Do any of you all on here eat fried poke in the spring. I have eaten it since i was young. My grandmother would cook a bunch of it this time of year. She would send me around the fencerows and barn lots to get the young tender poke weeds to fry up. Strip leaves off of it and pull the stringy stuff off the outside and cut it into 4 to 5 inch pieces and soak in salt water over night. then slice lenghtways and fry in eggwash and cornmeal. good stuff

yes,,i cook it here too. Love it.

Never had it fried

Grandmother would boil it a few times, pouring water off each time, to "get the poison out" and serve it like any other greens.

what does it look like?

Thick stemmed big leaves that gets tall and purple berries(poisen) If I have any up yet ill post a pic

We've had 4 batches so far. The trick is to get it young while its fast growing and the cool weather we have had has helped. After it gets strong its better mixed with spinach. My mom always used lots of grease, so that is the way I still like it.

The Polk around the farm just started growing and is up about 6 inches. Always wanted to try it. How tall do you let it grow till you start picking it?

I pick it about like West Rivers picture. I only pick the top tender leaves. If you wait til it gets too big or until hot weather it gets bitter. My wife cooks up lots then freezes it in the amounts we eat at a time. Seems to me the more bitter it gets the more the laxative effect, thus excellent cough remedy or at least afraid to cough!

This size but right up until it gets woody....i like it a little bigger than this. We batter and dip the stems not the leaves per say

x2...my family came up from eastern ky

i like it a little taller than that also. As long as the stalk hasn't started turning real purple and it still snaps off easy when you break it then it should still be edible. Wild greens and turtle was another big springtime meal at home. We would pick wild greens from the creek bottoms and dad would start turtle hunting when the creeks got warm enough to wade in

ewwww

I would rather eat poke sallet then listen to that! Matter of fact I would rather drink castor oil!

If you don't like the song "Poke Salad Annie" then your musical taste is,,,well,,lets just say its where the sun don't shine.

Much better versions.

He wrote that song.All other versions are coppy cats.Just in case you were wondering.Was #8 on the top 100 Billboard chart,,so someone must have liked it.

tell somebody who cares,time for work not nonsense.

Well get to work then and quit clicking on these posts.You get up on the wrong side of the bed this morning?