Granny's gone and done it again

[Cynthia12]

I have no idea what poke weed is, and I used to live in Florida. North Carolina for a short bit too..then Virginia.

 

[The-White-Elephant]

I have no idea what poke weed is, and I used to live in Florida. North Carolina for a short bit too..then Virginia.

NC!

 

[Cynthia12]

NC!

lol.. Wilmington. Very short time at a grandparents.

 

[Granny Hatchet]

I have no idea what poke weed is, and I used to live in Florida. North Carolina for a short bit too..then Virginia.

there not worth cooking. eating raw can kill some people .

 

[Cynthia12]

there not worth cooking. eating raw can kill some people .

I would get a gut ache for sure then.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

1. Remove pokeweed leaves from plant.
2. Rinse pokeweed leaves in cool water.
3. Bring leaves to rolling boil in large pot for 20 minutes.
4. Pour leaves into sieve and rinse in cool water.
5. Repeat steps 3 and 4 two more times.
6. Panfry pokeweed leaves for a couple of minutes in bacon grease.
7. Add crushed bacon, salt, and pepper to taste.
8. Serve and enjoy.

And they still tasted bitter to you? Wow. My MIL only boiled em once. And as far as I know, that's it. It wasn't until after I got so sick that I googled and found out you're supposed to boil em twice and then fry them. I thought I was gonna die. But she grew up on them, probably immune.

 

[Cynthia12]

And they still tasted bitter to you? Wow. My MIL only boiled em once. And as far as I know, that's it. It wasn't until after I got so sick that I googled and found out you're supposed to boil em twice and then fry them. I thought I was gonna die. But she grew up on them, probably immune.

You gobbled too many down.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

there not worth cooking. eating raw can kill some people .

I can believe it. #3, boil 20 minutes? She def did not do that.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

You gobbled too many down.

Lol, did not!

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Cynthia,