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Posted by Phil R on August 19, 2009, 18:25:42, in reply to "Stinging Nettle - as an edible?!"
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Yep! Cooked and ate it as a Boy Scout many years ago. We "double boiled" it. Cooked it once--drained off the water--boiled it again. Not too tasty, but if you don't have any other food it will do.
I saw a demonstration about 10 years ago where it was eaten raw by folding it up very tight with the nettle side inside. Then bite into it...I think I'll save that for a really desperate moment.
--Previous Message--
: So, having just had another wonderful
: brush with stinging nettle on my
: past trip out to Mineshaft Flat, I
: was reminded that the plant is
: actually an edible.
:
: So, I looked it up in a book on
: useful and edible plants in
: California (I picked this book up at
: the Barton Flats station years ago).
: The book says the plant, mostly its
: leaves, may be used basically the
: same as one might use spinach.
:
: Has anyone ever actually tried to
: eat the stuff?
:
: One recipe was as simple as boil
: chopped pieces of the plant, drain,
: toss with butter and eat.
:
: I'd be curious what it's like to
: overcome the fear of the burning
: plant and actually grab it and
: ingest it on purpose. So far, I
: just don't think I've got the guts
: to try it.
:
: As for my most recent sting, yes, my
: old trick of slathering the stung
: area on my leg with mud from the
: stream bed does still help. I
: haven't been stung in years, now I
: remember how it feels.
:
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