Now that the little green things are coming up in my yard, I like to add them to my salads. Here are some of the things I add. (Do you have any thing else you like to put into Spring salads?)
wild onions/garlic
sorrel (looks like little arrowheads, and taste like sour lemon)
baby dandelion greens
violet flowers
baby watercress/peppergrass/mustard
wild onions/garlic
sorrel (looks like little arrowheads, and taste like sour lemon)
baby dandelion greens
violet flowers
baby watercress/peppergrass/mustard
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Re: Spring Greens
Thu, April 10, 2008 - 1:59 PMWhat ? You haven't cook some sour dock yet ?.... LOL -
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Re: Spring Greens
Sat, April 12, 2008 - 8:26 AMHm. Not sure what you mean by "sour dock". Is that the same thing as "sour grass"?
And thes are not cooked; they are eaten raw, in a fresh salad!
Oh, I forgot that I sometimes add some baby yarrow...even though there's a bit of a shock in tasting it! But it's so GOOD for ya! -
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Re: Spring Greens
Wed, April 16, 2008 - 10:25 AMThanks! I have not been able to positively identify it, yet, though.
Here's a nice little article about it:
www.ashtreepublishing.com/Book_...ed.htm
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Re: Spring Greens
Thu, April 17, 2008 - 7:06 AMWhat a fun little article, thanks!
All of her references to the little star lady stems from it's Latin name Stellaria Media.
And I must say she's not very truthful in saying it doesnt have much medicinal value.
It has many many good healing qualities
check this out:
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Re: Spring Greens
Thu, April 17, 2008 - 7:16 AMOh, GREAT article....and it may help me locate it IF it resides near me! (it should, I would say!)
THANK YOU (I printed it out for reference.)
BTW, Susun Weed (in the link I posted above) said:
"An inconspicuous plant, say most writers: smooth, green, small, low, no strong taste, and not very active medicinally. Inconspicuous, if you mean easily overlooked. Many a lawn owner is totally unaware of chickweed at play in the grass. What a feast of food and fun and fantasy they could have if the lawn mower didn't work."
She said "MOST WRITERS" but not (definitely) HER! She devotes a whole chapter to the wonderful qualities of Chickweed in her book:
__Healing Wise__!!! A great book, BTW!
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Re: Spring Greens
Sat, April 19, 2008 - 8:35 PMHi.......here are a few I like that others didn't mention......young plantain leaves, salmonberry flowers, lemon balm leaves, sow thistle leaves, english daisies, tulip flowers, viola flowers. Today at the class I taught we had incredible dandelion leaves in our salad. I made hummous and blended dandelion and chickweed into it. And we had chickweed pesto.
I must disagree with you that Susun Weed doesn't not say much about medicinal properties of chickweed, I have heard to talk quite a bit about this wonderful spring green and her deep healing properties. Susun calls chickweed, "Maidenwort".
Peace, Julie
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Re: Spring Greens
Wed, April 23, 2008 - 11:46 AMthank you for the clarification . . .my mistake, I misread it!
but here's to good info exchange!
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Re: Spring Greens
Sat, April 19, 2008 - 8:38 PMHi,
I have just posted a photo of chickweed......it may help you identify it.
There were not flowers yet when I took the picture.
Peace, Julie
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Re: Spring Greens
Sat, May 3, 2008 - 9:49 PMThe dandelion greens and chickweed are finally here! LOVE chickweed!
