I understand that horsetails may be used to scrub pots, when off camping in the wild. They are also used by fine woodworkers to give a fine finish. Perhaps, once covid-19 is no longer creating such strange, strange times, you could pull a Tom Sawyer and have eager woodworkers come to gather to for their projects. Or set up a booth and sell at camping outlets for an organic pot cleaning technique when hikers are off in the wild. My apologies if these facetious suggestions are upsetting. I'll blame my mad ideas on these home-bound days. The young, tan colored females stems - but only Equisetum arvense - are edible early in the spring. E. palustris apparently is not edible. I myself have never foraged for them. But did eat them in Japan as one of the sansai, early spring mountain vegetable. Judy in overcast New Jersey -- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus/ _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/…