Pokeweed

I just read an interesting article on pokeweed . I always have a bumper crop of this stuff regardless of what I do. I have had it grow until the stalk was well over 1.5 inches in diameter. I remember that my grandmother always said to boil three times, draining the water off each time, and then bacon grease was added along with some salt and it was cooked again. Supposedly the bacon grease would take care of any remaining poison. Seems quite "risky" to me.