Edible plants,

[cleosdad]

Started a colletion of edible plants and medicinal plants, the way things are going , I feel it's time we get back to foraging in the forrest, found out that catails roots can be used for potatoes and just about any thing, accorns can be ground into flour, also bought a book that gave me insite to medical treatments, I feel we all could look back to our pioneers for some help, there are some very good survival books out of Canada and Alaska for bush pilots and people living off the beaten trail. Steve

[Admin]

Hey Steve, Glad to see you back on line with us. It's been a while. We started an edible plant board last year but I set it aside until I gather more info. Have you gotten any books by Janice Schofield by any chance? Janice is my sister. She's one of the top authorities on edible and medicinal wild plants and gives lectures all over the world. I ate cattail roots several years ago and they tasted like asparagas. Would like to hear more of your foraging experiences.

[yankee]

I would like the hear more as well!
It would be a treat to take the wife out foraging and comming home to enjoy some tasty meals, but one bad tasting experience could ruin her for life....

Thanks in advance for any input you have

[Admin]

It's just about time for fiddleheads. My daughter showed me how to prepare them last year and they're awesome. I'll take pics when we harvest them this year.

[payne]

I've looked for fiddle heads last year and could never find any.

[Admin]

I learned from my daughter that the best place to find the Ostrich fern is near riverbeds. When I have time to go scouting I'll share what info I obtain. I'd like to learn more about Morrills, so all you guys that pick them please sound off. Tell me where to find them.

[patricimo54]

I wished we had the ferns in this neck of the woods.
I have wild onions sprouting all over the yard and have been making metal note of all the wild plum thickets as I drive down the road.
I don't spent as much time as I'd like pursuing wild edibles, but I believe I enjoy it almost as much as trapping.

[payne]

I dug some leaks the other day. They were a little on the small side but still good. Going after somemore when the weather dries up a little.

[bowslinger]

here are some plants burdock ' hickery nuts ' beechnuts ' black berries' wild rose' and dandelion plus wild mint

[patricimo54]

I used to enjoy the hickory nuts as well as the black walnuts when I used to travel into south central Missouri. The hickory nuts were tough and time consuming, but I did spend the time on more than one occasion harvesting the meat which in turn was used in a nut bread.
Rose hips were plentiful in the high country when I lived up there. We normally just ate them as a snack some people made jelly out of them and I have heard of some folks making wine from them. I always wanted to give that a shot, but never did.
Wild blackberries are common around here, but can be tough to harvest due to the spiny growth, but they sure are good.

[cam]

In the fall, I like to gather up persimmons while I'm out deer hunting and sit and munch on them.

Right now, Mayapples are out thick, and should provide a good harvest, as well as Pawpaw fruit later this summer. Both of them are pretty good tasting.

We also have blackberries, various hickory and pecans and wild onions. Prickly pear too! Can't forget the cactus.

Cam

[patricimo54]

Apr 18, 2010 11:06:38 GMT -5 cam said:

Prickly pear too! Can't forget the cactus.

Cam

They are better than most folks realize ;D

[cleosdad]

I live in an oak forest, can't step out of the house without breaking your leg on acorns, read a story on how the indians made flour out of acorns, I'm waiting for warmer weather for the edible plants to start blooming, weather still freezing up north, was 27 this morning. will have to check on JC sisters book. Steve