One word: CatTails http://www.backwoodshome.com/articles/duffyk43.html

there are innumerable ways to use this vastly under-appreciated resource

http://www.wildmanstevebrill.com/Plants.Folder/Cattails.html

http://www.essortment.com/all/whatarecattail_rile.htm

http://www.countrybed.com/furniture/furn_documents/rush.htm

http://earthnotes.tripod.com/cattail.htm

http://www.slashfood.com/2008/05/25/cattails-the-supermarket-of-the-swamp/

there are countless ways to use this excellent plant, and if yer from 'round these here parts (Florida), there're plenty of 'em!

Sorry for the lack of comic relief, My funny bone broke when I was camping with the scouts (Cubs!!) this weekend, and will not be mended until the beer starts tasting better. wink

"Those who are able to see beyond the shadows and the lies of their culture - will never be understood, let alone believed, by the masses" - Plato