Plant in the fall, then in the spring you'll see a little trunk poking out of the ground, and by the time fall comes around again you'll have a full-grown elephant! sorry, couldn't help it...
When is the best time to plant elephant ears in the ground?
Once the temperatures stay above 50 degrees Fahrenheit. That is what I do, but I live in Wisconsin.
Saturday, November 19, 2011
Will the plant that is called elephant ears attract snakes?
We have Elephant ears all around are apartments.Have seen acouple of small water snakes.But I don't think the Elephant ears have anything to do with that.
Will the plant that is called elephant ears attract snakes?
no more than anything else,they are water edge plants,half shade.often used for office plants.like wet soil
Reply:any place that provides shelter, bugs and no activity will invite a snake.
Reply:Only if there is a food source that will bring the snake under the large leaves.
Will the plant that is called elephant ears attract snakes?
no more than anything else,they are water edge plants,half shade.often used for office plants.like wet soil
Reply:any place that provides shelter, bugs and no activity will invite a snake.
Reply:Only if there is a food source that will bring the snake under the large leaves.
Homemade elephant ears? Someone please tell me they know a good recipe that wont turn out flat?
ELEPHANT EARS
1 sheet Pepperidge Farm frozen Puff Pastry, thawed 20 min.
Granulated sugar
Cinnamon
1 egg, beaten with 1 tbsp. water
Unfold and cut pastry sheet in half. Roll out one piece to an 8x14 inch rectangle. Sprinkle generously with sugar and cinnamon. Fold the short edges of the pastry one quarter the distance towards the center. Sprinkle again with sugar and cinnamon and fold short edges again towards the center, leaving a 1/4 inch space between the edges. Fold one side over onto the other, making an 8 layer rectangle. Chill 10 minutes. Repeat with second piece.
Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Slice chilled rolls crosswise into 1/2 - 3/4 inch pieces. Brush with egg mixture. Place on ungreased baking sheets and bake for 10 minutes, or until golden brown. Remove immediately from baking sheets and let cool. Makes about 32 pastries. For appetizers, substitute grated Parmesan cheese for sugar/cinnamon mixture.
ELEPHANT EARS
1 1/2 c. milk
2 tbsp. sugar
1 tsp. salt
6 tbsp. shortening
2 pkgs. dry yeast
4 c. flour
Oil for frying
In saucepan combine milk, sugar, salt and shortening is melted. Do not let boil. Cool mixture to lukewarm.
Add yeast and stir until dissolved; stir in flour, 2 cups at a time. Beat after each addition until smooth. Put in a greased bowl, cover with a damp cloth and let rise until double, about 30 minutes.
Dust hands with flour. Pinch off pieces of dough about the size of a golf ball. Stretch each piece into a thin 6" to 8" circle.
Fry, 1 at a time, in 350 degree oil until dough rises to the surface. Turn and fry other side until light brown. Drain on absorbent paper and sprinkle generously with sugar mixture (recipe follows).
Sugar mixture; combine 1/2 cup sugar with 1 teaspoon cinnamon.
ELEPHANT EARS
4 c. flour
2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking powder
2 tbsp. sugar
1/2 c. melted butter
3/4 c. milk
2 eggs
2 tbsp. cinnamon
1 c. sugar
Mix first 4 ingredients. Add butter, milk and eggs. Mix and knead at least 6 minutes. Roll in walnut size balls and let stand for 20 minutes. Roll thin and fry in deep fat. Sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar mixture.
Homemade elephant ears? Someone please tell me they know a good recipe that wont turn out flat?
Quick Elephant Ears
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
oil (for frying)
10 flour tortillas (7 inches)
Combine sugar and cinnamon in a shallow bowl or large plate; set aside.
In a skillet, heat 1/2 inch of oil.
Place one tortilla at a time in skillet.
Cook for 5 seconds; turn and cook 10 seconds longer or until browned.
Place in sugar mixture and turn to coat.
Serve immediately
Elephant Ears
1 1/4 cups milk
1/4-1/2 cup butter
1 package active dry yeast
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1/4 cup water (105 to 115 degrees F.)
5 1/2-6 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 dash freshly grated nutmeg
3 large eggs, lightly beaten
vegetable oil (for frying)
confectioners' sugar or cinnamon sugar
Heat milk with butter until butter melts.
Set aside to cool to lukewarm.
Stir yeast and 1 teaspoon sugar into warm water and let stand until foamy, about 5 to 10 minutes.
In a large bowl, combine milk and yeast mixtures with 2 1/2 cups flour, salt, and nutmeg.
