622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2364183667091630765.post-14199225918775138782010-07-22T13:26:28.603-05:002010-07-22T13:26:28.603-05:00I tend to ignore stuff I have to cook in three cha...I tend to ignore stuff I have to cook in three changes of water, mostly because I'm lazy. I'd try any food once! However, I am a fan of wild greens n' shrooms. My friend turned to on to lamb's quarters and wild chives (though you gotta get them young) and I've always liked baby dandelion greens in a fancy salad. Still haven't tried fiddleheads yet and I really want to try ramps but they don't grow around here. <br /><br />Free food is the best food, lol.Jess of Midwest Veganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12606604530027090327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2364183667091630765.post-87016699817340622952010-07-21T22:50:25.186-05:002010-07-21T22:50:25.186-05:00You're so brave! Glad you survived!You're so brave! Glad you survived!Trinity (of haiku tofu)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07973491078575519603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2364183667091630765.post-76522429314398770332010-07-21T17:00:31.990-05:002010-07-21T17:00:31.990-05:00This is so funny, I was at a potluck last night wh...This is so funny, I was at a potluck last night where we were talking about edible weeds and possible side effects and pokeweed came up. Glad you are alive and well!VeganLindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07265250979613207539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2364183667091630765.post-199217446175388052010-07-21T11:24:47.513-05:002010-07-21T11:24:47.513-05:00This is so neat! I used to do group counseling wit...This is so neat! I used to do group counseling with elderly people and they would always talk about poke salad. Way to veganize and honor a real Southern institution!!Leslie Richmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01247847929212871770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2364183667091630765.post-85399101057624437892010-07-21T10:33:56.631-05:002010-07-21T10:33:56.631-05:00That is cool to know about the Pokeweed. And I am ...That is cool to know about the Pokeweed. And I am glad eating it didn't make you sick or worse. The tofu scramble looks so tasty.two vegan boyshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17319467910257963068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2364183667091630765.post-54587705550770311722010-07-21T10:29:06.232-05:002010-07-21T10:29:06.232-05:00I haven't thought about poke since I was a lit...I haven't thought about poke since I was a little girl. Of course, my granny would make it. I, being a silly kid, called it "pooger."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2364183667091630765.post-17121438558959287142010-07-21T10:28:46.362-05:002010-07-21T10:28:46.362-05:00Wow I never even heard of it! Sounds great and I&#...Wow I never even heard of it! Sounds great and I'm always for recipes that keep the culture alive!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10477732030588021519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2364183667091630765.post-71344399271400473952010-07-21T08:15:50.960-05:002010-07-21T08:15:50.960-05:00I've never tried pokeweed. There's a lot o...I've never tried pokeweed. There's a lot of Southern foods I've never had, and I agree it's worth finding out about them and keeping them alive. But I do understand being afraid of eating stuff that grows wild! I just had muscadine, something else I was not familiar with until very recently.Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14917367078025519399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2364183667091630765.post-89513872057701507792010-07-21T08:12:54.472-05:002010-07-21T08:12:54.472-05:00We had tons of pokeweed in the backyard when I was...We had tons of pokeweed in the backyard when I was growing up. I can't believe you can eat it!Diannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13683977670629381871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2364183667091630765.post-90672616399562651462010-07-21T08:10:43.903-05:002010-07-21T08:10:43.903-05:00YAY for you! That is real soul food right there an...YAY for you! That is real soul food right there and I love how passionate you are about keeping southern cuisine alive and well. I'm not sure I'd be brave enough to eat something that your Granny says PROBABLY won't kill me! She sounds like a character, you are lucky to have her!The Voracious Veganhttp://www.thevoraciousvegan.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2364183667091630765.post-34976437258812042222010-07-21T07:41:00.121-05:002010-07-21T07:41:00.121-05:00There is tons of pokeweed every where around our p...There is tons of pokeweed every where around our property, but I wouldn't risk it.Vegan In The VIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05987192418948736625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2364183667091630765.post-59022833476167765082010-07-21T07:26:42.220-05:002010-07-21T07:26:42.220-05:00I've never heard of Pokeweed, but very interes...I've never heard of Pokeweed, but very interesting!<br /><br />I love learning southern cooking traditions from my grandparent's. My one grandma has this crazy cookbook on southern etiquette in relation to dinner parties.Laurenhttp://www.hellopa.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2364183667091630765.post-84387313081780855332010-07-21T07:18:19.871-05:002010-07-21T07:18:19.871-05:00very interesting...it sounds like in Puerto Rico w...very interesting...it sounds like in Puerto Rico where our culture eats almost every plant imaginable.http://frugaliciouschick.blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04728027490352323915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2364183667091630765.post-65111455046087557912010-07-21T05:50:27.687-05:002010-07-21T05:50:27.687-05:00i'm glad you didn't die! thanks for getti...i'm glad you didn't die! thanks for getting us non southern folk all educated about poke!miss vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04180777638105214212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2364183667091630765.post-41769937493848357052010-07-21T05:48:29.597-05:002010-07-21T05:48:29.597-05:00i for one am EXTREMELY GLAD you didn't die ;) ...i for one am EXTREMELY GLAD you didn't die ;) lolThe Health Senseihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13296840039948289864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2364183667091630765.post-12023517248740736092010-07-21T00:02:35.407-05:002010-07-21T00:02:35.407-05:00That's pretty neat info about Pokeweed, I'...That's pretty neat info about Pokeweed, I've never actually heard about it before. I think I would be too freaked out to eat it though.dreaminitveganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13036912040629825367noreply@blogger.com