tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4126204080685068469.post7146632081668838505..comments2023-02-24T09:52:27.545-05:00Comments on Inverbrook Farm: Signs of Spring-Skunk CabbageInverbrook Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07965227812940076498noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4126204080685068469.post-19393878955623952142011-03-03T13:16:33.930-05:002011-03-03T13:16:33.930-05:00Thanks for the nice comment. And yes, I think if ...Thanks for the nice comment. And yes, I think if you eat it raw it can make your mouth and throat swell.Inverbrook Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07965227812940076498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4126204080685068469.post-21865076277178424862011-03-03T04:21:35.118-05:002011-03-03T04:21:35.118-05:00Claire- loved these tributes. It is a great plant...Claire- loved these tributes. It is a great plant and a great message! I didn't know about the internal heat and pulling down into the soil aspects.Very cool. And is "unhealthful", but, in a pinch, and a hard one, I think, you can boil it and do multiple water changes enough times to get to a place where you can eat Skunk Cabbage. We tried a tiny bit once, but not enough water changes, and there was a bity, grippy feeling you got on your tongue. I think it might be oxalic acid that makes it poisonous like rhubarb.aoldachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15520191520180853133noreply@blogger.com