Stir until smooth.
Cover and let stand until bubbly, 30 minutes.
Stir in beaten eggs, then add additional flour to make a soft but not sticky dough.
Turn dough onto a floured board and knead until smooth, supple, and elastic, about 8 minutes.
Return dough to bowl, cover, and let rise in a warm spot until dough is doubled, about 1 1/2 hours.
Punch down and divide into 4 pieces.
Divide each piece into 4 or 5 pieces.
Put several inches of oil in a large, deep pan such as a chicken fryer or heavy dutch oven.
Heat to about 360 degrees F.
Work each ball of dough with the hands, shaping into a large disk, about 10 inches long and 6 inches wide.
Fry one at a time, turning once, until nicely browned.
Drain on paper towels and sprinkle with confectioner's sugar or cinnamon sugar while hot.
Serve at once.
Reply:ELEPHANT EARS
1/4 c. butter
1 c. Gold Medal all purpose flour
2 tbsp. sugar
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1/3 c. milk
3 tbsp. sugar
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
Sugar
1. Heat the oven to 425 degrees.
2. Grease a cookie sheet with shortening.
3. Heat butter until melted; set aside. Stir flour, 2 tablespoons sugar, the baking powder and salt in a medium bowl. Stir in milk and 3 tablespoons of the melted butter until dough forms.
4. Sprinkle a surface lightly with flour; turn dough onto surface. Knead 10 times. Roll dough with a rolling pin or pat with hands into a rectangle, 9"x5". Brush with remaining melted butter, using a pastry brush; sprinkle with mixture of 3 tablespoons sugar and the cinnamon.
5. Roll dough up tightly, beginning at narrow end. Pinch edge of dough into roll to seal. Cut into 4 equal pieces with sharp knife. Place cut sides up on cookie sheet; pat each into a 6" circle. Sprinkle with more sugar.
6. Bake until golden brown, 8 to 10 minutes. Immediately remove from cookie sheet with a spatula. Let cool on wire rack.
Makes 4 elephant ears.
Reply:elephant ears
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
oil for frying
10 (7 inch) flour tortillas
Combine sugar and cinnamon in a shallow bowl or large plate; set aside. in a skillet, heat 1/2 in of oil. Place one tortilla at a time in skillet, Cook for 5 seconds; turn and cook 10 seconds longer or until browned. Place in sugar mixture and turn to coat. Serve immediately.
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1 sheet Pepperidge Farm frozen Puff Pastry, thawed 20 min.
Granulated sugar
Cinnamon
1 egg, beaten with 1 tbsp. water
Unfold and cut pastry sheet in half. Roll out one piece to an 8x14 inch rectangle. Sprinkle generously with sugar and cinnamon. Fold the short edges of the pastry one quarter the distance towards the center. Sprinkle again with sugar and cinnamon and fold short edges again towards the center, leaving a 1/4 inch space between the edges. Fold one side over onto the other, making an 8 layer rectangle. Chill 10 minutes. Repeat with second piece.
Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Slice chilled rolls crosswise into 1/2 - 3/4 inch pieces. Brush with egg mixture. Place on ungreased baking sheets and bake for 10 minutes, or until golden brown. Remove immediately from baking sheets and let cool. Makes about 32 pastries. For appetizers, substitute grated Parmesan cheese for sugar/cinnamon mixture.
ELEPHANT EARS
1 1/2 c. milk
2 tbsp. sugar
1 tsp. salt
6 tbsp. shortening
2 pkgs. dry yeast
4 c. flour
Oil for frying
In saucepan combine milk, sugar, salt and shortening is melted. Do not let boil. Cool mixture to lukewarm.
Add yeast and stir until dissolved; stir in flour, 2 cups at a time. Beat after each addition until smooth. Put in a greased bowl, cover with a damp cloth and let rise until double, about 30 minutes.
Dust hands with flour. Pinch off pieces of dough about the size of a golf ball. Stretch each piece into a thin 6" to 8" circle.
Fry, 1 at a time, in 350 degree oil until dough rises to the surface. Turn and fry other side until light brown. Drain on absorbent paper and sprinkle generously with sugar mixture (recipe follows).
Sugar mixture; combine 1/2 cup sugar with 1 teaspoon cinnamon.
ELEPHANT EARS
4 c. flour
2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking powder
2 tbsp. sugar
1/2 c. melted butter
3/4 c. milk
2 eggs
2 tbsp. cinnamon
1 c. sugar
Mix first 4 ingredients. Add butter, milk and eggs. Mix and knead at least 6 minutes. Roll in walnut size balls and let stand for 20 minutes. Roll thin and fry in deep fat. Sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar mixture.
