Dandelion is pretty good for you.
Dandelion is pretty good for you.
My Grandmother (born 1897) used grab large brown paper shopping bags and a paring knife to use on her lawn and/or any local field that had dandelions. She picked the younger dandelion plants that were not ready to flower. She could fill a couple of shopping bags over the course of an hour if they were plentiful. She brought them home to clean/rinse them and filled her big canner with them, a chunk of salt pork and enough water to create the steam to cook them. Like fresh spinach, they quickly cooked down to about 1/10th of their original volume.
Served with salt, pepper, butter or vinegar in my area - like you would eat spinach, kale, beet greens, endive, etc. Dandelions (when young) are tender and delicious!
I remember her doing this often until the mid 1970s when her arthritis eventually prevented it. My folks and I used to pick them too but not as often. They loved too but I was never a fan. Every spring we would only have a couple of weeks to harvest the fiddleheads.
Free greens that you drive by or cuss and mow over every summer. Just sayin'...
My Grandmother (born 1897) used grab large brown paper shopping bags and a paring knife to use on her lawn and/or any local field that had dandelions. She picked the younger dandelion plants that were not ready to flower. She could fill a couple of shopping bags over the course of an hour if they were plentiful. She brought them home to clean/rinse them and filled her big canner with them, a chunk of salt pork and enough water to create the steam to cook them. Like fresh spinach, they quickly cooked down to about 1/10th of their original volume.
Served with salt, pepper, butter or vinegar in my area - like you would eat spinach, kale, beet greens, endive, etc. Dandelions (when young) are tender and delicious!
I remember her doing this often until the mid 1970s when her arthritis eventually prevented it. My folks and I used to pick them too but not as often. They loved [fiddleheads](https://www.almanac.com/fiddleheads-where-they-grow-and-how-they-taste) too but I was never a fan. Every spring we would only have a couple of weeks to harvest the fiddleheads.
Free greens that you drive by or cuss and mow over every summer. Just sayin'...
A brewery near me used to do a seasonal dandelion beer that was really good. You could only get it a month or two a year though.
A brewery near me used to do a seasonal dandelion beer that was really good. You could only get it a month or two a year though.
I used to, but I ended up picking them all and they don't grow in my yard anymore.
I used to, but I ended up picking them all and they don't grow in my yard anymore.
I have made dandelion jelly back when I had a yard. The greens were always too bitter for me but my guinea pig loves them
I have made dandelion jelly back when I had a yard. The greens were always too bitter for me but my guinea pig loves them
> The greens were always too bitter for me
You've got to soak them in ice water first.
>> The greens were always too bitter for me
You've got to soak them in ice water first.
I drink dandelion tea sometimes. Good for congestion
I drink dandelion tea sometimes. Good for congestion
Dandelion honey/jelly is delicious. As is dandelion wine. You can roast the dandelion root, grind it up then make "coffee" from it. It's also delicious.
Dandelion honey/jelly is delicious. As is dandelion wine.
You can roast the dandelion root, grind it up then make "coffee" from it. It's also delicious.
Yessir. My own grew-up-during-the-depression grandmother harvested wild dandelion greens along with wild lambs quarters. Granddaddy used to tease her by saying, "Your Granny's out picking that wild marijuana again." Lady taught me how to sow, reap, forage, pickle and can.
Yessir. My own grew-up-during-the-depression grandmother harvested wild dandelion greens along with wild lambs quarters. Granddaddy used to tease her by saying, "Your Granny's out picking that wild marijuana again." Lady taught me how to sow, reap, forage, pickle and can.
Havent tried those, but I have tried dandelion jelly made from the flowers. Its really good.
Havent tried those, but I have tried dandelion jelly made from the flowers. Its really good.
Interesting. I wonder if my grandmother tried that. I know my grandfather tried dandelion wine once! Lol!
Interesting. I wonder if my grandmother tried that. I know my grandfather tried dandelion wine once! Lol!
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