Re: Omega 3 rich vegetable-Garden and golden purslane

[Guest guest]

You can get a garden variety purslane that is much larger and much milder

and it grows upright. Once you establish it in your garden, it will

self-seed; at least that was my experience. I had it for several years in

my garden in Delaware, but have been in Florida now for about three years

without the ability to garden. There are several places you can order

purslane, but here are a few.

You can get Garden Purslane here:

http://www.territorial-seed.com/stores/1/Purslane_-_Garden_P1890.cfm

You can get Golden Purslane also. I grew both and really liked both of them

as compared to the wild purslane.

http://www.territorial-seed.com/stores/1/Purslane_-_Golden_P1887C74.cfm

The Weston A. Price Foundation has an interesting article and facts about

purslane as well as recipes. I really miss it in my diet and hope to get it

back in some time in the future.

http://www.westonaprice.org/foodfeatures/purslane.html

Donna

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From: Coconut Oil

[mailto:Coconut Oil ] On Behalf Of kwawracz

Sent: Friday, August 19, 2005 8:06 AM

Coconut Oil

Subject: Re: Omega 3 rich vegetable

I got so excited when I saw a patch of purslane growing in my back yard.

We'd just bought this house and the yard is a weed patch. I picked a large

handful of purslane and washed it then popped a nice big bite and started to

chew. Humm, green tasting, humm, oh my, what, ewwwwhhhh and then spit it

out. The amount was too much and it all turned into that oily soapy feel.

Now it's smaller amounts mixed in my salads....it's really a soapy herb.

Kathann

I really don't know how purslane tastes. I will have to search around

here in Philippines and try it. It is called Gulasiman in Tagalog. Do

Filipinos in this group know where i can find this weed? I know it is a

garden weed but can't find them in our yard. Thanks

[Guest guest]

Thanks, Donna, for the purslane seed links. I've always eaten the

wild stuff that grows in our yard and compost heap, but in little

bits like in a mixed salad. I can even buy it fresh in the produce

department at a local grocery store (Fiesta in Houston, TX). They

call it something else...can't remember...but it's the same herb

purslane.

I wonder if the garden variety has as much beneficial Omega-3 as the

wild variety? Sometimes domesticated plants have a lot of good stuff

bred out of them.

-Patty

> You can get a garden variety purslane that is much larger and much

milder

> and it grows upright. Once you establish it in your garden, it will

> self-seed; at least that was my experience. I had it for several

years in

> my garden in Delaware, but have been in Florida now for about three

years

> without the ability to garden. There are several places you can

order

> purslane, but here are a few.

>

>

>

> You can get Garden Purslane here:

>

> http://www.territorial-seed.com/stores/1/Purslane_-_Garden_P1890.cfm

>

>

>

> You can get Golden Purslane also. I grew both and really liked

both of them

> as compared to the wild purslane.

>

> http://www.territorial-seed.com/stores/1/Purslane_-

_Golden_P1887C74.cfm

>

>

>

> The Weston A. Price Foundation has an interesting article and facts

about

> purslane as well as recipes. I really miss it in my diet and hope

to get it

> back in some time in the future.

>

> http://www.westonaprice.org/foodfeatures/purslane.html

>

>

>

>

>

> Donna

>