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Started by BockingBill, March 31, 2009, 11:32:06

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BockingBill

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?

BockingBill

March 31, 2009, 11:32:06

Baccy Man

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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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March 31, 2009, 12:37:10
Quote from: Baccy Man on March 31, 2009, 11:43:29
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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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

saddad

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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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