So..... is it ok to use sumac, then? I have eaten sumac a lot, the Arabs
sometimes call it 'kebab spice'. I've used it mainly on salads with lemon
juice (and in my 'previous life' - salt).


----- Original Message -----
From: "Tom Bridgeland" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Sunday, February 08, 2004 1:22 AM
Subject: Re: Sumac


> On Sunday, February 8, 2004, at 09:04  AM, krosenth wrote:
>
> >  "sumac."  Of course, it is not the poison sumac we find in the U.S.
> > by the side of the road
>
> Sumac is a common roadside plant in the midwest. It is not poisonous,
> it is reddish colored.
>
> Poison Sumac is something quite different, it is actually a type of
> poison ivy growing in a bush form.
>