Day lilly tubers

Just now tried day lilly tubers.

I dug a few that are growing on the north side of my house and pulled off a few of the largest tubers, none of which were much larger than a cashew, stuck the plants back in the ground.

Took them inside, washed them, pulled off the roots, ate them raw. They have a nice crunchy texture but really aren't that tasty. Not unlike radish. Probably peeling them would help, but I can't imagine peeling something the size of a cashew. I gave one to Cristy, who speculated that they would be improved by cooking or being dipped in something.

In my opinion these really aren't worth the effort. A better use of this plant (to me) is to eat the raw buds. I've sampled the buds off these same plants on various occasions, and they've always been good.