Fatal Beauty: Garden Plants that Can Kill - Page 3© Carol Wallace
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May 8, 1998
A little warning can go a long way. I remember my mother telling me that if I swallowed a seed it might take root and grow inside me. I had nightmares after accidentally swallowing a watermelon seed. She also had yew hedges, and I was always fascinated by the bright red berries, but never dared sample them. A warning that plants can be poisonous and that I should never put them in my mouth unless she told me it was OK stayed my hand from sampling many an intriguing looking plant. It still does, many many years later. Children are impressionable, and poison makes a strong impression. You need to use good judgment. You may want to ban plants that have fascinating berries and seeds that can hurt, or, if you are prone to worry, you may want to confine your plantings to safe plants. But you do need to educate yourself about which plants can cause potential problems, as well as the symptoms caused by these plants. Your children may be safe in your yard, but you can't stop them from visiting the neighbors. If you or your children manifest any unpleasant symptoms after grazing in the garden, this list of poisoning symptoms and possible causal plants may help you to identify the culprit. Aggie horticulture gives a good list of common plants to be wary of and their possible side effects. Pet owners will want to be careful of plants hazardous to cats and dogs. KidSource provides a list of the 20 plants most commonly ingested by children. If you know the name of the plant you're worried about, the Cornell Poisonous Plant Page's alphabetical list will give you a lot of good information about it.
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All right. I'll give you my most lethal version. ;-)I fry up 6 strips of bacon first. Then I slice the green tomato into sliced about 1/2" thick, dip it in egg beaten with about a T. of water, a ...
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Oh! Now I have to have it.Don't worry I have supprisingly low cholesterol.NOW GIVE ME THAT RECIPE!! ;-)please.
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Eileen, I'm afraid to give you my fried green tomato recipes. They are all cholesterol nightmares, starting with dipping in beaten egg, and usually progreesing through bacon grease and even whipping ...
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The recipe I tried for fried green tomatoes was created by a New Yorker.That was probably the problem.I think I need a southern recipe,but I'll try anything,once.
The adventurous Eileen ...
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And I thought she filled up mainly on pretzels before dinner. What's a party if you can't eat what you want? Oh -- and you're only eight years old! :)Barbara Martin
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