eating nettles, dandelion

[Gambatte]

Anyone has experience with eating nettles and/or dandelions ?

I've got plenty of them in my garden. I know they are edible when cooked (cook them as you would spinach or cabbage, after cooking, nettle is no longer irritant).

Any experience ?

[Mountain Goatess]

Yes I drink nettle and dandelion tea but it comes in a box from the supermarket! it is especially good for detoxing the liver!

[david]

it is especially good for detoxing the liver!

There's a good reason why the French call dandelion pis-en-lit .

[IanDarkpeak]

Anyone has experience with eating nettles and/or dandelions ?

I've got plenty of them in my garden. I know they are edible when cooked (cook them as you would spinach or cabbage, after cooking, nettle is no longer irritant).

Any experience ?

Hi Gambette

I regularly make a Nettle soup, Very easy to make and tasty, can be frozen for later and can be veggie or vegan depending on if you add cream or creme fresh etc. Just use the top shoots and use some thick gloves when picking

Nettle soup try this and then experiment.

The otherway is to treat like spinache and blanche in hot water (don't over cook as they go slimey and add salt butter and a touch of nutmeg.

You can eat all bits the dandelion but the leaves are probably the best bits, However use only young leaves as they get tough and for best results cover plant with an upside down plant pot for a week as the leaves will be less peppery! it is very closely related to chicory

Not too sure about using the rest but as mentioned earlier it is a diaretic, it's old english folk name is pissabed

Hope this helps,

[daz h]

Hi Gambette

I regularly make a Nettle soup, Very easy to make and tasty, can be frozen for later and can be veggie or vegan depending on if you add cream or creme fresh etc. Just use the top shoots and use some thick gloves when picking

Nettle soup try this and then experiment.

The otherway is to treat like spinache and blanche in hot water (don't over cook as they go slimey and add salt butter and a touch of nutmeg.

You can eat all bits the dandelion but the leaves are probably the best bits, However use only young leaves as they get tough and for best results cover plant with an upside down plant pot for a week as the leaves will be less peppery! it is very closely related to chicory

Not too sure about using the rest but as mentioned earlier it is a diaretic, it's old english folk name is pissabed

Hope this helps,

is it an aphrodisiwadsit this soup

[IanDarkpeak]

is it an aphrodisiwadsit this soup

Why do you need more sting in your nettle

[daz h]

Why do you need more sting in your nettle

yes im approaching 40

[david]

yes im approaching 40

If you need more sting at 40 then there's not much hope for when you reach 50.

[Al Fowler]

Picking nettle leafs straight from the stem is something I look forward to when they start growing. As long as you fold them up, you dont get stung.
I love em'

[OneHillWonder]

yes im approaching 40