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The Incredible Edible Day Lily
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From: [link to survivalstrategies.blogspot.com]
Both the buds and the blossoms of day lilies are edible, a fact I regrettably learned only after I had dug out numerous flowering clusters encroaching on my lawn. But now I get a kick out of astonishing friends when I casually pluck a daylily "bean" from their backyard patch, and take a bite. Next thing you know, they're inviting me to gather a handful, which I'm happy to add to my next stir-fry. And they're happy to know that when the vivid flowers bloom, they will make a sweet-spicy bonus in the kitchen.
Day lilies are a common garden plant that have "gone wild." They're found throughout most parts of the United States from late spring through summer, often near sunny fields, roadsides and empty lots.
Buds are distinguished from the plant's non-edible fruits by their layered interiors. Choose smallish buds that are just beginning to open and cook them as you would beans: boil and serve them with butter or add chilled, tender-cooked buds to salads. Or, if you happen upon a spicy batch (they're typically mild-flavored, like beans or zucchini), stir-fry them with Asian flavors.
Day lily buds will keep in the refrigerator for several days, but the delicate flowers (trumpet-shaped blooms that grow in multiples on a leafless stalk) should be consumed the same day they are picked; they are very short-lived. You can add the petals to egg dishes, soups and salads, or dip whole flowers in batter and deep-fry them, as you would squash blossoms.
Day lily Recipes Orange and Ginger Glazed Day lily Buds Tapioca in Day lily Blossom Cups ....
Day Lily Nutrition Facts
Day Lily (per 100g) Hemerocallis fulva
Calories 42 Protein 2g Fat .4g Calcium 87mg Phosphorus 176mg Iron 1.2mg Sodium 24mg Potassium 170mg Vitamin A 3,000 I.U. Thiamin .16mg Riboflavin .21mg Niacin .8mg Vitamin C 88mg
Day lily buds, raw (per 100g) Hemerocallis fulva
Calories 42 Protein 2g Fat 0.0g Calcium 87mg Phosphorus 176mg Iron 1.2mg Sodium 0.0mg Potassium 0.0mg Vitamin A 3,000 I.U. Thiamin .16mg Riboflavin .21mg Niacin .08mg Vitamin C 88mg
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