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  • From: bob ford <bobford79 AT yahoo.com>
  • To: homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [Homestead] Fwd: Pokeweed
  • Date: Fri, 17 Oct 2008 19:12:04 -0700 (PDT)

Sandy, 'sorry; I didn't notice that it was directed just to me; Yes it did
show up. And, I felt bad for your kid :) ....bobf


--- On Fri, 10/17/08, Bunjov AT aol.com <Bunjov AT aol.com> wrote:

> From: Bunjov AT aol.com <Bunjov AT aol.com>
> Subject: [Homestead] Fwd: Pokeweed
> To: homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org
> Date: Friday, October 17, 2008, 8:04 PM
> Hi, Bob -
> I had meant this to go to the list, also - did it ever show
> up?
> Sandy
> Mid-Mojave
>
>
>
> ____________________________________
> From: Bunjov
> To: bobford79 AT yahoo.com
> Sent: 10/17/2008 5:21:41 P.M. Pacific Standard Time
> Subj: Re: [Homestead] Pokeweed
>
>
> They do indeed exist. I've priced them on Ebay and they
> go for a gazillion
> dollars. At one time I had a priceless collection of
> 45's, given to me by the
> owner of the local 'dive', who was a good friend.
> My youngest son and his best friend, in their mid-teens
> (experimenting with
> alcohol - or something!) decided to play Frisbee with
> oncoming traffic one
> midnight in the middle of Van Nuys Blvd.
> Needless to say, you can imagine his dismay when I let him
> rot in jail until
> his court date.
> Karma lives, and I'm it.
> Sandy
> Mid-Mojave
>
>
> In a message dated 10/17/2008 5:12:18 P.M. Pacific Standard
> Time,
> bobford79 AT yahoo.com writes:
>
> I remember the song, Sandy. On every jukebox (Do
> jukeboxes still exist?)
> I just googled to see what year the song came out and was
> made curious by
> the blurb about poke salad, which it said should be said
> "poke sallet" (from
> some old english word that means 'cooked' greens).
> I don't remember if people pronounced it one way or
> the other ...bobford
>
>
> --- On Fri, 10/17/08, Bunjov AT aol.com
> <Bunjov AT aol.com> wrote:
>
> > From: Bunjov AT aol.com <Bunjov AT aol.com>
> > Subject: [Homestead] Pokeweed
> > To: homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org
> > Date: Friday, October 17, 2008, 6:01 PM
> > There are photos and more information on the site.
> > Doesn't anyone remember
> > the song - maybe mid-seventies - "Poke Salad
> > Annie"?
> > Sandy
> > Mid-Mojave
> >
> > _http://www.altnature.com/gallery/pokeweed.htm_
> > (http://www.altnature.com/gallery/pokeweed.htm)
> >
> >
> > Pokeweed
> > Phytolacca americana
> > Other Names: Poke Salet, American Pokeweed,
> Cancer-root,
> > Cancer jalap,
> > Inkberry, Pigeon Berry, Pocan, Poke, Poke Root,
> Pokeberry,
> > Reujin D Ours,
> > Sekerciboyaci, Skoke, Virginian Poke,
> Yoshu-Yama-Gobo,
> > Yyamilin
> > Caution : Toxic when misused. For experienced
> herbalists
> > only. Can cause
> > intense vomiting and diarrhea.
> > Habitat
> > Pokeweed is a common perennial native plant, found
> in
> > Northern and Central
> > N. America from the New England States to Minnesota
> and
> > south to Florida and
> > Texas, naturalized in Britain and other countries.
> Growing
> > in damp rich soils
> > in clearings, woodland margins and roadsides.
> Cultivation:
> > Pokeweed is an
> > easily grown plant, succeeding in most soils and
> full sun
> > or partial shade. The
> > stout erect stalk is tall, growing to 10 feet or
> more,
> > smooth and branching,
> > turning deep red or purple as the berries ripen and
> the
> > plant matures. The
> > root is conical, large and fleshy, covered with a
> thin
> > brown bark. Leaves are
> > about 5 inches long and 2 to 3 inches wide, simple,
> > alternate,
> > ovate-lanceolate, and smooth. The flowers which
> appear
> > from July to September are
> > long-stalked clusters and each has 5 whitish petals
> with
> > green centers. The fruit is a
> > rich deep purple round berry, containing a rich
> crimson
> > juice. Gather young
> > edible shoots in spring, the roots in fall, slice
> and dry
> > for later use, and
> > berries as they ripen.
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