Homemade elephant ears? Someone please tell me they know a good recipe that wont turn out flat?
Quick Elephant Ears
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
oil (for frying)
10 flour tortillas (7 inches)
Combine sugar and cinnamon in a shallow bowl or large plate; set aside.
In a skillet, heat 1/2 inch of oil.
Place one tortilla at a time in skillet.
Cook for 5 seconds; turn and cook 10 seconds longer or until browned.
Place in sugar mixture and turn to coat.
Serve immediately
Elephant Ears
1 1/4 cups milk
1/4-1/2 cup butter
1 package active dry yeast
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1/4 cup water (105 to 115 degrees F.)
5 1/2-6 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 dash freshly grated nutmeg
3 large eggs, lightly beaten
vegetable oil (for frying)
confectioners' sugar or cinnamon sugar
Heat milk with butter until butter melts.
Set aside to cool to lukewarm.
Stir yeast and 1 teaspoon sugar into warm water and let stand until foamy, about 5 to 10 minutes.
In a large bowl, combine milk and yeast mixtures with 2 1/2 cups flour, salt, and nutmeg.
Stir until smooth.
Cover and let stand until bubbly, 30 minutes.
Stir in beaten eggs, then add additional flour to make a soft but not sticky dough.
Turn dough onto a floured board and knead until smooth, supple, and elastic, about 8 minutes.
Return dough to bowl, cover, and let rise in a warm spot until dough is doubled, about 1 1/2 hours.
Punch down and divide into 4 pieces.
Divide each piece into 4 or 5 pieces.
Put several inches of oil in a large, deep pan such as a chicken fryer or heavy dutch oven.
Heat to about 360 degrees F.
Work each ball of dough with the hands, shaping into a large disk, about 10 inches long and 6 inches wide.
Fry one at a time, turning once, until nicely browned.
Drain on paper towels and sprinkle with confectioner's sugar or cinnamon sugar while hot.
Serve at once.
Reply:ELEPHANT EARS
1/4 c. butter
1 c. Gold Medal all purpose flour
2 tbsp. sugar
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1/3 c. milk
3 tbsp. sugar
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
Sugar
1. Heat the oven to 425 degrees.
2. Grease a cookie sheet with shortening.
3. Heat butter until melted; set aside. Stir flour, 2 tablespoons sugar, the baking powder and salt in a medium bowl. Stir in milk and 3 tablespoons of the melted butter until dough forms.
4. Sprinkle a surface lightly with flour; turn dough onto surface. Knead 10 times. Roll dough with a rolling pin or pat with hands into a rectangle, 9"x5". Brush with remaining melted butter, using a pastry brush; sprinkle with mixture of 3 tablespoons sugar and the cinnamon.
5. Roll dough up tightly, beginning at narrow end. Pinch edge of dough into roll to seal. Cut into 4 equal pieces with sharp knife. Place cut sides up on cookie sheet; pat each into a 6" circle. Sprinkle with more sugar.
6. Bake until golden brown, 8 to 10 minutes. Immediately remove from cookie sheet with a spatula. Let cool on wire rack.
Makes 4 elephant ears.
Reply:elephant ears
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
oil for frying
10 (7 inch) flour tortillas
Combine sugar and cinnamon in a shallow bowl or large plate; set aside. in a skillet, heat 1/2 in of oil. Place one tortilla at a time in skillet, Cook for 5 seconds; turn and cook 10 seconds longer or until browned. Place in sugar mixture and turn to coat. Serve immediately.
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Would you prefer to eat elephant ears with a side of gravy, or would you eat a jar of fleas in tomato soup?
I would eat elephant ears. hehehe
Would you prefer to eat elephant ears with a side of gravy, or would you eat a jar of fleas in tomato soup?
Deffinantly the ears...anything is edible if you put gravy on it. haha ;)
Reply:COOK ME UP THOSE ELEPHANT EARS WITH SOME ROLLS.
Reply:actually...neither one...yuck!!
Reply:i choose to eat elephant ears.......
Reply:Elephant ears with the sugar? yummm at fairs.
Reply:elephant ears... hmmm...
Would you prefer to eat elephant ears with a side of gravy, or would you eat a jar of fleas in tomato soup?
Deffinantly the ears...anything is edible if you put gravy on it. haha ;)
Reply:COOK ME UP THOSE ELEPHANT EARS WITH SOME ROLLS.
