rapunzel salad

habitat_gardener · December 18, 2012

I learned something new the other day. I was dividing my self-seeded clumps of mache and another gardener at the community garden happened to mention a plant called rapunzel salad or corn salad. That's what I'm planting, I said. It's also called valerianella.

What I learned is that in some versions of the tale, mache is the plant Rapunzel's mother craved when she saw it over the fence in the witch's garden. It's my second favorite winter green, after kale.

Deborah · December 23, 2012

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December 18, 2012	#1
habitat_gardener Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: California Central Valley Posts: 2,543	rapunzel salad I learned something new the other day. I was dividing my self-seeded clumps of mache and another gardener at the community garden happened to mention a plant called rapunzel salad or corn salad. That's what I'm planting, I said. It's also called valerianella. What I learned is that in some versions of the tale, mache is the plant Rapunzel's mother craved when she saw it over the fence in the witch's garden. It's my second favorite winter green, after kale.

December 23, 2012	#2
Deborah Riding The Crazy Train Again Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: San Marcos, California Posts: 2,562	Fun factoid !