Why Would You EAT THIS WEED?! ~ But Lots Of People Do!

It's poisonous but people eat it!

There is a plant that grows in the Ozarks that the locals eat every year. I totally don't get it. It's labeled by all agriculture authorities as poisonous...and yet they say its edible...sort of. Many of the locals around here eat it every year and every year I'm cutting it down and trying to get rid of it on my homestead.

It's way too much work. To make the plant safe to eat, you have to boil it at least twice but preferably 3 times pouring off and adding new water each time.

At the time of year this plant is growing in the spring and summer, there are literally dozens of wild edible options that you can eat raw if you choose. Not to mention your regular garden. WHY ON EARTH WOULD YOU EAT THIS?

I'm genuinely curious. Please help me out.