Reply:actually...neither one...yuck!!
Reply:i choose to eat elephant ears.......
Reply:Elephant ears with the sugar? yummm at fairs.
Reply:elephant ears... hmmm...
Elephant Ears mixed in my Grass?
is a simple way besides pulling up the bulb (cause theres like a million in my lower half of yard) in getting rid of them. would buying the weed control lawn tratment work at all?
Elephant Ears mixed in my Grass?
I'd leave them where they are. They must be happy there since they are blooming. If they are coming up in a small area, you could just build a flowerbed around them.
If you must move them, wait until fall, and dig up the bulbs. Transplant in another area. They will come back up next spring.
Reply:Weed control will do nothing - Take a shovel a remove them, including roots and bulb...if you keep the bulb it will come back...Sorry that is all you can do.
Elephant Ears mixed in my Grass?
I'd leave them where they are. They must be happy there since they are blooming. If they are coming up in a small area, you could just build a flowerbed around them.
If you must move them, wait until fall, and dig up the bulbs. Transplant in another area. They will come back up next spring.
Reply:Weed control will do nothing - Take a shovel a remove them, including roots and bulb...if you keep the bulb it will come back...Sorry that is all you can do.
Does anyone have a recipe for elephant ears similar to the ones served at county fairs?
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Does anyone have a recipe for elephant ears similar to the ones served at county fairs?
Try" all recipes.com" they have the best recipes ever. The 5 star recipes with lots of votes are the very best.
Reply:34 min 25 min prep
Change to: elephant ears US Metric
1/4 cup margarine or butter
1 cup all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons sugar
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup milk
3 tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
sugar
Heat the oven to 425 degrees.
Grease a cookie sheet with shortening.
Heat margarine until melted; set aside.
Stir flour, 2 tablespoons sugar, the baking powder and salt in a medium bowl.
Stir in milk and 3 tablespoons of the melted margarine until dough forms.
Sprinkle a surface lightly with flour; turn dough onto surface.
Knead 10 times.
Roll dough with a rolling pin or pat with hands into a rectangle, 9x5 inches.
Brush with remaining melted margarine, using a pastry brush; sprinkle with mixture of 3 tablespoons sugar and cinnamon.
Roll dough up tightly, beginning at narrow end.
Pinch edge of dough into roll to seal.
Cut into 4 equal pieces with sharp knife.
Place cut sides up on cookie sheet; pat each into a 6-inch circle.
Sprinkle with more sugar.
Bake until golden brown, 8 to 10 minutes.
Immediately remove from cookie sheet with a spatula.
Let cool on wire rack.
Does anyone have a recipe for elephant ears similar to the ones served at county fairs?
Try" all recipes.com" they have the best recipes ever. The 5 star recipes with lots of votes are the very best.
Reply:34 min 25 min prep
Change to: elephant ears US Metric
1/4 cup margarine or butter
1 cup all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons sugar
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup milk
3 tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
sugar
Heat the oven to 425 degrees.
Grease a cookie sheet with shortening.
Heat margarine until melted; set aside.
Stir flour, 2 tablespoons sugar, the baking powder and salt in a medium bowl.
Stir in milk and 3 tablespoons of the melted margarine until dough forms.
Sprinkle a surface lightly with flour; turn dough onto surface.
Knead 10 times.
Roll dough with a rolling pin or pat with hands into a rectangle, 9x5 inches.
Brush with remaining melted margarine, using a pastry brush; sprinkle with mixture of 3 tablespoons sugar and cinnamon.
Roll dough up tightly, beginning at narrow end.
Pinch edge of dough into roll to seal.
Cut into 4 equal pieces with sharp knife.
Place cut sides up on cookie sheet; pat each into a 6-inch circle.
Sprinkle with more sugar.
Bake until golden brown, 8 to 10 minutes.
Immediately remove from cookie sheet with a spatula.
Let cool on wire rack.
How do i over-winter elephant ears?
do i remove the stalks and leaves,
How do i over-winter elephant ears?
You should at least bring them into the house. Which is what I did.
I don't want to give you the wrong advice, (so don't follow my example) , but I just want to relate this story, which happened to me.
We received one as a gift and planted it in a shady spot about 3 yrs ago. I don't think it ever sprouted that season, so I sort of forgot about it.
The bulb (which in zone 5 is supposed to come inside for the winter), was sitting in the ground for one winter.
I was breaking spring ground to plant new stuff and I came across the bulb. I wasn't sure if it survived the winter, but I cleaned it up and I buried it in a planter, just to see what would happen.
