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  • From: Stephanie Gerson <sgerson@stanfordalumni.org>
  • To: permaculture <permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [permaculture] .hibiscus.flower.petals.
  • Date: Fri, 06 Aug 2004 22:35:16 -0700

how wonderful, let me know how it tastes...

and thank you to everyone who has responded to this post, I definitely
appreciate your suggestions!

peace
*s

Claude William Genest <genest@pivot.net> wrote:

This thread led to me buying a pot of hibiscus jelly that caught my eye
in a specialty food store today. Think i'll pluck me a few flowers off
my indoor hibiscus plant and try it in my eggs tomorrow :-)
On Friday, August 6, 2004, at 04:24 PM, esac@laneta.apc.org wrote:

> In Mexico some of use the left over stuff for mixing with eggs and
> eating as
> scrambled eggs... Dry some people imagine it looks and tastes like
> stringy
> beef. I think that's stretching it - although it tastes fine and adds
> texture.
> Hard to imagine processing lots of it, though.
>
> george
>
>
>
> Mensaje citado por Robyn Francis <erda@nor.com.au>:
>
>> Once the juice and with it colour and flavour are gone the residue is
>> best
>> used for compost, worm food or animal feed.
>>
>> Robyn
>>
>> On 3/8/04 2:46 PM, "Stephanie Gerson" <sgerson@stanfordalumni.org>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> to add another question into the mix,
>>>
>>> does anyone know of a use for hibiscus flower petals? my cousin
>>> started
>>> a juice company, they make agua de jamaica (hibiscus flower juice),
>>> and
>>> have the petals leftover:
>>>
>>> "I am ready to do my next bottling run and I thought about you. Do
>>> you
>>> know who might want to use my discarded hibiscus flower petals. This
>>> is
>>> the stuff that is left over after we make the agua de jamaica and we
>>> just
>>> throw it out. I thought there may be some kind of organic use for
>>> them
>>> but I have no idea who to contact. I would be giving it away for
>>> free."
>>>
>>> any ideas (besides straight up composting)? perhaps tea, dye,
>>> essential
>>> oils, substrate for mushroom farming...?
>>>
>>> would Love any suggestions
>>>
>>> peace
>>> *Stephanie
>>>
>>>
>>>
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