[Flatus I. Maximus]

During the Great Euell Gibbons Craze of 196whatever, I had a biology prof who had the whole class out collecting weeds one day, because he wanted to show us all the wonderful foods that could be made using those under-appreciated native plant species.

For me, it was that pot of chicory coffee that really helped me to understand and appreciate the difference between "edible" and "palatable."

[txhurl]

Is there caffeine in chicory? That might explain its use in a pinch...