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Do you really want to know
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This is what the Britannica has to say about kudzu: (Pueraria lobata, or P. thunbergiana), twining perennial vine that is a member of a genus belonging to the family Leguminosae. The kudzu is a
fast-growing, woody, somewhat hairy vine that may grow to a length of 60 feet in one season. It has large leaves, long racemes with
late-blooming reddish purple flowers, and flat, hairy seed pods. The plant is native to China and Japan, where it was long grown for its edible,
starchy roots and for a fiber made from its stems. The kudzu was transplanted to North America with the intention of using it to anchor steep
banks of soil and thereby prevent erosion. The plant has become a rampant weed in parts of the southeastern United States, however, since it
readily spreads over trees and shrubs as well as exposed soil. The kudzu vine is a useful fodder crop for livestock, however, as well as an
attractive ornamental. Northern winters tend to kill the plant's stems but allow the roots to survive.
KUDZU in AMERICA? find out
Juanita Baldwin just released Kudzu in America (also in a CDROM edition).
Truly, a fascinating topic ... Juanita sent out some Kuzu Vine Powder for analysis at Warren Analytical Laboratory. The results are astounding ... especially the vitamin and mineral content ... simply amazing!
KUDZU - Near Eufala, Alabama
Climbing the Pole ...
SOME LOVE IT - SOME HATE IT!
comments?
Can You believe its a highly-prized
& much sought-after delicacy in Asian countries?
WANT TO KNOW MORE? - READ THESE GREAT
BOOKS ...
Cathedrals of Kudzu: A Personal Landscape of the South by Hal Crowther
- The Art of
Killing Kudzu; Management by Encouragement
- Stephen M. Gower / Paperback / Published 1991
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- Book of
Kudzu : A Culinary and Healing Guide
- William Shurtleff, Akiko Aoyagi (Photographer) / Paperback / Published 1985
- Kudzu : The
Vine to Love or Hate
- Diane Hoots, Juanitta Baldwin / Paperback / Published 1996
- Kudzu Don't
Cover Everything
- Bo Whaley / Paperback / Published 1993
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- The Super
Unofficial Atlanta Souvenir Guide : A Look at What Makes Atlanta Hot (Kudzu
Undercover Project)
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- Cousins to
the Kudzu
- William Doxey / Hardcover / Published 1985
- Despicable
Species : Cowbirds, Kudzu, and Other Plagues
- Janet Lembke / Hardcover / Published 1999
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- The Kudzu
Cookbook: Cooking Up a Storm With That Wild & Crazy Vine That Grows in
Miles-Per-Hour!
Carole Marsh / Hardcover
Kudzu was a snafu in America when it was used for temporary groundcover (but
continues to take over the nation state by state), but it's a highly-prized
& much sought-after delicacy in Asian countries. Lots of fascinating
background, humor, recipes, sources for seeds, leaves & powder & more!
Every Southern kitchen needs a copy! --
CAN YOU BELIEVE IT?
NEW:
Cathedrals of Kudzu : A Personal Landscape of the
South
by Hal
Crowther, et al (Hardcover - August 2000)
Despicable Species : On Cowbirds, Kudzu, Hornworms,
and Other Scourges
by Janet Lembke, Joe Nutt(Illustrator) (Hardcover -
October 1999)
Kudzu Cuisine
by Juanitta Baldwin
(Spiral-bound)
its worth your while to check
these: and tell your friends about it!
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