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Re: Top 5 Gourmet Wild Edibles and A Recipe for Palestine Soup

Melissa — Mon, 19 May 2014 09:09:02 -0000

Yum, that does sound good!! Thanks for sharing the suggestion!

Re: Top 5 Gourmet Wild Edibles and A Recipe for Palestine Soup

Melissa — Mon, 19 May 2014 09:08:34 -0000

That's a good point...that it is always best to try new things in small amounts because everyone reacts differently. Thanks for sharing your experience!

Re: Top 5 Gourmet Wild Edibles and A Recipe for Palestine Soup

Melissa — Mon, 19 May 2014 09:07:48 -0000

Sorry, I just saw these comments! The fiddleheads came up late this year, but they are just about unfurled now. We were at Keystone a week ago and they were just coming up. And yes, the ticks are bad this year!!

Re: Join Us Sunday For This Year’s First Wild Edible Walks!

Melissa — Mon, 19 May 2014 09:05:41 -0000

We will be posting a bunch of walks and workshops soon, and I will always send a notice out to the mailing list. Hope to see you soon!

Re: Great Walks This Weekend!

Melissa — Mon, 19 May 2014 09:04:31 -0000

Good point! I changed it and separated the poison plants out. Thanks for pointing that out!

Re: Jerusalem Artichokes

Melissa — Wed, 11 Dec 2013 13:14:37 -0000

Robyn, I just posted a recipe using sunchokes! I made "potato" pancakes using sunchoke tubers instead of potatoes this morning. So good! Thanks for your comment.
Melissa

Re: Fall Mushroom Fun In Pictures

Melissa — Mon, 08 Oct 2012 13:17:45 -0000

Hi Sam, You are probably right about the pholiota. People at the mushroom club were going back and forth about it (they had thin non-shaggy stems which were leading people away from pholiata) and finally the expert leading the walk decided on yellow laughing gym, but he really wasn't sure.
I will post the recipe for the chili soon, hopefully later today if I get a chance.
Thanks, too, about the input about the ringless honeys...we found them after the hike so had no one to ask.
The paw paws are on Mission Street, between the Eleanor steps and Sterling street.
Thanks so much for your comments!
~ Melissa

Re: Hot-To-Trot “Chicken” Wings (vegetarian/vegan and gluten-free)

Melissa — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 21:04:56 -0000

Yes, I was surprised to find such a young chicken mushroom this late as well. I have to get out more...I haven't found sheepshead yet this year!

Re: Yellow Dock Seed Onion and Jalapeno Cheese Biscuits (Gluten Free)

Melissa — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 15:05:27 -0000

Yes, I blended them chaf and all.
~ Melissa

Re: Kids Club

Melissa — Thu, 24 May 2012 09:17:55 -0000

Hi Amy!
I didn't mean to imply you had to be a homeschooler...I was just wondering (maybe I will take that out.) It's probably going to be mostly an online thing...but I'll probably offer special kid walks too. :-)

Re: Kids Club

Melissa — Tue, 22 May 2012 22:43:53 -0000

Our daughter is 7 as well! I hope we get to meet you someday!
~ Melissa

Re: Walks Scheduled…Including Our First Walk This Sunday!

Melissa — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 20:42:14 -0000

It is a dog-friendly park, but please make sure the dog is on a leash during the walk. We love dogs and often bring our dog (we're not going to Sunday) but I do expect one family to come whose son is really scared of dogs. Thanks so much for your consideration and we hope to see you Sunday!

Re: Evergreen Tea

Melissa — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 17:43:59 -0000

All the pictures in the post are of edible evergreens, sorry that wasn't clear. I did not picture the yew, which is poisonous.

Re: Community Supported Foraging

Melissa — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:05:59 -0000

Yeah! I am so glad you are joining, Donna! I think it's going to be really fun!!

Re: Midwinter Fresh Wilds

Melissa — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:05:24 -0000

What you're describing might be "creeping charlie" (also called ground ivy)...it is edible, too. Do a google search for it and see if that is what you are thinking of. Let me know. Thanks!
~ Melissa

Re: Making Dandelion Wine

Melissa — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:18:37 -0000

I don't know (because I haven't tried it yet) but I think you can use less sugar. I am definitely using less this year...it was super sweet, almost too sweet. I almost bet you could cut the sugar in half...though I haven't recipes which use less. I'll report back...if you try it let us know how it turns out for you as well!
~ Melissa

Re: Burdock

Melissa — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 10:55:51 -0000

Hi Marge,
What kind of juicer? Some juice greens better than others. Burdock root and japanese knotweed stalks juice great in most juicers, I mix them both with juiced apples (and for the burdock I also add lemon and ginger.) Wild fruits like crabapples, apples, etc juice well, though you may want to cut the seeds out first because they contain trace amounts of cyanide (or is it arsenic? it's the same as commercial apples, pears, cherries.)
It'll be nice to hear if anyone else has other ideas!
~ Melissa

Re: Happy New Year: Reishi Give-Away

Melissa — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 14:24:51 -0000

Thanks so much! I will definitely check that out.
~ Melissa

Re: Enjoying Dandelion Wine

Melissa — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 10:07:51 -0000

Hi Ethel,
Yes, we did use yeast. You'll find the recipe (with lots of pictures) in a May, 2011 post about making dandelion wine. There is a link to it in this post as well. (Let me know if you still can't find it and I'll send it directly.) Did you use yeast in yours?
~ Melissa

Re: Happy New Year: Reishi Give-Away

Melissa — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 10:06:05 -0000

That's interesting. I'm interested in learning more about desert foraging as well.
~ Melissa

Re: Apple Dandelion Cookies

Melissa — Tue, 24 May 2011 21:30:34 -0000

that sounds great Amanda! Have you tried them yet? How did they turn out?

Re: Making Dandelion Wine

Melissa — Tue, 24 May 2011 21:29:52 -0000

I don't have a quick method for the roots. My husband did just get me a tool for digging roots...It's long and thin but I don't know what it is called. This works really well. I've seen people use a knife, too, to get deeper into the ground. Even a little hand shovel works pretty well as long as the ground isn't too hard. It's been raining a lot here so they are still fairly easy to dig. Have fun! Thanks so much for your comment!

Re: Upcoming Events

Melissa — Tue, 17 May 2011 10:26:13 -0000

Yes! We have two new walks scheduled: Friday, May 27, 6:30 pm in Beaver, and Saturday, May 28 11 am at Frick Park. I will post them soon, but if you follow us on facebook I do have more information up over there on our Food Under Foot page. Thanks so much!

Re: Making Dandelion Wine

Melissa — Mon, 09 May 2011 17:34:31 -0000

Thanks Amanda! That sounds great! I just collected dandelion roots and leaves today...I made a salad with the greens and am drying the roots. Dandelion is a great ally!!! Enjoy!
Melissa

Re: Making Dandelion Wine

Melissa — Wed, 04 May 2011 15:50:25 -0000

Tara, It was so much fun, and the kids can help pick the blossoms! I will have to have a solstice party this year for when we open the wine, and of course you will have to come!!