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My Leaves are Lethally Toxic

My first recorded use was in China on or about 2700 BC. Originally I was used medicinally as a powerful laxative, and a known cure for venereal diseases. I was not until the eighteenth century that my stalks became part of the food supply. As a family we are almost indestructible as a perennial with stalks growing up to 24 inches long. My leaves contain oxalic acid and are lethally toxic if ingested in any quantity. You will find us in frolicking in the fields from late winter to early summer and hothouse grown all year. While our indoor relatives have all the good looks and cleanliness, we've got the flavor. Although I am used as a fruit, I am actually a member of the buckwheat family. Often combined with strawberries or ginger, I'm great in a fruit soup, fruit pie, as a sauce for meats, jams, sorbet, ice-cream, and have even been seen fried or poached. In a pinch I can probably be used in sword fights.

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