Poke Salad... Deep south salad from the Pokeweed..... But there is more...

I have always loved Tony Joe White's
Song POLK {POKE} SALAD ANNIE..
What in the world is Poke Salad you ask....
I did a little research and it turns out to be an interesting lil weed...
did a great post on the plant....
Has a great Poke Salat trivia section!
The Poke weed is actually a herb that is said to be very toxic.
Southern cooks boil it three times before making into a dish..
What ever you do DO NOT EAT THE BERRIES...

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

We grow poke up here in the northeast too. An herb, but shows up everywhere. I think it is interesting that it is highly toxic to humans, but the birds eat the berries just fine. It makes a gorgeous fall accent in a bouquet with those wine red berries! xox Corrine

solamar7 said...

The plants are definitely beautiful.. the berries would be dangerous, they look so tempting..
I am going to start trying a few more greens in my diet.. I think I will start with beet greens:):)K

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