Post by greywolf on Nov 14, 2003 5:18:12 GMT -5
Wild edible food.
If you lose your stash and have to survive by foraging.
How many of you know what is eatable by site... What if you have to leave your home in a hurry. What you grab is what you have... A couple of good small books on eatable food could help you survive. For instance did you know that the common weed purslane is eatable?Or violets.
Western edible Wild Plants by HD Harrington is a good book with drawings and ways to cook them. There are many other books that have food in your area of the country.
Dandelion greens are also an excellent source of iron, and the young leaves are good in a salad. There are many plants within our fingertips that can keep us going.
Spuce tips are high in Vitamin C... cat-tail roots are edible all year long and one can dry them and make a flour out of them in the fall.
"Wild food plants of Australia"
by Tim Low. ISBN 0 207 16930 6
real good pics and info.
www.taoherbfarm.com/herbs/resources/weeds.htm
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Weeds you can Eat
Most of our common weeds contain more nutrients than our garden crops. This chart shows the comparison levels of nutrients. Details of each weed follows. Those that have links will take you to a more in depth look at each one.
Eating the ornamentals
" ... lots of weeds are edible--dandelion, peppergrass, and apparently kudzu? RE: Eating the ornamentals. ... kudzu is edible?? RE: Eating the ornamentals. ... "
forums.gardenweb.com/forums/load/frugal/msg0622565522894.html
www.zetatalk.com/food/tfood17m.htm
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Offered by Ivy.
I tasted Kudzu today. It has a normal leafy green flavor and could easily be used as a salad item. No after-taste, no bitterness, your basic lettuce substitute. I was pleasantly surprised!
Offered by Leila.
Janie Sue Yearwood, who says kudzu tastes similar to kale or mustard greens,
From ancient times to the present days, the root of Kudzu has been commonly used in Far Eastern culture as a food, rich source of starch ... Starch derived from Kudzu Root contains a high amount of iron, a fair portion of calcium and phosphorus, and a little sodium. Interestingly, it has more calories per gram than honey,
www.pathcom.com/~bioplus/root.htm
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It helps digestion, reduces blood pressure, treats colds, intestinal ailments, and ALCOHOLISM with all of its resulting health problems. When Kudzu is present in a diet, it also prevents anyone from falling into an alcohol addiction. Starch derived from Kudzu Root contains a high amount of iron, a fair portion of calcium and phosphorus, and a little sodium. Interestingly, it has more calories per gram than honey,
A recent research made in Medical School of Harvard confirmed that Kudzu reduces craving for alcohol as much as 90%. Daidzin, isoflavone is a compound of Kudzu that causes repression of alcohol consumption.
www.hgtv.com/hgtv/gl_plants_grasses/article/0,1785,HGTV_3607_1389167,00.html
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Lemon grass is edible, and the stalks are used in Asian dishes of all kinds (figure A). It grows well in the ground but is sometimes grown in pots, which is a good method if your garden is far from your kitchen. Just snip a few stalks and add them to stir-fry dishes or to lemonade.
www.seattlepress.com/article-9571.html
www.efn.org/~bsharvy/edible.html
www.solutions.uiuc.edu/content.cfm?series=4&item=360
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an updated list of flowers that can be safely eaten
www.epcc.edu/ftp/Homes/monicaw/borderlands/09_weeds.htm
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the most abundant food there is in the desert -- grass
If you lose your stash and have to survive by foraging.
How many of you know what is eatable by site... What if you have to leave your home in a hurry. What you grab is what you have... A couple of good small books on eatable food could help you survive. For instance did you know that the common weed purslane is eatable?Or violets.
Western edible Wild Plants by HD Harrington is a good book with drawings and ways to cook them. There are many other books that have food in your area of the country.
Dandelion greens are also an excellent source of iron, and the young leaves are good in a salad. There are many plants within our fingertips that can keep us going.
Spuce tips are high in Vitamin C... cat-tail roots are edible all year long and one can dry them and make a flour out of them in the fall.
"Wild food plants of Australia"
by Tim Low. ISBN 0 207 16930 6
real good pics and info.
www.taoherbfarm.com/herbs/resources/weeds.htm
Quote:
Weeds you can Eat
Most of our common weeds contain more nutrients than our garden crops. This chart shows the comparison levels of nutrients. Details of each weed follows. Those that have links will take you to a more in depth look at each one.
Eating the ornamentals
" ... lots of weeds are edible--dandelion, peppergrass, and apparently kudzu? RE: Eating the ornamentals. ... kudzu is edible?? RE: Eating the ornamentals. ... "
forums.gardenweb.com/forums/load/frugal/msg0622565522894.html
www.zetatalk.com/food/tfood17m.htm
Quote:
Offered by Ivy.
I tasted Kudzu today. It has a normal leafy green flavor and could easily be used as a salad item. No after-taste, no bitterness, your basic lettuce substitute. I was pleasantly surprised!
Offered by Leila.
Janie Sue Yearwood, who says kudzu tastes similar to kale or mustard greens,
From ancient times to the present days, the root of Kudzu has been commonly used in Far Eastern culture as a food, rich source of starch ... Starch derived from Kudzu Root contains a high amount of iron, a fair portion of calcium and phosphorus, and a little sodium. Interestingly, it has more calories per gram than honey,
www.pathcom.com/~bioplus/root.htm
Quote:
It helps digestion, reduces blood pressure, treats colds, intestinal ailments, and ALCOHOLISM with all of its resulting health problems. When Kudzu is present in a diet, it also prevents anyone from falling into an alcohol addiction. Starch derived from Kudzu Root contains a high amount of iron, a fair portion of calcium and phosphorus, and a little sodium. Interestingly, it has more calories per gram than honey,
A recent research made in Medical School of Harvard confirmed that Kudzu reduces craving for alcohol as much as 90%. Daidzin, isoflavone is a compound of Kudzu that causes repression of alcohol consumption.
www.hgtv.com/hgtv/gl_plants_grasses/article/0,1785,HGTV_3607_1389167,00.html
Quote:
Lemon grass is edible, and the stalks are used in Asian dishes of all kinds (figure A). It grows well in the ground but is sometimes grown in pots, which is a good method if your garden is far from your kitchen. Just snip a few stalks and add them to stir-fry dishes or to lemonade.
www.seattlepress.com/article-9571.html
www.efn.org/~bsharvy/edible.html
www.solutions.uiuc.edu/content.cfm?series=4&item=360
Quote:
an updated list of flowers that can be safely eaten
www.epcc.edu/ftp/Homes/monicaw/borderlands/09_weeds.htm
Quote:
the most abundant food there is in the desert -- grass
