Are these things that taste like rhubarb? That's
another plant that people use for sourness in
imitation of tart fruit. I don't know what acids are
in it, but I assume the stems have at least some of
whatever poisons you're supposed to avoid in the
leaves. I can't stand rhubarb, or sorrel either, since
even if they taste good to my tongue, they make my
teeth feel chalky. Give me fruit acids any day.
There's no shortage of sour fruits.
Melissa
There are multiple Rumex spp. They all are
relatively high in nitrates
and oxalic acid. Some unacceptably so. Rumex
crispus is associated
with a documented fatal poisoning episode. Rumex
acetosa has lower
levels, but it is not a food to feast upon. Maybe
using it for a lemony
flavoring only requires a small amount....
Betsy Hilborn
7a NC
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