pokesaladbob, i notice some of these noninjuns being downright disrespectful but buddy i wouldn't let it bother me too much. the true poke lovers will try to carry on this old time tradition and a lot of it will stick and it will be continued on through time. my pawpaw was born in 1898 and when I was 8 and starting to read books i asked him if he had ever picked cotton. he told me his father did and his mother did and his baby died young. workin in a coal mine. then he grew me several plants so he could show me how and what it was all about. coal plants bein the new organic cotton vegetable burger down at the sugar king. let's just keep pushing the poke on the people, a generation will come along that loves it as much as you and me. same with sushi and pork and rhubarb and apple seeds, kitchen prep is key