Any use for flower heads?

[OakBayou]

I have an abundance of flower heads and ripe and unripe seed pods from my Yenidje oriental and Aztec rustica. Anyone do anything with them? I don't need to collect any seed right now, I have enough for several more seasons kept in good conditions.
I'm considering steeping them in hot water like a tea to make an insecticide, even though I don't really need one right now other than some aphids on my remaining Perique plants. There are lots of predator insects around the garden and it's only on one plant, so I'm likely to leave them be for now, but I hate to waste all this plant material. I suppose I could experiment and see if a nicotine tea might kill off some of the invasive jumping worms that have infested my front yard flower beds.

 

[Juxtaposer-]

It’s my understanding that the flowers can be added to a blend for a tasty treat.

 

[deluxestogie]

Buffalo Bird Woman's elders used to fry the blossoms of their tobacco plants in bear grease, then smoke them.

Buffalo Bird Woman's Tobacco Garden

Nearly 100 years ago, an anthropologist interviewed Buffalo Bird Woman, a very old member of the Hidatsa Indian tribe. The lengthy material was published in 1917. I have excerpted the chapter on tobacco, which discusses their cultivation and harvesting practices. The variety of tobacco has...

fairtradetobacco.com

I have tried many different ways to utilize the dried blossoms (though not by frying in bear grease), and found them to be relatively flavorless, burn poorly, and blend poorly with shredded leaf. I undertook these trials with separate batches of dried blossoms from a half-dozen different tobacco varieties. They are a cute idea, but simply not worth the fuss.

Pests of tobacco are not intimidated by spraying on more nicotine. Making potions from tobacco is dangerous and potentially lethal. We won't discuss that on this forum.

Bob

 

[OakBayou]

Buffalo Bird Woman's elders used to fry the blossoms of their tobacco plants in bear grease, then smoke them.

Buffalo Bird Woman's Tobacco Garden

Nearly 100 years ago, an anthropologist interviewed Buffalo Bird Woman, a very old member of the Hidatsa Indian tribe. The lengthy material was published in 1917. I have excerpted the chapter on tobacco, which discusses their cultivation and harvesting practices. The variety of tobacco has...

fairtradetobacco.com

I have tried many different ways to utilize the dried blossoms (though not by frying in bear grease), and found them to be relatively flavorless, burn poorly, and blend poorly with shredded leaf. I undertook these trials with separate batches of dried blossoms from a half-dozen different tobacco varieties. They are a cute idea, but simply not worth the fuss.

Pests of tobacco are not intimidated by spraying on more nicotine. Making potions from tobacco is dangerous and potentially lethal. We won't discuss that on this forum.

Bob

An excellent book and an excellent thread. Thank you.

 

[Old Gasman]

Buffalo Bird Woman's elders used to fry the blossoms of their tobacco plants in bear grease, then smoke them.

Buffalo Bird Woman's Tobacco Garden

Nearly 100 years ago, an anthropologist interviewed Buffalo Bird Woman, a very old member of the Hidatsa Indian tribe. The lengthy material was published in 1917. I have excerpted the chapter on tobacco, which discusses their cultivation and harvesting practices. The variety of tobacco has...

fairtradetobacco.com

I have tried many different ways to utilize the dried blossoms (though not by frying in bear grease), and found them to be relatively flavorless, burn poorly, and blend poorly with shredded leaf. I undertook these trials with separate batches of dried blossoms from a half-dozen different tobacco varieties. They are a cute idea, but simply not worth the fuss.

Pests of tobacco are not intimidated by spraying on more nicotine. Making potions from tobacco is dangerous and potentially lethal. We won't discuss that on this forum.

Bob

First catch your bear.

 

[plantdude]

Sounds like it would taste... unbearable? Come on, someone had to say it