I don't know what that is.How is everyone's smilax harvest going?
I don't know what that is.How is everyone's smilax harvest going?
Green briar, taste like a asparagus but sweeter.I don't know what that is.
I have a lot of greenbrier here.Green briar, taste like a asparagus but sweeter.
Just pull the shoots and they snap where they are tender, can be cooked or raw. I like a quick saute in olive oil or bacon fat with a touch of garlic. Also it's the plant that puts the root in root beer.I have a lot of greenbrier here.
I thought sassafras put the root in root beer.Just pull the shoots and they snap where they are tender, can be cooked or raw. I like a quick saute in olive oil or bacon fat with a touch of garlic. Also it's the plant that puts the root in root beer.
sarsaparilla is root beer tooI thought sassafras put the root in root beer.
I have always called greenbrier the stuff that I get tangled around me in the woods. Is that not actually greenbrier? I can’t imagine eating that with all the thorns. Is your greenbriar the same as Okie greenbrier?Just pull the shoots and they snap where they are tender, can be cooked or raw. I like a quick saute in olive oil or bacon fat with a touch of garlic. Also it's the plant that puts the root in root beer.
That's the stuff, learned about it in the only book on cross timbers ecology I could find. There is about a dozen different smiles species, all edible, and tasty even.I have always called greenbrier the stuff that I get tangled around me in the woods. Is that not actually greenbrier? I can’t imagine eating that with all the thorns. Is your greenbriar the same as Okie greenbrier?
Very interesting! I’m going to look for the book. ThanksThat's the stuff, learned about it in the only book on cross timbers ecology I could find. There is about a dozen different smiles species, all edible, and tasty even. View attachment 375897View attachment 375899
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