08.26.20 Milkweed

Don’t worry, I wouldn’t dream of eating the main food source for our endangered monarchs. All the milkweed in our yard is for them. But, I did learn that it’s edible for humans too. If you are willing to immerse it in boiling water for 2-3 minutes at a time to get rid of the white sap, which is mildly toxic, and deprive the monarchs of this food source critical to their life cycle, you might find that it tastes a bit like broccoli. But, then again you shouldn’t believe everything you read on the internet.