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Thekla McDaniels wrote:...They smelled great, as tomato leaves do.
I ate some. YUM.
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Thekla McDaniels wrote:Right here on this thread is the first time I've "met" anyone who did not LOVE the smell of tomato plants. To me, and those I know and have discussed it with, the scent of tomato leaves is compelling and delicious. I've never before "met" anyone who had adverse effects from just touching the leaf. I do konw of people who do not eat any nightshade plants, which has always seems a tragic hardship, but the difference in how they feel is worth it to them.
So, perhaps this is one of those cases where some folks have a sensitivity bearing on toxic, life threatening, or dangerous to health and well being, and others, such as my self, lucky me- the same substance promotes well being.
My goats eat the tomato plants with gusto!
I might take a look at those books. Thanks for the recommendation.
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Thekla McDaniels wrote:I have not been to your farm, but I imagine it a little different. Maybe the plants don't get as much water, and are more compact plants growing in more challenging conditions. I think this could account for difference between your experience and mine.
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David Livingston wrote:I am a little confused if plants are changing why do folks want heritage ones ?
R Ranson wrote:
David Livingston wrote:I am a little confused if plants are changing why do folks want heritage ones ?
Yet other people miss the flavours of their youth when a tomato tasted like a TOMATO and not like soggy cardboard. I belong to the latter group and every year I buy a tomato from the store - only to spit it out and think how on earth is this the same thing I grow in my garden?
David Livingston wrote:I am a little confused if plants are changing why do folks want heritage ones ?
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Joseph Lofthouse wrote:Many plants that are famous for being tender and delicious to eat in other areas are not that way in my garden. Kale, cauliflower, and broccoli are nasty bitter. Lettuce is only decent to eat for a few weeks. Radishes are so damned hot that they are unpalatable. I suppose that's due to a combination of alkaline soil, super-dry air, and full sunlight.
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Brenda Balenger wrote:
Now if someone can figure out how to make all the acorns under my oak tree palatable, I might be interested.
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Brenda Balenger wrote:Now if someone can figure out how to make all the acorns under my oak tree palatable, I might be interested.
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Thekla McDaniels wrote:I ate some. YUM. I did not die, because here I am. I did not feel ill or anything else, and (trusting in my memory of what I had read) I had eaten several leaves.
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Thekla McDaniels wrote:And at 60 kg, that LD 50 dose would be 1.08 grams, more than what I call a few grains of salt.
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Rez Zircon wrote:
Thekla McDaniels wrote:And at 60 kg, that LD 50 dose would be 1.08 grams, more than what I call a few grains of salt.
A little less than 1/4 teaspoon, were it salt.
Another problem is that the amount of tomatine varies wildly:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15053555
(Fully-green tomatoes are not really safe either.)
Digestive absorption may depend on what else is in the gut.
R Ranson wrote:
How do these substances change with cooking?
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