bassturds Posted May 4, 2018 Report Share Posted May 4, 2018 going off a different topic. i want to find fiddleheads. ive had pickled fiddleheads before they were pretty good. any advice where to find them dandielion wine. ive had beach plum brandy before. was pretty good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob_G Posted May 4, 2018 Report Share Posted May 4, 2018 The time for fiddleheads is now. I see them all the time turkey hunting. Understand, they are a fern so they require damp rich soil. Easy to find. The Sultan of Sluggo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SalmonAndStriper Stalker Posted May 4, 2018 Report Share Posted May 4, 2018 (edited) when are they ready to pick? i found some the other day but i dont think they were ready. they had a white fur on them. Edited May 4, 2018 by SalmonAndStriper Stalker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mainiac Posted May 4, 2018 Report Share Posted May 4, 2018 Find a quick flowing stream On the banks that get over flowed in early spring. They like sandy areas that were recently flooded. be sure to pick just the bracken fern heads. they should be green, about three inches high with a light peeling coating of tan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gotcow? Posted May 4, 2018 Report Share Posted May 4, 2018 About quarter size and reasonably firm. If they have started to unfurl it's too late. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob_G Posted May 4, 2018 Report Share Posted May 4, 2018 6 mins ago, Mainiac said: Find a quick flowing stream On the banks that get over flowed in early spring. They like sandy areas that were recently flooded. be sure to pick just the bracken fern heads. they should be green, about three inches high with a light peeling coating of tan. 5 mins ago, Gotcow? said: About quarter size and reasonably firm. If they have started to unfurl it's too late. What they said. The Sultan of Sluggo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flylikabird Posted May 4, 2018 Report Share Posted May 4, 2018 Indian Cucumber root. "For our discussion of kayak angling is no trifling matter but is the way to conduct our lives, nobody untrained in fishing may enter my house."- Fly's Plato Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdowning Posted May 4, 2018 Report Share Posted May 4, 2018 9 mins ago, flylikabird said: Indian Cucumber root. The root tastes like cucumber? Pfantum Pfishah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saxon59 Posted May 4, 2018 Report Share Posted May 4, 2018 As a young boy growing up in the 1950's in England, our Sunday family picnic outings usually ended up with my sister and myself being dispatched to go pick nettles, yes the stinging type. We would pick bags of them which my Dad would then brew into 'Nettle tea'. It tasted foul to me, but that was a child's tastebuds. To my parents and relatives it was a delicacy. I always thought that it was a drink made popular by most things being rationed or none at all during WWII until in later years I read that it was a traditional brew with major health benefits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob_G Posted May 4, 2018 Report Share Posted May 4, 2018 6 mins ago, saxon59 said: As a young boy growing up in the 1950's in England, our Sunday family picnic outings usually ended up with my sister and myself being dispatched to go pick nettles, yes the stinging type. We would pick bags of them which my Dad would then brew into 'Nettle tea'. It tasted foul to me, but that was a child's tastebuds. To my parents and relatives it was a delicacy. I always thought that it was a drink made popular by most things being rationed or none at all during WWII until in later years I read that it was a traditional brew with major health benefits. My Polish grandmother made this. Tasted foul to me too. But she loved it and lived into her 90s. The Sultan of Sluggo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flylikabird Posted May 4, 2018 Report Share Posted May 4, 2018 30 mins ago, bdowning said: The root tastes like cucumber? Yes sir. Easy to find and identify by their leaves and root. They are not very large, the root itself but somewhat naturally sweet. "For our discussion of kayak angling is no trifling matter but is the way to conduct our lives, nobody untrained in fishing may enter my house."- Fly's Plato Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seadogg Posted May 5, 2018 Report Share Posted May 5, 2018 3 hours ago, SalmonAndStriper Stalker said: when are they ready to pick? i found some the other day but i dont think they were ready. they had a white fur on them. Don’t eat the furry ones, man. Those are cinnamon fern. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boulderdash Posted May 5, 2018 Report Share Posted May 5, 2018 19 hours ago, flylikabird said: Indian Cucumber root. I eat those .Its best to find mature plants with three sets of leaves and it may have a white flower on top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boulderdash Posted May 5, 2018 Report Share Posted May 5, 2018 20 hours ago, bassturds said: going off a different topic. i want to find fiddleheads. ive had pickled fiddleheads before they were pretty good. any advice where to find them dandielion wine. ive had beach plum brandy before. was pretty good. Sorry but you need elephant fern and we don't have them on the South Shore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sand Eel Posted May 6, 2018 Report Share Posted May 6, 2018 On 5/4/2018 at 6:11 PM, saxon59 said: As a young boy growing up in the 1950's in England, our Sunday family picnic outings usually ended up with my sister and myself being dispatched to go pick nettles, yes the stinging type. We would pick bags of them which my Dad would then brew into 'Nettle tea'. It tasted foul to me, but that was a child's tastebuds. To my parents and relatives it was a delicacy. I always thought that it was a drink made popular by most things being rationed or none at all during WWII until in later years I read that it was a traditional brew with major health benefits. I love nettles. You boil them and the broth has a very rich, almost buttery taste. The Nettle are used many ways, on pizza, sautéed with onions in a frittata, pesto, risotto..they are very tasty made properly .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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