I've finally got the gardening bug. Our eggplants and tomatoes are plentiful. My new herb bed (thanks Karl) is partially planted and the front yard looks beautiful. Strangest thing though. We have cattails growing like crazy amongst the daylilies.....right smack in the middle of the front yard. I read some interesting things about the cattail and the daylily.
Culinary use for Daylilies
Dried golden needles
The flowers of some species are edible and are used in Chinese cuisine. They are sold (fresh or dried) in Asian markets as gum jum or golden needles (金针 in Chinese; pinyin: jīnzhēn) or yellow flower vegetables (黃花菜 in Chinese; pinyin: huánghuācài). They are used in hot and sour soup, daylily soup (金針花湯), Buddha's delight, and moo shu pork. The young green leaves and the tubers of some (but not all[citation needed]) species are also edible. The plant has also been used for medicinal purposes. Care must be used as some species of lilies can be poisonous.
Check out these websites for both:
Dried golden needles
The flowers of some species are edible and are used in Chinese cuisine. They are sold (fresh or dried) in Asian markets as gum jum or golden needles (金针 in Chinese; pinyin: jīnzhēn) or yellow flower vegetables (黃花菜 in Chinese; pinyin: huánghuācài). They are used in hot and sour soup, daylily soup (金針花湯), Buddha's delight, and moo shu pork. The young green leaves and the tubers of some (but not all[citation needed]) species are also edible. The plant has also been used for medicinal purposes. Care must be used as some species of lilies can be poisonous.
Check out these websites for both:
Speaking of Chinese cuisine....Today I had acupuncture on the foot I injured while hiking. Acupuncture. Wow it hurt! Wow it works! Amazing. http://www.yisheng.us/
Just some interesting stuff today.
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