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Submitted by security_six on Wed, 01/23/2008 - 10:28pm.
Spring is not too far away, which is when I start thinking of wild plant foods. Living on a boat, I don't do any gardening, but I have always enjoyed taking walks around the West Bay area and Garfield Nature trail "grazing" as I went. This year I hope to get more ambitious and gather and dry some herbs and roots for later use, and maybe make some wines. I have an old family recipe for a "spring tonic" handy for when dandelions come out in force again. Anyone have some favored urban foraging areas? If I do nothing else this year I want to make some wine and jelly from salal berries.
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My favorite berries are Thimbleberries.
Submitted by The Original Yoda on Wed, 01/23/2008 - 11:00pm.I can never gather enough to make a pie, though.
6. I just want to publicly apologize to you about the PM thing and let you know I feel bad about it. I'm sorry, bro.
Ooh
Submitted by security_six on Wed, 01/23/2008 - 11:09pm.Thimbleberry Pie! What a wonderful notion! Now you have me craving the near impossible! Darn your soul to the first and lesser circle of Heck!
Don't worry about the PM stuff. Too much time feeling bad isn't good for the soul. Unless you're Catholic, then it is mandatory I'm told. But I digress. Hmm... thimbleberry wine, thimbleberry preserves, thimbleberry icecream, chocolate covered thimbleberries, thimbleberry milkshakes.... :-)
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For grazing or gathering...
Submitted by The Original Yoda on Wed, 01/23/2008 - 11:37pm.I enjoy
Submitted by security_six on Wed, 01/23/2008 - 11:44pm.Both of them. Thanks. One of the first plants I learned as a child was miner's lettuce.
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Camas
Submitted by Guglielmo on Thu, 01/24/2008 - 11:54am.Ever harvest and roast the bulbs?
It would be a gas (pun really intended) to have a wild-harvest potluck sometime where everyone brings something they harvested, hunted, fished, and prepared.
No
Submitted by security_six on Thu, 01/24/2008 - 11:58am.I haven't yet. Really this is the first time since I was a kid where I have been able to start (re)aquainting myself with a lot of wild plants. I have a lot of "book" knowledge, but not enough practical, local knowledge unfortunately.
I like the idea of your potluck. Since it will be a couple of months until the really tasty stuff starts sprouting, or in the case of crabs comes back into season maybe we should plan an OlyBlog wild foods potluck?
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I'm game.
Submitted by Guglielmo on Thu, 01/24/2008 - 12:04pm.Personally
Submitted by security_six on Thu, 01/24/2008 - 12:10pm.I would like to see it stay in the Olympia area. Granted nothing out of Budd Inlet is fit to eat, but I can always run my boat up to Boston Harbor for crabs...
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Submitted by Guglielmo on Thu, 01/24/2008 - 12:33pm.Stinging Nettle Season is a comin'.
Submitted by The Original Yoda on Thu, 01/24/2008 - 12:46pm.The leaves makes great tea and you can cook them and eat 'em. I once had nettles cooked with toasted sesame oil at a potluck. It was good.
Be sure you cook them thouroughly, though. Once my friend lightly steamed some nettles and as we ate them we noticed our throats started to numb up from being nettle-ized. It was a weird feeling.
I like
Submitted by security_six on Thu, 01/24/2008 - 12:52pm.Nettle tea, it's good with a little honey. Haven't cooked them any other way though. The stalks make good cordage too.
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Cordage...
Submitted by The Original Yoda on Thu, 01/24/2008 - 12:58pm.A couple
Submitted by security_six on Thu, 01/24/2008 - 1:03pm.Personally my favorite survival manual is the current US Army field manual. Very well written and with color plates. I like the Tom Brown books, and should get all of them. I don't think I'm up to the total mindset he has, it is a lifestyle choice, but he has a lot of good things to say, both on survival and philosphy. I should inventory all my survival and outdoor books and see what I have now that I think about it. the so-call "SAS Survival Manual" is pretty good and pocket sized.
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A got a bit of training in survival from Judith Wake...
Submitted by The Original Yoda on Thu, 01/24/2008 - 1:07pm....who learned from Tom Brown. It's ALL about having a poncho and knowing how to find dry wood in a wet forest.
"Is that a real poncho or a Sear's poncho?" - Frank Zappa
IIRC
Submitted by security_six on Thu, 01/24/2008 - 1:10pm.If you REALLY want to get with Tom Brown, it's all about finding dry wood. You can make something else to replace the poncho :-) And per Brown, if you REALLY need something and meditate on it, nature will provide it if you look. That I do believe and have practiced before.
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Don't get caught eating the
Submitted by Merwyn Haskett on Thu, 01/24/2008 - 12:55pm.Yorn desh born, der ritt de gitt der gue
Orn desh, dee born desh, de umn børk! børk! børk!
The Swedish Chef
Do you
Submitted by security_six on Thu, 01/24/2008 - 12:56pm.Speak from experience? :-)
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Thank You. More?
Submitted by PeaceCompass on Fri, 01/25/2008 - 2:29am.Urg
Submitted by security_six on Fri, 01/25/2008 - 9:44am.I'll get back to you on that on PC... I don't have time to make a comprehensive list right now. PM me if you like...
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wild foods
Submitted by ktk on Fri, 01/25/2008 - 9:41pm.Count me in if there's ever a wild food getogether. I love the fact that there are so many wild fruits and berries in this area: Indian plum, thimbleberries, salmonberries, red and evergreen huckleberries, black cap raspberries, salal. I've tried them all and have my likes, dislikes and opinions on how they should be eaten.
Ktk
wild food digest
Submitted by enpen on Fri, 01/25/2008 - 11:52pm.Seriously. Would one of you be willing to do like a weekly or monthly post on currently available wild foods? Including a picture or pictures along with some possible uses and, if present, things to beware of with the plant would be off-my-charts stellar.
I'll try
Submitted by security_six on Fri, 01/25/2008 - 11:57pm.To write up a couple of my favorite plants soon... nothing regular probably, but as I run across them perhaps.
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