Marigolds and nasturtiums are edible - how do you eat them please?
By shelagh77
@shelagh77 (3643)
May 18, 2007 10:49am CST
I have read that marigolds and nasturtiums are edible but the article did not elaborate.
Obviously I do not want to poison anyone, so if anyone can go a little further and tell me which bits are edible and what you do with them I would be really grateful and so would a couple of other Myloters who sometimes call in for refreshments, come to that a couple I am going to visit too lol.
So you would be doing about a dozen myloters a really big favour, particularly those who are going to have these delicacies presented to them lol.
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@Galena (9110)
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18 May 07
marigolds, you can put the petals straight into salads.
another favourite edible flower is Borage. the stunning blue starshaped flowers are so pretty, taste a little like cucumber (without the burping after)and they're just beautiful floated in a nice big jug of Pimms.
@shelagh77 (3643)
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18 May 07
Well all that sounds very simple. Do you find that many people actually eat the marigolds? I am sorry to be so ignorant, I am just wondering whether they were popular, because they have a strong aroma I wondered if they have a strong taste as well?
As to borage in an ice cube, that really does sound sweet and I shall try that.
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@Galena (9110)
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19 May 07
you can put them in cubes or float them straight on the surface.
when I put them in ice cubes I do half with plain water and half with a bit of lemon juice in the water. the acidity turns the flowers pink, so you get pink and blue borage flowers in ice.
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@shelagh77 (3643)
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18 May 07
Thank you rainbow and yes, Kelly you are right it does sound really pretty. I am having a barbecue later in the year and I might experiment then. Shhhhhh! don't tell anyone I am going to experiment on them lololol.
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@shelagh77 (3643)
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1 Sep 07
Did you try the borage yet and how did everyone else like it? I haven't done any ice cubes yet as there has been permanent pandemonium here!
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@derek_a (10874)
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18 May 07
I haven't eaten marigolds, but I have eat nasturtiums straight from the plant as it was growing in the garden. It tasted OK too. Aparently you eat them raw.. But do so at your own risk, I am not very good at recognising flowers and I think they were nasturtiums.. LOL.
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@shelagh77 (3643)
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18 May 07
Oh great, you eat them but you are not sure what they are! Wo I would eat a nasturtium raw, hmmm isn't it silly, I don't think that I would want to, it would remind me too much of a butterfly wing. But I could scatter petals round a serving plate as a garnish and if the kids ate the lot nobody would be harmed. thank you :-)
