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| JamieRose |
Posted - Feb 21 2010 : 6:17:50 PM
Does anyone harvest their own dandelions to eat? I've been buying them and blending the greens into my morning fruit smoothie. Now that spring and summer are around the corner, I would love to use some from my yard. However, I live in a neighborhood where people use alot of lawn chemicals. We don't, but do the chemicals blow over and is it safe?
Any other ideas for dandelions?
Thanks!
Jamie
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| maggie14 |
Posted - May 12 2010 : 7:38:14 PM
wow that sounds so good RaeAnn! Thanks so much!
Hugs,
Channah
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| Kidrae |
Posted - Apr 30 2010 : 6:04:39 PM
I love dandelion lemon-aid. Pick fresh flowers (as many as you think) put in a gallon jar with water and 4 lemons. Then sweeten to taste.
Keep everything good in your heart and thoughts.
RaeAnn |
| brightmeadow |
Posted - Apr 23 2010 : 2:55:42 PM
See my recent post about using dandelion roots for dyeing on the stitching room- titled "what did I do wrong?"
While the roots were boiling away on my stove to extract the liquor for dyeing, the kitchen smelled just wonderful. Made me think I should make dandelion root tea sometime...
You shall eat the fruit of the labor of your hands - You shall be happy and it shall be well with you. -Psalm 128.2
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| Celticheart |
Posted - Apr 23 2010 : 10:47:41 AM
Have any of you ever heard of a woman by the name of Linda Runyon? She's written books about wild greens and weeds. She teaches 'survivalists' how to find and harvest them and then how to cook with them.
A very interesting lady. When my sister worked for a local publishing co. that specializes in odd and hard to find books, they brought her to town and she cooked a meal with weeds and wild greens that she gathered from the fields around the house where she was staying. She did things like tea made with clover blossoms(I think) and I remember that she put dandelion greens the salad and there was something with sheep sorrel. She also used a weed that I have alot of...we call it button weed...in the casserole she made. It's apparently very high in protein.
The same woman also went into inner city Chicago and cooked for the people at a mission, I believe, using weeds she had gathered from the area surrounding the mission. I'm pretty sure you can find info about her books on Amazon.
"Let us never forget that the cultivation of the earth is the most important labor of man. When tillage begins, other art follows. The farmers, therefore, are the founders of civilization."
Daniel Webster
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| mrsamy |
Posted - Apr 16 2010 : 2:51:31 PM
Made dandelion jelly today. (Didn't follow the recipe exactly...used liquid Ball pectin and not liquid Certo pectin)and it just didn't gel properly. Still it IS delicious and can't wait to spread it on waffles and pancakes!
I'd like to give the dandelion greens pasta a try. Anybody have that one handy?
Prayer costs nothing, but is worth the most. |
| rharbert1 |
Posted - Apr 15 2010 : 06:27:00 AM
Hi everyone! My daughter and I have harvested dandelions from our alley (gravel) because they do not spray there. Then we took them and planted them in pots (neighbors I'm sure think we're nuts!) so that we can move them away from those neighbors who spray or have a lawn service. We also pick them at the barn where we board our horses because they do not spray there. We made the dandelion greens pasta from the recipe in MJ Farm and it was great! Everyone here liked it and it was pretty simple and surprisingly rewarding! Thanks for posting the jelly recipe think I'll give that a try. |
| Aunt Jenny |
Posted - Apr 07 2010 : 8:56:21 PM
I love making dandelion jelly and will be able to do it again soon. I just posted my recipe on another thread where someone asked for it.
Jenny in Utah
Proud Farmgirl sister #24
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| mrsamy |
Posted - Apr 06 2010 : 4:56:25 PM
Thanks for the help. I'm hoping the rain we're getting gets the dandelions blooming! Haven't looked forward to dandelions since I was a kid! Definitely going to give it a try.
Prayer costs nothing, but is worth the most. |
| Tanna |
Posted - Apr 06 2010 : 4:32:23 PM
Amy,
Dandelion jelly tastes similar to honey with a bit of lemon since there is lemon in the recipe.
Tanna |
| maggie14 |
Posted - Apr 06 2010 : 4:00:13 PM
Really Kathy?!?! I never would have thought of that. Thanks so much!
