Dixie Chicks

[perchie.girl]

Quote: They're awesome. I haven't grown any in a few years, though. The flowers are usually orange, yellow, red, or a mix of those. They don't tend to do the mass take over here that some other plants do... then again, I eat all the flowers, so it doesn't get the chance. The leaves look like lily pads, but it's not a water plant. They're a little peppery, but they won't burn your mouth and they are fantastic in salads.

capers are nasturtium buds

I did not know that. I really like the flowers with a chunk of lemon in them. Yum.

Quote: I've grown them in spring and summer and they do really well here, given half a chance. I used to plant them every year. Never tried them during winter, though. I might have to try this year.

Oops I was misinformed..... Capers are the bud of capparis spinosa..... Dang I useuallay verify my little bits of trivia before spewing....

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caper


Oooh and I can grow em here..... Takes an arid or semi arid climate...

deb

 

[Alaskan]

Deb, you just misremembered.

Because I do remember the trivia about Thomas Jefferson using the nasturtium buds as substitute capers.

 

[perchie.girl]

OK here are capers made from Nasturtium buds

http://www.splendidtable.org/recipes/nasturtium-capers

whew.

 

[Alaskan]

See deb? I told you they could be made into capers.

 

[Razadia]

 

[Austinspoultry]

Lol i checked on this thread and your all talking about eating flowers. You scare me some times. Alaskin how are the d'anvers?

 

[Beer can]

Flowers are for decorations. Drunk friend ate one at a wedding reception. We laughed, thought he was going to die....

 

[Beer can]

I saw this catalog once, John Scheeper's Kitchen Garden Seeds.
They have a edible flowers section. http://www.kitchengardenseeds.com/seed-index/flowers/edible.html

People really eat flowers?
Maybe I'll grow some this yr and give it a try.

 

[Beer can]

I liked looking at that John Scheeper's catalog, every vegetable they sell has a description of how they suggest to cook it, and a recipe idea. I've never been on their online catalog. They have all the full recipes, lots of awesome ones! !
http://www.kitchengardenseeds.com/cookbook/

 

[Amberjem]