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judyofthewoods
Joined: 29 Jan 2005 Posts: 804 Location: Pembrokeshire
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Posted: Mon Jul 30, 07 9:58 pm Post subject: Re: Todays harvest |
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cab wrote: |
Foraging books seem to copy bland but readily identified things from each other. Or, worse, nasty edible things. Rats tail plantain and rose bay willowherb, why even list them as edible when they're so very biter?
Knapweed has to be really young. Then its still not worth it, but it ain't yucky. |
The very young shoots of Rosebay Willowherb are quite acceptable, not at all bitter. The knapweed was not very young, but not flowering either, and extremely bitter (ugh to me). I agree, plantain (Ribwort is what I tried) is very bitter, but so good for you, that its worth considering. There are few wild greens I would consider tasty enough as a pot vegetable, but mixed in with other food will add a nutritious extension. Edible and palatable don't always go together, alas, and people's tastes and tollerance vary too. I guess it all depends on your reasons for eating wild food, and under what circumstances. |
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