Re: Eatable plants [Was: Lorries [Was: Desalinated water]]

From	Rich <rich@example.invalid>
Newsgroups	comp.os.linux.misc
Subject	Re: Eatable plants [Was: Lorries [Was: Desalinated water]]
Date	2025-10-03 17:13 +0000
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rbowman <bowman@montana.com> wrote:
> On Wed, 1 Oct 2025 10:08:57 +0200, Carlos E.R. wrote:
> 
>> I have trouble understanding that article.  I don't know the names 
>> of most plants in Spanish.  Kale is probably "col verde", but I 
>> still do not know what is that.
> 
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kale
> 
> You're lucky.  It became trendy around 20 years ago as a 'superfood'.  
> Maybe it's one of those genetic things but I find it bitter even more 
> than dandelion greens.  It's also tough no matter how long you cook 
> it even if you cut out the central vein.  Some people make smoothies 
> out of it.  Maybe if you grind it to a pulp and add bananas, mangoes, 
> lemons, and any other fruit laying around you might have something 
> you can gag down.
> 
> https://www.phillymag.com/be-well-philly/2015/01/08/confession-really-
> really-really-hate-kale/
> 
> "It’s to the point that I suspect you’re all punking me.  Like, 
> everyone is secretly in on the joke that kale is disgusting, but you 
> pretend it’s amazing and delicious just to make me feel bad."

Boiled, and with some vinegar (which likely offsets the bitterness) it 
becomes "just barely palatable".

I had to choke down enough of it 40+ some years ago when my parents 
would plant it in their garden over the summer.

I don't think I've had any in the last 40 years, and I'm not interested 
in picking any up at the grocery for myself either.

