Dahlias for dinner?

[Glenn50]

Looking for a change in your starches? Why not try Dahlia tubers for a change. a dual purpose crop that provides a tasty harvest after a summer of dazzling flowers.
The Dahlia was grown by the Aztecs as a food crop root vegetable.Originally introduced to the UK as a promising edible,this plant is only known today for its aesthetic appeal.

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyl ... e-a-dahlia

I think after my dahlias die down this coming season I might just try a few tubers added to a casserole for fun.

Glenn

[viv]

What an interesting story. My Dad used to have the most beautiful dahlia garden in England. It was at the front of our house and every summer there was a steady stream of people who would walk by and stop and admire the gorgeous display. In the Autumn I helped him dig up the tubers and store them for the winter, to be divided and planted again the next Spring. I don't think we could have eaten them, even if we had known they were edible, because the dahlia tubers were far too valuable for their beauty as flowering plants.