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Post by merangel on Mar 6, 2016 23:13:40 GMT -5
My daughter has gotten into herbs and edible florals. She's just learning. The other day, she came home and told me that when the dandelions are here she wants to pick some and add them to salads and for use on other things. My concern is with cleanliness. The rule of never eat yellow snow still applies to flowers, but you can't tell so much what flowers have gotten sprayed on by wandering animals. Not to mention they get stomped on, treated with herbicides and spit on. This can go for any flowers and plants found outside. I think she needs more guidance on how to handle edible flowers. She is doing her research and finding which ones are poisonous and which ones are not.
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Post by A Harmonic Seer on Mar 7, 2016 14:17:03 GMT -5
Its a PA Dutch thing to eat Dandelions, both my grandmothers use to make salad from them but stopped due to concerns if they are clean. Your best bet is far off the path in a park, in a field after a heavy rain. You can get vegetable wash or use castile soap to wash them better after that. Option 2 gather seeds and grow your own they are a "weed" so they go fast.
For salads my grandmothers would use the leaves, but the whole plant is edible. The Roots can be make into tea, but Im not a fan of it.
There is more to it but thats the quick rundown
Queen anns{dont confuse with hemlock} lace is wild carrots, and Roses are also tasty in moderation, Rose Milkshakes!. Thats the ones in mind atm.
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Post by Darkforeboding on May 27, 2016 9:40:10 GMT -5
Rose hips are commonly eaten for vitamin C.
Not really sure how this would strike you, but a lot of salad greens can be "blanched" to clean and prepare them. This is simply dunking them in boiling water for a few seconds. It will kill any germs on the surface and also wash them without removing all of the crispness.
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Post by Vultyrex on May 28, 2016 5:58:05 GMT -5
Dandelions will make you poop. They also will prevent lithium from escaping the body so if you have a large input of lithium, dandelion will prevent your liver from disposing lithium properly. There are other synthetics that dandelion may cause the liver to breakdown slower than usual.
Other than that, a substantial source of potassium and will help alleviate upset stomach, constipation, and UTIs.
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Post by merangel on May 28, 2016 22:45:38 GMT -5
Hmmm. Maybe dandelions are not a good idea, then. There are a lot of other foods to get plenty of potassium.
Thanks, everyone, for your suggestions and input.
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