[MissDairyGoodnessVT]

ya’really gotta’ careful with this one.....

BOIL TWICE and DISCARD the FIRST WATER.

DON’T USE THE BERRIES TO COLOR HOMEMADE WINE.

[nw_arizona_granny]

Thank you, that is what I remembered reading.

I know some say that the poke greens are good, but if they are boiled twice, there can’t be a lot of good minerals left in them, it all went down the drain the first time the water was drained.

Of course, as something to eat for bulk, at that point, one would not be thinking of minerals.

I think a dye for wool can be made of the berries.

Thanks so much for getting it all on the thread.

[DelaWhere]

>>>>ya’really gotta’ careful with this one.....

BOIL TWICE and DISCARD the FIRST WATER.<<<<

Almost like when cooking ‘Skunk Cabbage’ except that never quite got the smell out for me...

>>>>DON’T USE THE BERRIES TO COLOR HOMEMADE WINE.
<<<<

LOL - When they are ripe, we get bird droppings in a crimson/purple color all over the place... As kids we made our own ink with them, and stained a lot of good clothes... Today, I guess the kids would use it for temporary tattoos - but then most kids today don’t want to get their hands dirty.