dandelions and cattails

[catdaddy]

do u just boil the stems twice for the lions or do i do it differently. how do u prepare cattails
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[L. Cooper]

Can't help with cat tails. Our only experiment was a complete failure. Ick. Haven't tried again since, mostly because of laziness.

Dandelions need to be young. The younger the better. Boiling twice is a partial solution to the bitterness of older plants, but young succulent leaves are the only ones we found palatable.

One thing has stopped us from making wine and eating them. I am very hard pressed to find any good infestations of dandelions that have not be sprayed with something at some time.

[catdaddy]

so i boil any dandelion stem out in the woods twice, then put salt on um nad eat them with squirrel or dove
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[skeeter@ccia.com]

since it is close to spring and the season for the lions, cattails I figured I would add something here.

A good place to pick dandelions is in a park, They mow grass there but never spray weed killer on anything. This is where I pick the blossoms for the wine and is some good wine too.
Only the young shoots in the center of the cattail is what I use. Tug on it and it will slip out. I dice the white part of the shoot and add to salad or just munch as it....taste like cucumber.