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@extraterrestrialone
my grandma always said you need To only eat the dandelion greens before the plant blooms. After it has bloomed it becomes bitter. I have only eaten them raw as part of a salad.
last year I dried the dandelion root for tea. It tasted A LOT like hot water. 😂
You can also make capers out of the rolled up baby leaves. I hunted a little too late & didn’t find enough.
my grandma always said you need To only eat the dandelion greens before the plant blooms. After it has bloomed it becomes bitter. I have only eaten them raw as part of a salad.
last year I dried the dandelion root for tea. It tasted A LOT like hot water. 😂
You can also make capers out of the rolled up baby leaves. I hunted a little too late & didn’t find enough.
Yum! I love hot water😸. In New York I have to hesitate picking those that naturally grow around!
Somehow what your grandma says does make sense. Seems bitterness could develop with maturity.
I've yet to do salad. The greens we got the other day were store bought so I doubt garden grown in someone's back yard or picked from many. That means farm grown. I wonder if they pick before blossoming or just whenever the hands can grab them. Then there's also the chance ours were the product of some genetic non flowering self picking and packing variety bred to maximize grower profit. 😬.
Incidentally, after dinner the other day there was a small amount left over that was quite a bit tastier the next day. Maybe they improve with a day in the fridge or it takes a day to develop a taste for them. As of now, dandelion salad and dandelion wine are high on my list to try. I'll have them with dinner so I can come back and report.
As for tonight, pork chops and broccoli.
Somehow what your grandma says does make sense. Seems bitterness could develop with maturity.
I've yet to do salad. The greens we got the other day were store bought so I doubt garden grown in someone's back yard or picked from many. That means farm grown. I wonder if they pick before blossoming or just whenever the hands can grab them. Then there's also the chance ours were the product of some genetic non flowering self picking and packing variety bred to maximize grower profit. 😬.
Incidentally, after dinner the other day there was a small amount left over that was quite a bit tastier the next day. Maybe they improve with a day in the fridge or it takes a day to develop a taste for them. As of now, dandelion salad and dandelion wine are high on my list to try. I'll have them with dinner so I can come back and report.
As for tonight, pork chops and broccoli.
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@KM76710
Hot water soup. Got the recipe from Lisa Douglas on Green Acres, you heat water and you have hot water soup.
my dad had great recipes too.
Day 1 hot dogs (boiled in water)
Day 2 hot dog soup (flavored water from day 1)
😂
@extraterrestrialone
I’ll look forward to your adventures with dandelions! 🍷 🥗
Hot water soup. Got the recipe from Lisa Douglas on Green Acres, you heat water and you have hot water soup.
my dad had great recipes too.
Day 1 hot dogs (boiled in water)
Day 2 hot dog soup (flavored water from day 1)
😂
@extraterrestrialone
I’ll look forward to your adventures with dandelions! 🍷 🥗
@KM76710
Hot water soup. Got the recipe from Lisa Douglas on Green Acres, you heat water and you have hot water soup.
my dad had great recipes too.
Day 1 hot dogs (boiled in water)
Day 2 hot dog soup (flavored water from day 1)
😂
@extraterrestrialone
I’ll look forward to your adventures with dandelions! 🍷 🥗
Hot water soup. Got the recipe from Lisa Douglas on Green Acres, you heat water and you have hot water soup.
my dad had great recipes too.
Day 1 hot dogs (boiled in water)
Day 2 hot dog soup (flavored water from day 1)
😂
@extraterrestrialone
I’ll look forward to your adventures with dandelions! 🍷 🥗
