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      Title: ABOUT MILKWEED BLOSSOMS
 Categories: Info, Side dish
      Yield: 1 Batch
 
           Milkweed buds
           ;Boiling water
           Butter; to taste
 
  Unopened buds are delicious when cooked but must be treated first to
  remove bitterness.  Put them in a pot, pour on boiling water, boil
  one minute, drain, and pour on more boiling water. Repeat this
  process three times or until no bitterness remains when you taste
  them. Cook them a little longer until just tender and serve with
  butter.
  
  Reader Jean McLain of Peoria, IL wrote "The Herb Companion" and
  asked: "Any ideas what can be done to use milkweed blossoms? The
  fragrance is musky but not unpleasant. Could they be used in
  moth-repellant bags?" HC responded with the above recipe and said
  they could find no mention of any use of the blossoms as a moth
  repellent.
  
  From "In Basket: Letters from Our Readers" in "The Herb Companion."
  Dec. 1992/Jan. 1993, Vol. 5, No. 2. Pg. 6. Posted by Cathy Harned.
 
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