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Old 12-22-2006, 07:56 AM
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Careful now. Just because a plant belongs to the same family as others that are have poisonous parts, that doesn't mean it is poisonous itself. In Anatomy of a Dish, Diane Forley says this about Solanaceae:
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Most bear flowers that are star- or saucer-shaped and five-petaled. Although plants are frequently rank smelling and stems and leaves are poisonous, the fruit of many varieties is important culinarily.
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That's the point, Suzanne.
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