Prepping May 2020

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   Tried some local plants in a salad...dandelion leaves, red clover flowers, wild chives.   Of the three only wild chives makes the grade of pleasant.  The others were a little tough (even if I tried for new growth leaves).  I guess that if the economy goes the way I think it might go then I will need to get used to picking up a few extras from nature.

BTW. Dandelion flowers are great in a lemon-lime marmalade, and in oatmeal cookies.  

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EdwinSm, Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Moderator Joined: April 03 2013 Status: Offline Points: 24065	Post Options Post Reply Quote EdwinSm, Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: May 28 2020 at 12:40am
	Tried some local plants in a salad...dandelion leaves, red clover flowers, wild chives. Of the three only wild chives makes the grade of pleasant. The others were a little tough (even if I tried for new growth leaves). I guess that if the economy goes the way I think it might go then I will need to get used to picking up a few extras from nature. BTW. Dandelion flowers are great in a lemon-lime marmalade, and in oatmeal cookies.

Technophobe Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Assistant Admin Joined: January 16 2014 Location: Scotland Status: Offline Points: 88450	Post Options Post Reply Quote Technophobe Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: May 28 2020 at 5:13am
	Dandelion root, roast and ground, make a great coffee substitute. Great taste - no caffeine. Bedtime coffee?
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EdwinSm, Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Moderator Joined: April 03 2013 Status: Offline Points: 24065	Post Options Post Reply Quote EdwinSm, Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: May 28 2020 at 9:44am
	I will need to try that. There are some large dandelion plants in the paths in the vegetable garden, but at this stage the shops are showing no signs of shortage of coffee (although the large box of tea I usually buy is out of stock).