I had the same reaction as you when I first learned about them. It's a weed/flower that grows in the woods that comes out this time of year. Pick them wash them put a little salt and pour hot bacon grease over them. Fry up some kind of meat and taters and you have a hillbilly dinner.
Italians do something similar to that with fried Zuchinni flowers. "Fiori di Zucca Fritti."
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