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» bindweed - Making the most out of your garden.
I love to cook, and like my hint on the wildlife forum, 'cooking new hop growth like fiddlenecks', I have many other great recipes. I was brainstorming for article ideas and sent some to Jojo. I copied this out of my discussion on Apple's for the Northwest.Jojo
"(Did you like my apple recipes? I will post more soon.) I have been enjoying the wildlife forum -- and just might start a discussion on Mole Recipes. Moleshakes, easy enough after one learns to remove the claws.Trust me blade replacements are not cheap! I have everything from El Topo yum'o to Saurmole, German that I am, I still love Mexican. (The only criteria being that the critters are organically killed.)"
I actually did write that piece but my editor side (Penelope), killed it as being too gross! Note she didn't dare say tasteless!
Today the other side of me surfaced. Can I post it? Should I post it? Be forewarned one invite to see "Three Moles in a Blanket" will be all it takes.
1. Seriously, I would love to see more garden recipes posted!
2. I would also love to hear from other gardeners what their favorite apple tree is -- and why! Please include the region of the country you are in. My own favorite is 'Honeycrisp'. It is a superb desert apple, crisp, juicy and good for cooking as well. It also stores well. Disease resistance is good.
The most nominated apples will be used in a Poll!
3. Ideas for garden articles would be welcomed by all Garden Editors. My own are tucked in the discussion for apples. Let me know which I should seriously consider.
Herbert Senft <img src="http://www.fritech.com/skyline/davisthumb.gif"
Visit the friendly Pacific Northwest
Penelope Rue -- my editor!
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» max_read - With mole recipes . . .
. . . You must have read the mystery, which takes place in Mole County - named, in this case for the turkey dish.I've tried Fuji, Gayla, Braeburn and Granny Smith lately, but when I got the Gayla and Braeburn home they were both labeled Braeburn! I think one was actually Gayla, but I'll go to the other store in town to get one labeled accurately.
Of the above, my favorite is Fuji. My high school debate partner talks about an apple grown in California's San Joaquin Valley and I think it was an Empire, but I'll be searching through the emails from him to be sure. The Fuji has a sweet tart taste and the crispness that I liked. The Braeburn is one of the crispest apples I've ever eaten, but the taste wasn't quite up there with the Fuji.
Starks offers the original Johnny Appleseed tree, and I'm thinking of getting one for my garden just for the comments I could make, but I'd love to taste one first!
Garden recipes are a great idea. With at least one chapter each on the points in Albuquerque's Xeriscaping program and my own Xeric the Max program, I don't think I'll be searching for article ideas for a while! I'm thinking of also writing about specific plants of importance to Xeriscaping and I've found a source for my crocus of choice, the one from which we get saffron - speaking again of recipes. Hmm, how about saffron mole?
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» bindweed - Max,
Max,You should definitely investigate the Empire, Honeycrisp and Spigold as well. No idea how they would do in New Mexico, but I am sure you know how to find out!
SAFFRON CROCUS -- now that is another story! I grow it here in Sequim, WA. and it does GREAT! My friend dumpster and I harvest every grain of pollen -- damn those Mason bees! :-) Some things simply are not meant to be shared!
Dumptser is the better cook, and he is an excellent Indian cook, but so far he has declined the curry, when applied to moles. I will broach the saffron suggestion!
Do you have a creature called Mt. beavers? Not a beaver but seemingly a cross between a squirrel and a beaver. Climbs trees (including spiny hollies) and rhododendrons, limbs them, drags them to their lair, then camouflages with say epimedium leaves. Any creature that eats holly and poisonous rhodies is to be feared!
I have declared outright war, Geneva and chemical warfare conventions be damned. Eight five foot 100 dollar rhodies have been killed it one week! Eaten to their nubbins! Propane and acetylene have been applied and ignited -- now I am down to chlorine gas! The property is beginning to look well ventilated.
Gasmask the gardener!
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» max_read - I sometimes think we suffer here from too few wild animals . . .
. . . but if someone ever comes up with a high plains beaver we'll probably be in trouble. I can't imagine losing that many rhododendrons!I'm glad to hear you've got saffron! My thing this last week has been to identify more practical plants. The soaproot yucca is a "total use" plant. It doesn't grow in my area but the Lord's Candlestick yucca does. Odd, no one eats any of the yucca plant, that I know. Saguaro's provide a nice fruit, though, I have heard.
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