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In the Cabbage Cake thread, Carbon 6 posted this picture of a recipe book.
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I had never heard of Salsify so I googled it and found that it is a root vegitable that seems to contain nothing but goodness. One of the "superfoods", according to the link below that describes it.

https://www.farmersalmanac.com/what-the-heck-is-salsify-21927

Have any of you folks heard of this vegetable or eaten it? What do you think of it and is it worth trying to raise it?
 
I have the same cook book AND a father who would round up some salsify once or twice a year and eat it. Called it the Oyster plant. I didn't like much of the odd stuff he brought home. I haven't tried it in almost 50 years. I see it for sale in a farmer's market every few years. I gotta say though I don't remember what it tastes like, just that I didn't like it. But heck, I never had parsnips before last year and those I like. Same for asparagus beans, Romanesque, etc.
 
The link I gave said the Black Salsify tastes a bit like oysters and the White Salsify tastes kinda like asparagus.
 
You betcha, I've grown it. It is an old world biennial root vegetable that is sown in the spring and dug the first fall. Size and shape are similar to carrots. It is related to the wild plant "Goats Beard," the giant dandelion-like seed head of the second year seen in road ditches, etc. Salsify has a milky sap also like dandelions. Just the usual garden plant growing requirements but not high yielding. It's taste is unusual, good, but not like it's nickname "oyster plant." Definitely worth a try, steamed and buttered. To avoid the darkening mentioned in the recipe, I use a scotch-brite pad to scrub the root with under running water, rather than peeling.
 
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IF you're going to that trouble then might as well plant some Jerusalem Artichokes too....
https://www.johnnyseeds.com/vegetab...MIy7jO9-SF5wIVRJyzCh0GAgO9EAAYASAAEgKPtvD_BwE

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Nope, NOPE, had Jerusalem artichokes, we raised em when I was a youngin. Maintained a patch of them for elderly relatives. The gas, stomach pains and loud intestinal rumblings from Jerusalem artichokes are one of the great discomforts in life. I never met anyone who was not adversely affected by them.
 
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