These milkweed pods were too large to eat whole, so Scott boiled them and we ate the white part from inside. They were delicious and had a great texture. I would have eaten more, but Scott wouldn't let me- we only got a taste to make sure we're not allergic.
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It would have never occured to me that those would be edible. What do they taste like? What do the look like inside? hmmmm...interesting
They have a mild taste, and oddly enough the consistency is similar to cheese. Several sources say that they can be used as a cheese substitute. For eating, you want immature pods with a completely white interior, and not very fibrous. We boiled them for 5 minutes, popped them open, and nibbled on the insides.
It's amazing how many things grow wild that are edible. We put so much effort into a garden, and yet God has provided all around us things that we haven't sown. We identified 40-plus things on our property that are known to be edible.
For a little bit of trivia, mature milkweed pods were gathered by children for lifevests during one of the world wars (maybe both- I can't remember). They have excellent insulative property and don't have some of the drawbacks of other materials.
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