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  • From: Marty Kraft <martyk AT allspecies.org>
  • To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Lambsquarter Powder
  • Date: Wed, 10 May 2006 08:30:08 -0500

I broke off the tops (3 to 6 inches) of some plants that are getting over a foot tall and put them in a sauce pan with a small amount of water and brought to a boil. I thought they would be tough but they weren't. They were delicious. I harvested some more for dinner but this time had too much water because the flavor seemed to be diminished. I had planted some snap peas that didn't come up but the lambsquarter did so I decided that it was my crop.

It is interesting that there is a patch of lambsquarter in the bed that seems stunted while the rest is large and vital looking. Any ideas?

Marty Kraft
Kansas City
On May 10, 2006, at 8:08 AM, Bill Shoemaker wrote:

It's a natural substance produced by the plant, like a waxy layer on many
leaves. Do you cook with it or use it fresh? I know native Americans used
lambsquarter in the Mississippi River valley.

Bill Shoemaker, Sr Research Specialist, Food Crops
University of Illinois - St Charles Horticulture Research Center
www.nres.uiuc.edu/faculty/directory/shoemaker_wh.html


----- Original Message -----
From: "Marty Kraft" <martyk AT allspecies.org>
To: "Market Farming" <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Tuesday, May 09, 2006 6:58 PM
Subject: [Market-farming] Lambsquarter Powder


What is the powdery stuff on the tiny new leaves of lambsquarter? Is it
good for you or should it be washed off? Lambsquarter is mighty tasty.
Yum!

Marty Kraft





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