I got mine! I was so happy to get some this year, I don't always get to have some and the season is so short. Delish. I grew up on this stuff, picking and eating.
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I got mine! I was so happy to get some this year, I don't always get to have some and the season is so short. Delish. I grew up on this stuff, picking and eating.
Ohhh wait, you mean they dont sell them at Kroger??? Lol no wonder I never heard about them before LOL.
Sometimes you can find them at supermarkets for one week of year if you are lucky but for the most part, you go picking them near swamps after the snow melts in the woods near streams. It's a wild delicacy lol
Me too!!! My dad was a forager. Dandelion salads too!
Yes they are awesome , I love dandelion leaves with apple cider honey dijon vinegrette and dried figs! I grew up on nature, love it.
Me too!!! My dad loved that Mother Nature provided so much that was overlooked. I love the apple cider honey dijon vinaigrette!
Do you ever eat flowers? The nectar in them is sooo good. Clover flowers are one of them, fireweed is delish too, the whole plant is edible actually, not just the flower. All that is also plant medicine. Especially the dandelion, it's one of the most potent ones and everyone tries to get rid of them, it's a gift from god if anything and they are so abundant. Right now it's morel mushroom season. I don't know if you get those where you live.
We get them here late March until maybe mid May. The season just ended. It was a banner season for us. They seem to hang out under the pines and elms are one of their faves. We had great conditions for them.
I never had the jelly I'm not a jelly person to begin with, just had them cooked like an asparagus for the stalk and of course the flowers raw.
We get a late growing season, I live in the most northern metropolis in the world plus we had a late winter with snowfalls until late may. I think it's on the tail end of the season but there are still some. I don't actively look for them all the time but I come across them hiking and if I'm not on a national Park I pick them. Last year we found a large ziploc freezer bag full in one hike. They also grow in logging areas, where it's been recently logged of the trees you mentioned the next 2 years is morel abundant, also where there has been forest fires.
Thank you! Very imformative!
I do eat flowers! It is one of the things I am known for. Clover is especially one of my favorites, as is the clover itself. I like the fireweed in a salad or stir-fried. My mom made the jelly. I hope to try that this year. Have you ever made it?
It's true about dandelions. I throw them in salads. They are truly abundant!
I keep hearing about this. My interest is now peaked.
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This is great to hear. I devoured a serving about a week ago and they were hard to find. I managed to find another one but I think my time is running out.
Thanks for stopping by and sharing your experiences, I can see you're a fan too
Well if you don't find anymore at least you had a little bit of a taste! I know they are hard to find sometimes. Good luck!