My boys ate poke

[Excelsior! Academy]

They thought it was spinach and ate a leaf a piece. After a call to poison contol and trip to the E.R. they are fine, but :scared:. They were growing in the garden where we planted spinach. Dh went to pull them and found over 50 plants interspersed around the garden between plants, weeds, and the perimeter.

[thescrappyhomeschooler]

I remember reading a book where the family ate poke regularly. I think people used to eat it more, but it needs to be cooked, maybe. I know some parts are poisonous. Glad your boys are okay.

[DaffodilDreams]

My grandmother used to gather and cook it regularly. I remember heading out with her to find it. I think it has to be fairly small to be edible, though. And, yes, she cooked it - seemed like all day long! We had a lot of pokeweed come up in our yard this year, and I was going to try to cook it to see why my grandmother liked it so much (I never ate it as a kid - - too picky back then), but everything I read about it scared me, so we've been trying to eradicate them from our yard. Difficult to do since we don't use chemicals.

[kahlanne]

My mom loves poke salad and eggs. I hate it and the smell. You have to be careful with cooking cause it is poisonous if not prepared correctly.

[Scarlett]

My mom loves poke salad and eggs. I hate it and the smell. You have to be careful with cooking cause it is poisonous if not prepared correctly.

 

I've been eating my mom's poke since I was a kid. Just has to be cooked like 3 times, water drained between each cooking.

[Catwoman]

I'm glad they're OK -- you must have been so scared! :grouphug:

[MelAR05]

I've been eating my mom's poke since I was a kid. Just has to be cooked like 3 times, water drained between each cooking.

 

:iagree: Grew up eating as a kid.