Wonderful story, Sharon. I love your Aunt Bett stories.
I would be so happy to have many more milkweed than I do but for some reason the population is spare in my yarden and nearby fields and pastures. I've even tried planting the seeds to no avail.
In the spring the tender young shoots make a wonderful substitute for asparagus. You MUST start with boiling water tho and use 3 waters or I've been told it is very toxic. I think I got that from the Uell Gibbons book.
