Silly Bum!!

Only a silly bum would use a silybum on his/her silly bum.

 

P.S. Eeyore's favourite food was thistles. :D

 

I don't go a bundle on thistles generally, but the 'milk thistle' is a nice thing to have popping up in odd spots. There's a dryish, sandy bank fairly near here where it has naturalised and usually looks a treat in winter and early spring. As the flowers open it starts to look a mess, but you can't have everything.

Apparently the oils extracted from the seeds are an excellent tonic for the liver and the roots of 1st year plants can be dug in winter, and cooked in the same way as skirret, schorzonera, salsify etc. The plants can also be forced and blanched with the resulting leaves (minus the spines) providing a less bitter alternative to endive. Quite a useful little plant really.

 

DaveP,Thanks for the info I already take Milk Thistle as a dettox for my liver,never seen the plant though as those spines look too painful :eek:

 

Anyone want to buy 50,000 teazles? I send you one and in 5 years you have 50,000. It's a close relative. :D