We brought it in for the winter, where it grew and grew. Some of the original leaves yellowed out, but I was brave and cut them off as low as I could.
I was like you, not really knowing what to do.
I won't pretend to say that cutting of yellow leaves from the soil base was attractive (it was not a pretty site), but the plant did thrive once the deed was done. New shoots popped out over time. This was under a pretty brightly lighted and sunny winter location within doors however.
I think if your in a winter zone you should dig it up the bulb with roots, cut off all foliage, and store it in a cool dry spot.
Others should advise you on maintaining the plant indoors.
Looking forward to reading advice on leaf cuttings.
Reply:Does over-winter mean winterize?
Reply:yes you do
Reply:You're exactly right - remove the leaves and stalks, and dig the bulb up. I will stick mine in a paper bag and leave it in the garage until I can replant in the spring.
Reply:it depends on where you live
Reply:I cut mine back as they start to die in the fall then cover them with mulch.
Reply:I have no idea what you are talking about
Reply:I imagine zone has a lot to do with it. Here in the south I just cut them down and cover with pinestraw. In colder temps you might need to dig them up and store thru the freezing winter. m
Reply:hi there, i work for a nursery and what we did is we took the elephant ears and banana plants out of their pots and shook all the dirt off of them and spreaded dycicton on the ground in one of the nursery hot houses and laid them up right and let them go dormant and then replant them in the spring. i hope this helps you in some way..
Reply:I guess that would depend on where you live and the climate you live in.
I live in the south west and have elephant ears in my garden. They die back when it begins turning cold and all I do to them is cover them up real good with hay or some other mulch. In the spring they pop right back out again with no problems.
If you live in the northern or colder climates where you get snow and ice, I would recommend getting them dug out of the ground and placed in a cool dry place until spring, like you would do with any other bulb.
Hope this helps you out.
Reply:i was told that elephant ears die back before the last frost, all you do is cut them down and cover them entirely with mulch. on sort of warm winter days you should water them.
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How do i over-winter elephant ears?
You should at least bring them into the house. Which is what I did.
I don't want to give you the wrong advice, (so don't follow my example) , but I just want to relate this story, which happened to me.
We received one as a gift and planted it in a shady spot about 3 yrs ago. I don't think it ever sprouted that season, so I sort of forgot about it.
The bulb (which in zone 5 is supposed to come inside for the winter), was sitting in the ground for one winter.
I was breaking spring ground to plant new stuff and I came across the bulb. I wasn't sure if it survived the winter, but I cleaned it up and I buried it in a planter, just to see what would happen.
We brought it in for the winter, where it grew and grew. Some of the original leaves yellowed out, but I was brave and cut them off as low as I could.
I was like you, not really knowing what to do.
I won't pretend to say that cutting of yellow leaves from the soil base was attractive (it was not a pretty site), but the plant did thrive once the deed was done. New shoots popped out over time. This was under a pretty brightly lighted and sunny winter location within doors however.
I think if your in a winter zone you should dig it up the bulb with roots, cut off all foliage, and store it in a cool dry spot.
Others should advise you on maintaining the plant indoors.
Looking forward to reading advice on leaf cuttings.
Reply:Does over-winter mean winterize?
Reply:yes you do
Reply:You're exactly right - remove the leaves and stalks, and dig the bulb up. I will stick mine in a paper bag and leave it in the garage until I can replant in the spring.
Reply:it depends on where you live
Reply:I cut mine back as they start to die in the fall then cover them with mulch.
Reply:I have no idea what you are talking about
Reply:I imagine zone has a lot to do with it. Here in the south I just cut them down and cover with pinestraw. In colder temps you might need to dig them up and store thru the freezing winter. m
Reply:hi there, i work for a nursery and what we did is we took the elephant ears and banana plants out of their pots and shook all the dirt off of them and spreaded dycicton on the ground in one of the nursery hot houses and laid them up right and let them go dormant and then replant them in the spring. i hope this helps you in some way..
Reply:I guess that would depend on where you live and the climate you live in.
I live in the south west and have elephant ears in my garden. They die back when it begins turning cold and all I do to them is cover them up real good with hay or some other mulch. In the spring they pop right back out again with no problems.
If you live in the northern or colder climates where you get snow and ice, I would recommend getting them dug out of the ground and placed in a cool dry place until spring, like you would do with any other bulb.
Hope this helps you out.
Reply:i was told that elephant ears die back before the last frost, all you do is cut them down and cover them entirely with mulch. on sort of warm winter days you should water them.
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