It’s spring time, eat some wild edible plants

Ewell taught me how to eat many wild foods
We have four different books
Each one better than the last

I need to look him up today

This is the kind of threads that can literally help save your life one day, thanks!!!!

No but Elderberry! :) stinky!!!!!!!!

My hub called me that two days ag because I was gathering dandelion. Isn’t that a lovely word? Dandelion

Thanks

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Edible Maple Tree Seed


"... Not only are the helicopter wings an aviation and architectural wonder, but the seeds they strategically transport inside the built-in cockpit are an under-rated and often overlooked Wild Edible...."

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Fiddleheads from Ostrich Fern

"Considered a rite of spring in Maine, the harvest of wild Ostrich Fern fiddleheads is a tradition deeply rooted in America’s Northeast. Fortunately, the Ostrich Fern grows throughout much of the eastern and northern states, as well as all throughout Canada. ..."

Fiddlehead is great cooked fresh and also pickled.

Ramps are up here too. but it is important to remember to wildcraft sustainably. Ramps especially have become popular in the last few years and are being overharvested locally.

It won't be long before morels are around up here. I think folks in the south are already finding them.

Onions and garlic may not harm them immediately... but it supposed to do something to their blood which is not reversible....

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Last Edited by Truth02 on 04/18/2021 10:40 PM

36 Wild Edibles & Medicinal Plants In 15 Minutes

I found about 10 beautiful blonde morels yesterday!!!! They’ve been soaking in salt water. Good eating in about 4 hours!!! Woot!!!

These are the first I’ve held in my hands for 20 yrs!!! When I saw all the Sycamore leaf litter. My heart gave a little patter and I thanked the Lord and Jesus for such a fine day. 3min. Later..... I saw one. It literally healed this country girls soul a little bit.

That sounds great.
It looks like we will have a large wild grape crop this year. They are everywhere.

Grape leaves (organic) make wonder tea... fresh or dried.
I dry a bunch of them to use all year and use fresh when available.

23 Health Benefits of Grape Leaves:

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Forsythia

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Excerpt:

"For a very common ornamental that has also liberated itself there is nothing about the Forsythia as an edible plant in my entire library, which is now around 100 books plus papers, DVDs et cetera. Yet the blossoms are edible raw, though they can be slightly bitter.

They add color to salads and are a cheery garnish. The very young leaves are also edible raw but that’s iffy as they contain some of the glycoside Phillyrin, and it’s debatable just how nasty that is. Very young leaves have also been added to soups. As you can see the key is “very young leaves.” ..."

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I was chewing on some pepper grass yesterday, kinda spicy