tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post3124018506549207938..comments2024-03-28T01:32:46.604-04:00Comments on 66 Square Feet (Plus): Pokeweed behind barsMariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13632520557553405790noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-33811132166230942712023-10-11T19:57:35.724-04:002023-10-11T19:57:35.724-04:00Hi Marie, There is also a chapter on Hemerocallis ...Hi Marie, There is also a chapter on Hemerocallis in my second book. I'll check into yours.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-47187170379337401932023-10-11T19:14:45.733-04:002023-10-11T19:14:45.733-04:00Hi John - it's good to hear from you. We last ...Hi John - it's good to hear from you. We last corresponded (email) about Hemerocallis, some years ago. This pokeweed post was written in 2012 and it's fun to know that it is still interests folks. My second book, Forage, Harvest, Feast (Chelsea Green, 2018) also has a chapter about poke. I wasn't aware that your second volume had been published and will seek it out. Thank you for letting us know about it. I may get in touch via email - would love to know if you have lab-testing capabilities or recommendations.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-83313116828288948422023-10-11T17:53:45.293-04:002023-10-11T17:53:45.293-04:00I have written a whole chapter on Pokeweed identif...I have written a whole chapter on Pokeweed identification, edibility and toxicity in volume 2 of my Wild Food Adventure Book Series: "Edible Wild Plants: Wild Foods from Foraging to Feasting." I have not found any genuine recipes for pokeberry pie in the historical literature that used it for anything but a color enhancer for whatever pie they were making. For instance, they could make an apple pie, color it with poke berry juice and call it a pokeberry pie. That is why I asked Kittenz96 what the origin of her recipe was. Any berry can be used to make pie, the question I have is: Is there a long-standing cultural tradition behind that or did someone just make up a recipe? Just because you can eat something and it does not overtly poison you, does not mean it is safe to eat. It could be causing underlying brain, kidney, reproductive or other organ damage without you knowing it.<br /><br />John Kallas, Ph.D., Director, Wild Food Adventures<br />Institute for the Study of Edible Wild Plants and Other Foragables<br />422 SE 49th Ave, Portland, OR 97215<br />(503) 775-3828 mail@wildfoodadventures.com<br />http://www.wildfoodadventures.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-81894555419303258902023-10-07T17:57:02.143-04:002023-10-07T17:57:02.143-04:00You do realize that would change the whole reality...You do realize that would change the whole reality of your poke world. You would have a horrible time trying to grow it and/or it would never fruit again.<br /><br />I did read today that it’s the seed that is poisonous and as long as it is not chewed you should have no problem. I have not tried them other than the greens and proverbial paint use. My sister did eat them for a medicinal use without issue, only a berry at a time. <br /><br />I would say it should be used with caution, since you never know if one may be allergic to it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-84264130556559757832023-08-29T11:06:39.072-04:002023-08-29T11:06:39.072-04:00My wife, when were in our twenties, made pie I rem...My wife, when were in our twenties, made pie I remember it being very good... we can't find the recipe... bummer!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-30216404923676580272023-04-14T16:33:12.209-04:002023-04-14T16:33:12.209-04:00It's such fun returning to a post that is 11 y...It's such fun returning to a post that is 11 years old! Thank you for commenting. Since then (2012) I have eaten ripe pokeweed berries (spat out the seeds) and the flavor is horrid, so not - for me, at least - a good jelly jelly candidate. I like good flavors for jellies... I think violet and dandelion are very, very pretty, but flavorless as jellies. Sugar, as you say. Dandelions are much more interesting as a vegetable.Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13632520557553405790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-13928781804916190742023-04-14T16:07:15.455-04:002023-04-14T16:07:15.455-04:00Pokeberry jelly is as good as any other jelly beca...Pokeberry jelly is as good as any other jelly because of the high sugar content. I make violet flower jelly, dandelion flower jelly, and pokeberry jelly. You make them like any jelly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-10892755078312242382020-12-12T16:20:37.070-05:002020-12-12T16:20:37.070-05:00I used to eat this when I was younger and have bee...I used to eat this when I was younger and have been searching for a recipe. Thank you!!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18128273703690064364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-98560366726331692020-12-12T16:17:53.068-05:002020-12-12T16:17:53.068-05:00Have eaten poke berry jelly. It was delicious wit...Have eaten poke berry jelly. It was delicious with fresh biscuits and butter.