RE: Purslane (Portulaca oleracea)
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Oh I love this herb in my garden! I tried to save the seeds, but they grow best when they self-seed in my opinion. I love to add this to salads or tzatziki! I read somewhere when you use it in conjunction with something sour, think lemon juice, or yoghurt, you considerably reduce the potential negative effects of oxalic acid. Thank you for sharing wonderful information about a spectacular herb!
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No worries! Glad to find someone else who appreciates this humble little groundcover.I'll follow up about the lemon juice to remove oxalic acid...haven't heard of that one.
I love it. Apparently, they used it in my local cooking culture for many years to thicken stews. Now, people see it as one of the worst weeds they want to get rid of. Such a shame that so much knowledge is lost. Only one generation ago, they still cooked with many of the wild plants, now people poison their gardens to get rid of essentially free food.
It's true.