Sure, And you can make wine from the flower buds, and a substitute coffee from the dried roots. The leaves are a favorite spring green of mine. The chickens love them too. Not to bad for an imported plant by the early settlers. bloke@silicon-north.com (Bill & Chris Loke)[Z4/5 on a good day] The Lokeation, RR#1, Kars, Ontario K0A 2E0 Elderberries have more fun than younger berries! -----Original Message----- From: Thomas Giannou <thomas@tandjenterprises.com> To: gardeners@globalgarden.com <gardeners@globalgarden.com> Date: Sunday, October 18, 1998 11:39 AM Subject: Re: [gardeners] Re: weeds.... >Hehehe.... If you pull up the dandelions when they are young, you can boil >them and have a sort of imitation spinach. Yummm. > >Best Regards, >Thomas Giannou > >-----Original Message----- >From: Bill Loke <bloke@silicon-north.com> >To: gardeners@globalgarden.com <gardeners@globalgarden.com> >Date: Sunday, October 18, 1998 6:36 AM >Subject: Re: [gardeners] Re: weeds.... > > >>How many bags of them would you like? :-) >>bloke@silicon-north.com (Bill & Chris Loke)[Z4/5 on a good day] >>The Lokeation, RR#1, Kars, Ontario K0A 2E0 >>Elderberries have more fun than younger berries! >>-----Original Message----- >>From: Thomas Giannou <thomas@tandjenterprises.com> >>To: gardeners@globalgarden.com <gardeners@globalgarden.com> >>Date: Saturday, October 17, 1998 11:25 PM >>Subject: [gardeners] Re: weeds.... >> >> >> I live in a zone 5 area. Has anyone else noticed >>>that dandelions seemed scarce this year? >>> >>>Best Regards, >>>Thomas Giannou >>> >> >