Poke Recipe for Basic Preparation

By Annie Stewart
Published on February 12, 2014
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To use pokeweed, or 'poke' (wild greens) in this Poke Recipe, cook the leaves properly to remove the poisonous aspects of the plant, and berries are very toxic as well.

More of Annie’s wild edible plant recipes:
Take the Family Foraging for Wild Edible Plants

Poke Recipe for Basic Preparation

Yields about 1 cup cooked greens.

10 cups raw poke
8 to 10 cups young poke leaves and stems of plants, up to 8 inches tall. (DO NOT eat root or berries; both are toxic.)
1 medium pot rapidly boiling water – to cook in

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