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Grocery store aroids
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From: grsjr at juno.com (George R Stilwell, Jr.) on 1997.09.19 at 13:11:04(1269)
Julius,
I found some bulbs bigger than a softball in a bin with some Taro roots
at the local grocery. I
peeled off a sticker that had the food name on it and promptly lost it on
the way home.
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The bulb/corm/tuber? was very symetrical, smooth, tan in color, sort of
more pointed on top and more flattened on the bottom. There appeared to
be circular marks like meridians around it but not really very distinct.
I got the impression that it is a West Indian food.
My curiosity is killing me. I think I'd recognize the name. Do you have
any suggestions?
Ray
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From: "Julius Boos" <ju-bo at classic.msn.com> on 1997.09.20 at 03:45:49(1275)
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Sent: Friday, September 19, 1997 9:11 AM
To: ju-bo@msn.com
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Subject: Grocery store aroids
Julius,
I found some bulbs bigger than a softball in a bin with some Taro roots
at the local grocery. I
peeled off a sticker that had the food name on it and promptly lost it on
the way home.
The bulb/corm/tuber? was very symetrical, smooth, tan in color, sort of
more pointed on top and more flattened on the bottom. There appeared to
be circular marks like meridians around it but not really very distinct.
I got the impression that it is a West Indian food.
My curiosity is killing me. I think I'd recognize the name. Do you have
any suggestions?
Ray
Dear Ray,
It sounds like you have been lucky enough to have purchased some Dasheen!!
(A.K.A. malanga cabeca, malanga islenea, taro. kalo, etc.)
Peel, cut into 2" cubes, boil in salted water for about 20 mins or untill it
tests "done", mash, add butter, milk, a little garlic powder, some grated
cheese, place in a greased bowl, cover with grated cheese, bake for 25 mins at
325 degs (you may have to "brown" the cheese topping in the broiler), and
enjoy!!! Check the Aroid news letter for more ways to enjoy "our" plants than
by just growing them!! Try it as a substitute for potatoes in soups. It
generally doesn`t "travel" well, though I manage to find GOOD stuff here in W.
Palm Beach, Florida. If it`s texture is a bit "woody", it has been on the
road for too long.
Good luck!!
ju-bo@msn.com
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From: Addison & Richardson <bedrock.gardeners at sympatico.ca> on 1997.09.20 at 03:51:25(1276)
At 08:08 AM 9/19/97 -0500, you wrote:
>Julius,
>
>I found some bulbs bigger than a softball in a bin with some Taro roots
>at the local grocery. I
>peeled off a sticker that had the food name on it and promptly lost it on
>the way home.
>
was it Jicama?
Lois Anne Addison
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bedrock.gardeners@sympatico.ca
Dunrobin, Ontario (35 miles west of Ottawa)\
Cdn. Z5; USDA Z4 (lowest temp -40C; highest 37C)
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From: mood at poi.net (John Mood) on 1997.09.21 at 23:43:29(1285)
>Julius,
>
>I found some bulbs bigger than a softball in a bin with some Taro roots
>at the local grocery. I
>peeled off a sticker that had the food name on it and promptly lost it on
>the way home.
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>
>The bulb/corm/tuber? was very symetrical, smooth, tan in color, sort of
>more pointed on top and more flattened on the bottom. There appeared to
>be circular marks like meridians around it but not really very distinct.
>
>I got the impression that it is a West Indian food.
>
>My curiosity is killing me. I think I'd recognize the name. Do you have
>any suggestions?
>
>Ray
>
>
>
>RAY,
If this is not an aroid, then possibly Pachyrhizus erosus, Yam bean, a
legume tuber used throughout the tropics. It is white inside, crisp, and
slightly sweet. The vine is not unlike other beans and the seed poisonous.
Your local ethnobotanist,
John Mood
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From: "Julius Boos" <ju-bo at classic.msn.com> on 1997.09.22 at 02:25:20(1292)
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Sent: Sunday, September 21, 1997 7:43 PM
To: ju-bo@msn.com
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Subject: Re: Grocery store aroids
>Julius,
>
>I found some bulbs bigger than a softball in a bin with some Taro roots
>at the local grocery. I
>peeled off a sticker that had the food name on it and promptly lost it on
>the way home.
>
>The bulb/corm/tuber? was very symetrical, smooth, tan in color, sort of
>more pointed on top and more flattened on the bottom. There appeared to
>be circular marks like meridians around it but not really very distinct.
>
>I got the impression that it is a West Indian food.
>
>My curiosity is killing me. I think I'd recognize the name. Do you have
>any suggestions?
>
>Ray
>
>
>
>RAY,
>>If this is not an aroid, then possibly Pachyrhizus erosus, Yam bean, a
legume tuber used throughout the tropics. It is white inside, crisp, and
slightly sweet. The vine is not unlike other beans and the seed poisonous.
Your local ethnobotanist,
John Mood<<
Dear Ray,
When you determine what the tuber is/was, and tell us how it grew/tasted, give
us an I.D. please.
Sincerely,
Julius
ju-bo@msn.com
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From: grsjr at juno.com (George R Stilwell, Jr.) on 1997.09.24 at 01:06:35(1326)
Julius, John Mood, Lois Addison
Thanks all. Lois is the winner> It is Jicama. The new lot looks flatter
and bigger in diameter than the ones I saw a couple of days ago. Also,
it wasn't as smooth and symmetrical.
It comes from Mexico. There's a phonetic spelling of the name
'Hee-kah-mah' on the label, but no information on what plant it is. The
vendor, Frieda's of LA, offers recipes for a SSAE. According to their web
page,
, it is also known as a Mexican potato or a yam
bean. But still no plant information.
So what is it? Will it grow here (NC). What will it look like?
Ray
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From: Don Burns <burns at mobot.org> on 1997.09.24 at 01:14:57(1327)
Don Burns Plantation, FL USA Zone 10b
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Sender: Fausto Ceni
Subject: Re: Newbie questions/germinating dracunculus seeds
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> Hi everyone,
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> I just received seeds for Dracunculus canariensis from Fausto, and would
> like some information on culture. None of my reference books list d.
> canariensis. How hardy/tender is it? What kind of soil do they prefer?
> How long will it take for them to germinate? Should I sow them now? Do
> they need a cold stratification? My only experience with dracunculus is
> looking at photos of d. vulgare in catalogs. Thanks.
D. canariensis germinates easy: sow it now, give water and don't let the
pot go under 2°C.
This plant is not so hardy as D. vulgaris: it is a winter grower from
Canary is., mediterranean/humid climate.
Fausto
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From: Addison & Richardson <bedrock.gardeners at sympatico.ca> on 1997.09.24 at 15:23:30(1330)
What can I say? I really felt the fool when I read the other
responses. I know nothing about aroids. But I has just come back from food
shopping and we love jicama and get it every week... fabulous texture and
wonderful taste...great in salads, etc. So it just sounded like jicama and
I brazenly sent out the message...
Lois Anne Addison
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bedrock.gardeners@sympatico.ca
Dunrobin, Ontario (35 miles west of Ottawa)\
Cdn. Z5; USDA Z4 (lowest temp -40C; highest 37C)
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