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Lorries [Was: Desalinated water] "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-09-28 14:38 +0200
  Re: Lorries [Was: Desalinated water] rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-09-28 18:44 +0000
    Re: Lorries [Was: Desalinated water] "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-09-29 15:00 +0200
      Re: Lorries [Was: Desalinated water] Bobbie Sellers <bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com> - 2025-09-29 07:37 -0700
      Re: Lorries [Was: Desalinated water] rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-09-29 18:03 +0000
        Re: Lorries [Was: Desalinated water] "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-09-29 22:12 +0200
          Re: Lorries [Was: Desalinated water] rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-09-30 02:00 +0000
            Re: Lorries [Was: Desalinated water] Bobbie Sellers <bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com> - 2025-09-29 21:04 -0700
            Eatable plants [Was: Lorries [Was: Desalinated water]] "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-09-30 12:28 +0200
              Re: Eatable plants [Was: Lorries [Was: Desalinated water]] Bobbie Sellers <bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com> - 2025-09-30 11:16 -0700
                Re: Eatable plants [Was: Lorries [Was: Desalinated water]] "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-09-30 20:53 +0200
                Re: Eatable plants [Was: Lorries [Was: Desalinated water]] rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-09-30 20:45 +0000
                Re: Eatable plants [Was: Lorries [Was: Desalinated water]] rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-09-30 20:40 +0000
              Re: Eatable plants [Was: Lorries [Was: Desalinated water]] rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-09-30 20:32 +0000
                Re: Eatable plants [Was: Lorries [Was: Desalinated water]] The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-09-30 22:44 +0100
                Re: Eatable plants [Was: Lorries [Was: Desalinated water]] rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-10-01 04:12 +0000
                Re: Eatable plants [Was: Lorries [Was: Desalinated water]] "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-10-01 10:08 +0200
                Re: Eatable plants [Was: Lorries [Was: Desalinated water]] Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2025-10-01 12:46 +0000
                Re: Eatable plants [Was: Lorries [Was: Desalinated water]] The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-10-01 14:41 +0100
                Re: Eatable plants [Was: Lorries [Was: Desalinated water]] "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-10-01 19:35 +0200
                Re: Eatable plants [Was: Lorries [Was: Desalinated water]] The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-10-01 18:47 +0100
                Re: Eatable plants [Was: Lorries [Was: Desalinated water]] "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-10-01 20:08 +0200
                Re: Eatable plants [Was: Lorries [Was: Desalinated water]] Bobbie Sellers <bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com> - 2025-10-01 11:19 -0700
                Re: Eatable plants [Was: Lorries [Was: Desalinated water]] The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-10-02 11:26 +0100
                Re: Eatable plants [Was: Lorries [Was: Desalinated water]] "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-10-02 22:15 +0200
                Re: Eatable plants [Was: Lorries [Was: Desalinated water]] Bobbie Sellers <bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com> - 2025-10-02 16:45 -0700
                Re: Eatable plants [Was: Lorries [Was: Desalinated water]] The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-10-02 11:22 +0100
                Re: Eatable plants [Was: Lorries [Was: Desalinated water]] Bobbie Sellers <bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com> - 2025-10-01 10:52 -0700
                Re: Eatable plants [Was: Lorries [Was: Desalinated water]] "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-10-01 20:12 +0200
                Re: Eatable plants [Was: Lorries [Was: Desalinated water]] rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-10-01 18:32 +0000
                Re: Eatable plants [Was: Lorries [Was: Desalinated water]] The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-10-02 11:31 +0100
                Re: Eatable plants [Was: Lorries [Was: Desalinated water]] Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2025-10-03 17:03 +0000
                Re: Eatable plants [Was: Lorries [Was: Desalinated water]] The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-10-04 07:58 +0100
                Re: Eatable plants [Was: Lorries [Was: Desalinated water]] rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-10-04 17:27 +0000
                Re: Eatable plants [Was: Lorries [Was: Desalinated water]] The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-10-04 18:51 +0100
                Re: Eatable plants [Was: Lorries [Was: Desalinated water]] Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2025-10-03 17:02 +0000
                Re: Eatable plants [Was: Lorries [Was: Desalinated water]] Bobbie Sellers <bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com> - 2025-10-03 10:29 -0700
                Re: Eatable plants [Was: Lorries [Was: Desalinated water]] Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2025-10-03 16:59 +0000
                Re: Eatable plants [Was: Lorries [Was: Desalinated water]] Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2025-10-03 16:56 +0000
                Re: Eatable plants [Was: Lorries [Was: Desalinated water]] rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-10-01 18:16 +0000
                Re: Eatable plants [Was: Lorries [Was: Desalinated water]] Bobbie Sellers <bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com> - 2025-10-01 11:39 -0700
                Re: Eatable plants [Was: Lorries [Was: Desalinated water]] "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-10-01 22:05 +0200
                Re: Eatable plants [Was: Lorries [Was: Desalinated water]] rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-10-02 04:29 +0000
                Re: Eatable plants [Was: Lorries [Was: Desalinated water]] "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-10-02 13:51 +0200
                Re: Eatable plants [Was: Lorries [Was: Desalinated water]] Bobbie Sellers <bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com> - 2025-10-02 12:52 -0700
                Re: Eatable plants [Was: Lorries [Was: Desalinated water]] The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-10-02 11:42 +0100
                Re: Eatable plants [Was: Lorries [Was: Desalinated water]] Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2025-10-03 17:13 +0000
                Re: Eatable plants [Was: Lorries [Was: Desalinated water]] Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2025-10-03 21:53 +0000
                Re: Eatable plants [Was: Lorries [Was: Desalinated water]] Bobbie Sellers <bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com> - 2025-10-01 09:14 -0700
                Re: Eatable plants [Was: Lorries [Was: Desalinated water]] Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2025-10-01 18:24 +0000
                Re: Eatable plants [Was: Lorries [Was: Desalinated water]] Bobbie Sellers <bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com> - 2025-10-01 11:43 -0700
  Re: Lorries [Was: Desalinated water] Bobbie Sellers <bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com> - 2025-09-28 13:45 -0700
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      Re: Lorries [Was: Desalinated water] Bobbie Sellers <bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com> - 2025-09-28 21:47 -0700
        Re: Lorries [Was: Desalinated water] rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-09-29 07:06 +0000
    Re: Lorries [Was: Desalinated water] "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-09-29 15:01 +0200

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