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18128273703690064364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-83061294924820707622016-09-29T01:47:11.209-04:002016-09-29T01:47:11.209-04:00Hi folks, this year for the first time I'll be...Hi folks, this year for the first time I'll be making (pokeberry jelly) from my back yard plants. I'll be playing around/experimenting with some exotic baking (spices) as well...such as, cinnamon, cloves, black cardamon, all spice, honey, mace, nutmeg, ginger, star anise, brown sugar, etc.! Maybe instead I'll just find some holiday spice cake flavoring and finish it off with a touch of dark Jamaican rum and call call it a Day...I'll keep you guys updated on the results...Good luck to everyone...DonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-53940590176517354032016-05-26T17:04:31.434-04:002016-05-26T17:04:31.434-04:00I see this all around Chicago I see this all around Chicago FreshWhips462https://www.blogger.com/profile/03006613960312560794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-45479190230903030662016-03-18T20:27:03.351-04:002016-03-18T20:27:03.351-04:00the berries are edible but the seeds are poison, s...the berries are edible but the seeds are poison, so, I would say don't crush the seeds, a potato masher would do the trick without opening the seeds. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-67216151088572367032014-09-28T23:39:50.095-04:002014-09-28T23:39:50.095-04:00I have a huge pokeberry bush that I would love to ...I have a huge pokeberry bush that I would love to use the berries off of. if you find out about this jam, please let me know<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11780528281109191678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-21498432851449690412013-11-07T05:05:11.049-05:002013-11-07T05:05:11.049-05:00Dear kittenz96,
What is the original source of th...Dear kittenz96,<br /><br />What is the original source of this recipe? How do I contact them? Have you or anyone you know tried this recipe and actually eaten the jam? Please contact me about it.<br /><br />Respectfully,<br /><br />John Kallas, Ph.D., Director, Wild Food Adventures<br />Institute for the Study of Edible Wild Plants and Other Foragables<br />4125 N Colonial Ave, Portland, OR 97217<br />(503) 775-3828 mail@wildfoodadventures.com<br />http://www.wildfoodadventures.comAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03122482834387786829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-79008752515868292013-03-19T21:34:46.447-04:002013-03-19T21:34:46.447-04:00They are edible if done right..... I Have a recipe...They are edible if done right..... I Have a recipe to share. <br /><br /><br />POKEBERRY JELLY<br />3 cups ripe poke berries<br />3 cups water<br />1 Tbsp gelatin<br />1 cup sugar, or honey (if you use honey add at the end)<br /><br />Bring to boil and simmer 20 mins.Gently crush the berries in the pot with a potato masher.Strain the seeds out.Pour into jars.kittenz96https://www.blogger.com/profile/01664803321781233264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-59431873064286895212012-08-27T18:25:56.241-04:002012-08-27T18:25:56.241-04:00Any more offsite news on the berries being edible?...Any more offsite news on the berries being edible? We have these in our yard and I usually fight with them b/c they're so hard to weed, they don't let themselves be pulled from the ground so they just break off at the base like giant invasive yard splinters. But, if they're edible (!) I might change my tune...and tactic.Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09577370375514172249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-4525523006427079762012-08-22T17:37:18.252-04:002012-08-22T17:37:18.252-04:00I'm right there with you n the beauty of this ...I'm right there with you n the beauty of this plant. I even have a varieagted one named 'Silberstein' in my garden. Plant geekiness knows no bounds.<br /><br />Quick story about the fruit - though not specifically about eating it. I noticed the seed was available in the Jelitto catalogue (aka plant porn) so I asked them why. Mary said the berries are used by the Polish meat packing industry to stamp their product. I've always assumed it was the juice from the berries and I never followed up with her, but it was so oddly specific, I never forgot it.Paul Wnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-78172430021947580912012-08-19T22:59:49.484-04:002012-08-19T22:59:49.484-04:00My sister and I made a marvelous purple juice of t...My sister and I made a marvelous purple juice of the berries (!?)...when we were kids. Poured it into a wine jug we found out back and capped it, saved for another day. <br /><br />The next day it was gone from its hiding place. I worried someone drank it for a good long time. <br /><br />Frank@nycghttp://nycgarden.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-58338625997367805042012-08-19T16:56:56.091-04:002012-08-19T16:56:56.091-04:00Yeah, the leopard was very cool. I reserve my out-...Yeah, the leopard was very cool. I reserve my out-of-this-world expletives for marine mammals, at close range, underwater. It sounds quite strange through a regulator... ;-)Smoothmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17866977043552812061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-76189352616680374152012-08-19T13:13:13.442-04:002012-08-19T13:13:13.442-04:00Thought of you this morning when i was yanking the...Thought of you this morning when i was yanking them from a similar fence. Never occurred to me to photograph them! <br /><br /> If you can get a recipe for jam, i will make it. Even if it means letting them grow for a season in order to have enough berries.webbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15168174623602308906noreply@blogger.com