Author Topic: Strawberry Spinach  (Read 1016 times)

BockingBill

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Strawberry Spinach
« on: March 31, 2009, 11:32:06 »
 We have just bought a packet of seeds from Victoriana Nursery Gardens and was wondering if anybody out there on this forum has had any experience of growing this unusual veg / fruit?

Baccy Man

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Re: Strawberry Spinach
« Reply #1 on: March 31, 2009, 11:43:29 »
The berries have no real flavour & a gritty texture but are edible. The leaves can be cooked & eaten but only in small quantities as they contain saponins. The seeds can be soaked for 12 hours then thoroughly rinsed to wash off the saponins then ground & added to flour.
They look pretty but thats about it I wouldn't allocate them too much space on your plot if I were you.

BockingBill

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Re: Strawberry Spinach
« Reply #2 on: March 31, 2009, 12:37:10 »
The leaves can be cooked & eaten but only in small quantities as they contain saponins.

Confused here Baccy Man - I thought that Saponins was good for you.  ???

Baccy Man

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Re: Strawberry Spinach
« Reply #3 on: March 31, 2009, 13:00:27 »
Sorry my brains on strike today :-[ that should of read...They contain saponins but also contain oxalic acid so should only be eaten in small quantities.

http://www.pfaf.org/database/plants.php?Chenopodium+capitatum

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Re: Strawberry Spinach
« Reply #4 on: March 31, 2009, 13:22:35 »
I've grown them and agree... you can eat them but they are better as a decoration....  :-X

 

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