Hugs,
Channah
Farmgirl sister #1219
Friendship is not something that can be bought, it is earned. |
| KathyC |
Posted - Apr 05 2010 : 7:09:15 PM
We cooked dandelion flowers yesterday. Didn't have a recipe so kinda made it up as we went along. I picked all the flowers before my hubby cut the grass behind our office and had a small bag full. Washed them gently in cool water, drained them well. Beat an egg and then thinned it with a little milk. Dropped the flowers in the egg to coat them, took them out with a fork to let the excess egg drip off and then put them in a bowl with a mixture of flour, a little cornmeal, salt, pepper, and garlic (maybe some other spice, my daughter mixed it up).
Stirred them up good with the flour (had to use my hands to separate the flowers)until the were coated and them fried them in a little olive oil until lightly brown. They were so good and my husband even liked them.
Kathy |
| Tanna |
Posted - Apr 05 2010 : 3:58:51 PM
Lulu,
This is pretty much how I make dandelion fritters:
http://www.learningherbs.com/dandelion_recipes.html
My kids love them!
(I have to mention that one of my buff orpington hens is named Lulu and we just love her)
Tanna
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| lulu |
Posted - Apr 05 2010 : 2:44:14 PM
Tanna,
How do you make fritters out of them?
Connie
LULU
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| alterationsbyemily |
Posted - Apr 05 2010 : 2:36:40 PM
mrs amy to dry the roots you have to put them in the oven on low for about 2 hours. you cant hang dry them.
I just started a batch of dandelion oil today! I use it in my ghost tours to ward off evil spirits.
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| mrsamy |
Posted - Apr 05 2010 : 2:23:23 PM
Oh, and how do you make the root tea? Do you rinse the root and let it dry or do you use it fresh? Does it matter when you harvest the roots? None of my myriad dandelions have blossomed yet and my DH hasn't applied any weed stuff yet either, so if I'm going to do it, it has to be now. If he put something down in the fall, should I look elsewhere? There sure seem to be a lot of dandelions coming in, so if he did it was a waste of time and money!
Prayer costs nothing, but is worth the most. |
| mrsamy |
Posted - Apr 05 2010 : 2:20:02 PM
What in the world does dandelion jelly taste like? I know the leaves are pretty darn bitter, what about the blooms?
Prayer costs nothing, but is worth the most. |
| maggie14 |
Posted - Apr 04 2010 : 7:08:35 PM
Thanks soo much Tanna!! I really want to give it a try.
Hugs,
Channah
Farmgirl sister #1219
Friendship is not something that can be bought, it is earned. |
| Tanna |
Posted - Apr 04 2010 : 5:29:15 PM
This is the recipe I use for Dandelion Jelly:
http://www.recipezaar.com/recipe/Dandelion-Jelly-90601
Everyone loves it!
Tanna |
| bjhuff |
Posted - Apr 04 2010 : 4:01:34 PM
This is so awesome if any of you have information on how t do jelly let me know I get some every year from an Amish friend and love it but would like to do some my self also I would like to know how to make smoothie and tea with root we have a little bit before they start coming up we are still in snow so want to be ready!!! THanks so much for the great information!
***BettyJo**** |
| maggie14 |
Posted - Mar 03 2010 : 4:03:37 PM
I love to use herbs to heal diffrent aliments. Its wonderful!
Hugs,
Channah
Friendship is not something that can be bought, it is earned. |
| Tanna |
Posted - Mar 03 2010 : 09:30:58 AM
Yes Channah. I use the dandelion as that illustration all the time. Man-made diuretics deplete potassium yet the diuretics found in nature also contain potassium. It is amazing.
Tanna |
| maggie14 |
Posted - Mar 03 2010 : 09:10:27 AM
Thank you Tanna! It is amazing how a little weed can do so many wonderful things! It just goes to show how God is just amazing!
Hugs,
Channah
Friendship is not something that can be bought, it is earned. |
| Tanna |
Posted - Mar 02 2010 : 7:50:45 PM
That is so true Channah! They are also good for the kidneys. The are diuretic and contain lots of potassium which would be depleted with chemical diuretics.
I made dandelion fritters this weekend and my kids loved them.
I also made pesto with another 'weed'...chickweed. Yummy!
Tanna |
| maggie14 |
Posted - Mar 02 2010 : 4:33:29 PM
Yup Dandelions are not just weeds. They are great for your liver! And its a great blood purifier ( not sure how to spell that. lol). They are bitter so I mix them in a salad or green smoothie. They are really, really good for you raw! And to think that people throw them away. :)
Hugs,
Channah
Friendship is not something that can be bought, it is earned. |
| JamieRose |
Posted - Feb 26 2010 : 1:19:46 PM
Thanks for the recipe Patty, I will have to try that when the dandelion come up this year.
"This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it." Psalm 118:24 |
