| CATEGORY | CUISINE | TAG | YIELD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dairy | Info, Side dish | 1 | Batch | |
INGREDIENTS
| Milkweed buds | ||
| ;Boiling water | ||
| Butter; to taste |
INSTRUCTIONS
Unopened buds are delicious when cooked but must be treated first to remove bitterness. Put them in a pot, pour on boiling water, boil one minute, drain, and pour on more boiling water. Repeat this process three times or until no bitterness remains when you taste them. Cook them a little longer until just tender and serve with butter. Reader Jean McLain of Peoria, IL wrote "The Herb Companion" and asked: "Any ideas what can be done to use milkweed blossoms? The fragrance is musky but not unpleasant. Could they be used in moth-repellant bags?" HC responded with the above recipe and said they could find no mention of any use of the blossoms as a moth repellent. From "In Basket: Letters from Our Readers" in "The Herb Companion." Dec. 1992/Jan. 1993, Vol. 5, No. 2. Pg. 6. Posted by Cathy Harned. From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini
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