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Old 07-14-2009, 05:01 PM
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Default Edible plants - what are your favorites

This is one area of my wilderness skills that I feel that I am the strongest I am curious how often you guys forage for edible plants (not just berries) and what your favorites are.

Hear are a few of my favs (you can list berries if you want. )

Pineapple weed - one of my favs for tea. Really lifts the spirit to have a cup of this next to a fire.

Wild Leek (Ramps) - Very nice for cooking with your fish.

Milkweed - If you get them just right they taste great and similar to aspargus. (I do not boil them three times like the books say I think that is a lie).

Staghorn summac - dried and steeped it makes a great drink

Wapato (arrowhead) - Nice citrus flavor

Cattail

Gooseberries


I try to forage pretty regularly you just have to be careful in my area that there are no restrictions on picking wild plants. Some of the preserves have these restrictions.
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