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What types of yucca are used for cordage, as soap, etc?

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stickbender:
  Get the flowers when they are young.  The older they get, the more bitter they are.  We used to eat them down in the Virgin Islands.  They had a slightly sweet taste to them.



                                                                               Wayne

bowtarist:

--- Quote from: stickbender on April 24, 2014, 04:02:16 pm ---  Get the flowers when they are young.  The older they get, the more bitter they are.  We used to eat them down in the Virgin Islands.  They had a slightly sweet taste to them.



                                                                               Wayne

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Eat raw?

tipi stuff:
Raw when young, boil when older. Blow the bugs out first!  CC

stickbender:

       Yep.   ;)


             Wayne

tipi stuff:
I had mentioned that yucca roots didn't have to be freshly dug to soap up. I was going to go out and dig some up this morning so that I could show how well it soaped. While I was in the garage, I found some old roots that I had already used. Just out of curiosity, I decided to try them to see if they would still soap. I had had used these back in March, and really didn't think I could get much out of them, but here's a photo that proves me wrong. They soaped up just fine.  Curtis

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