gnasher16 29,649 Posted April 28, 2021 Report Share Posted April 28, 2021 Does anyone else eat Dandelions....or is it just me ! The ol woman is constantly having a go at me for it but ive eaten them for as long as ive lived out this way i always had them down as a good Vit K,Iron,Potassium source....good old fashioned immune system boosters. 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Francie 6,362 Posted April 28, 2021 Report Share Posted April 28, 2021 1 minute ago, gnasher16 said: Does anyone else eat Dandelions....or is it just me ! The ol woman is constantly having a go at me for it but ive eaten them for as long as ive lived out this way i always had them down as a good Vit K,Iron,Potassium source....good old fashioned immune system boosters. Is that pish a beds gnash lol That's what there called here How do you prepare them? 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TOMO 24,876 Posted April 28, 2021 Report Share Posted April 28, 2021 never had them myself apart from dandilion and burdock .... funny though these two pups i have on now both love eating the flowers... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
South hams hunter 8,837 Posted April 28, 2021 Report Share Posted April 28, 2021 Ate the odd 1 but wouldn't make a meal out of em, meant to go nice in a salad Quote Link to post Share on other sites
downsouth 6,831 Posted April 28, 2021 Report Share Posted April 28, 2021 You keep picking them you'll end up pissing the bed. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gnasher16 29,649 Posted April 28, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2021 53 minutes ago, Francie said: Is that pish a beds gnash lol That's what there called here How do you prepare them? Normally on my little countryside strolls i,ll have a bottle of water so just rinse them off and munch em Theres f**k all taste to them i think in the beginning it just made me feel like i fitted in with the countryside community now its just become force of habit....though im pretty sure they're quite good for you. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gnasher16 29,649 Posted April 28, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2021 (edited) 30 minutes ago, downsouth said: You keep picking them you'll end up pissing the bed. Good point....maybe the mrs is trying to drop me a hint Edited April 28, 2021 by gnasher16 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
king 11,664 Posted April 28, 2021 Report Share Posted April 28, 2021 Fair play mate..I've never in my life heard of them being eaten. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BEARINATOR 2,825 Posted April 28, 2021 Report Share Posted April 28, 2021 Dandelion | British Local Food - Guide to foraging wild edible plants BRITISHLOCALFOOD.COM Common name: Dandelion, dent-de-lion, lion’s tooth, piss-en-lit, piss-a-bed Botanical name: Taraxacum officinale agg. Family: Asteraceae (Daisy) Subfamily:... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Francie 6,362 Posted April 28, 2021 Report Share Posted April 28, 2021 47 minutes ago, gnasher16 said: Normally on my little countryside strolls i,ll have a bottle of water so just rinse them off and munch em Theres f**k all taste to them i think in the beginning it just made me feel like i fitted in with the countryside community now its just become force of habit....though im pretty sure they're quite good for you. No bother to you gnash but did you ever hear the saying about picking food,always go higher than waist as animals will piss an shit all over them 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
socks 32,253 Posted April 28, 2021 Report Share Posted April 28, 2021 I love picking at the odd plant when I’m out and about mooching. I wish I had a better knowledge of plant and fauna ... pocked a load of wild garlic last week and blitzed them down into ice cube trays to freeze ..... 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nicepix 5,650 Posted April 28, 2021 Report Share Posted April 28, 2021 They are called pis en lit, i.e. piss the bed, in France so there must be something in it. The Romanians out here pick the tiny shoots and add them to salads. But then again, they are pi$$ poor. I used to harvest sorrel and wild garlic leaves and bulbs when out on the shoot. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fireman 10,774 Posted April 28, 2021 Report Share Posted April 28, 2021 Herbal shops have sold dried dandilion bits for as long as i can remember and Don, they are classed as a super food and the birds will eat every bit of the from flower to root tip.. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dogmandont 9,329 Posted April 28, 2021 Report Share Posted April 28, 2021 My ole fella used to make dandelion wine that would of blew the head off ye. Strong stuff that I'm sure had a few men waking up in the morning drenched in their own piss. 1 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gnipper 5,945 Posted April 28, 2021 Report Share Posted April 28, 2021 I picked a bag full for the birds this afternoon and got a couple of odd ones but this one is a beast. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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