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[georg parlow <g.parlow@gmx.at>]

oops - language problem - forget the things about mildew and kitchen  
sponges - this refers to horsetail, not cattail.
(I was really surprised to read about these additional uses of  
equisetum...)

Am 25.04.2011 um 11:14 schrieb georg parlow:

> > > almost an entire groceries store.  The roots produce an  eatable
> > > excellent
> > > starch.  The new shoots are some what chewie but taste  like
> > > asparagus .  The
> > > seed head as it just starts can be steamed and  tastes like corn.
> > > the
> > > pollen can be harvested and used in baking  about one half to one
> > > quarter in
> > > flour to get a nuttie buttery taste to  baked goods,  The long
> > > leaves can be
> > > used to weave mats and soft  baskets.
>
> Let me add to this their use in garden medicin: if you have a fungus
> or mildew problem on plants, boil a tea out of cattails and water the
> soil around those plants with it (dont pour on the plants) - this
> 'draws the fungi back into the soil, where they belong' according to
> Rudolf Steiner, and seems to work quite well.
> + their use for scrubbing pots etc. - make a small, tight package from
> a few stems and leaves, and use like a sponge.
>
>
> > eat it in salads if it is safe to do so. Any suggestions about that?
>
> yea, post a link, sounds good.
>
> Best,
> georg
>
>
>
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