Cooking & Baking

hippywife

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18. From the NIH:

Sun Jan 1, 2023, 07:38 PM

Jan 2023

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6513924/

Unwashed poppy seeds are widely available online through private websites or via well-known sellers such as eBay and Amazon. These seeds can be used to produce a tea that contains an opioid content sufficient to produce psychoactive effects and to cause withdrawal symptoms when discontinued abruptly, yet their sale and distribution is legal in the United States. Clinicians may not be aware of poppy seed tea and some individuals may use it habitually or as an analgesic. There is a paucity of literature on this topic, although a few cases of poppy seed tea intoxication and dependence have been reported. A clinical case is presented here.

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If you're of Polish descent like me, and you love poppyseeds ... [View all] Diamond_Dog Jan 2023 OP

I don't know if it's still true, but there used to be a thing about fierywoman Jan 2023 #1

Wasn't there an episode of Seinfeld Diamond_Dog Jan 2023 #2

Something like that! Seems nutty to me ... fierywoman Jan 2023 #7

That part is true. hippywife Jan 2023 #11

Fascinating!!!! I've wondered for DECADES what this was all about. fierywoman Jan 2023 #19

Thanks, hippywife! Diamond_Dog Jan 2023 #22

That looks wonderful. The next time you need poppyseeds, check out Penzey's. niyad Jan 2023 #3

Thanks, niyad! Diamond_Dog Jan 2023 #9

My Busia used to make this... MiHale Jan 2023 #4

Happy New Year to you, too, MiHale! Diamond_Dog Jan 2023 #10

Looks wonderful and moniss Jan 2023 #5

You are so right, moniss! Diamond_Dog Jan 2023 #12

Many years ago moniss Jan 2023 #20

glad to hear this. I make a lot of my recipes from just eating what my mother made demigoddess Jan 2023 #31

The poppy seeds need to be ground central scrutinizer Jan 2023 #6

I remember my grandmother doing exactly that. Diamond_Dog Jan 2023 #13

Poppyseed cake central scrutinizer Jan 2023 #15

Thank you! Diamond_Dog Jan 2023 #16

If you don't have the "Treasured Recipes..." cookbook central scrutinizer Jan 2023 #23

That book sounds like something I need to seek out! Diamond_Dog Jan 2023 #25

We have a pierogi party every fall central scrutinizer Jan 2023 #26

Yummmm! Diamond_Dog Jan 2023 #28

I've moniss Jan 2023 #21

Central Market had to lock up the bulk supply of poppy seeds yellowdogintexas Jan 2023 #8

Oh no. Thanks for the info, yellowdogintexas! Diamond_Dog Jan 2023 #14

From the NIH: hippywife Jan 2023 #18

Slovak here. Poppy seed and nut rolls. Also Christmas Eve Vilija (vigil supper) with poppy seed & sprinkleeninow Jan 2023 #17

And same to you sprinkleeninow! Diamond_Dog Jan 2023 #24

It's poppy seed muffins, in "The Shower Head" usonian Jan 2023 #27

Love poppy seed cake Old Crank Jan 2023 #29

I'll say that's serious cake! Diamond_Dog Jan 2023 #30