tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270942143171016829.post2549706222984056782..comments2023-08-26T08:48:40.870-04:00Comments on Feather Brained: FiddleheadsSusan Ellishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04155106135649887676noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270942143171016829.post-22424822034100100352010-04-28T19:20:14.776-04:002010-04-28T19:20:14.776-04:00I am going to follow your advice. I have a lot of ...I am going to follow your advice. I have a lot of ferns in my yard and I will try them this year.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15892804871759397018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270942143171016829.post-26436825471582065862010-04-28T18:30:04.347-04:002010-04-28T18:30:04.347-04:00Hmmm...I've never boiled ANY vegetable for 15 ...Hmmm...I've never boiled ANY vegetable for 15 minutes (unless its a potato...) I think the double rinsing and the par boiling is adequate...at least I'm still here to rave about how yummy they are...touch wood!Susan Ellishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04155106135649887676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270942143171016829.post-89783392167747474212010-04-28T17:37:53.615-04:002010-04-28T17:37:53.615-04:00I love fiddleheads and look for them every spring ...I love fiddleheads and look for them every spring (at the grocery store). Last year I read a Health Canada article about the need to boil them for 15 minutes. It certainly cuts the taste when you cook them this long. Here is the link<br />http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/securit/kitchen-cuisine/fiddlehead-fougere-eng.php<br /><br />I don't know what to think of this advice as no toxin has been identified.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15892804871759397018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270942143171016829.post-84227404807405727162010-04-28T15:33:49.780-04:002010-04-28T15:33:49.780-04:00i just learned the other day that these are edible...i just learned the other day that these are edible, we have them here and they are out and about now. The fiddle competition sounds like a ton of fun to watch! Great post :)Johnny Nutcasehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08429848435564779353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270942143171016829.post-41191146758202541852010-04-27T11:56:09.459-04:002010-04-27T11:56:09.459-04:00It looks like most of us here didn't know that...It looks like most of us here didn't know that fiddle-head ferns were edible. I've often thought about taking a class on the edible greens that are available in the local woods and forest. Interesting stuff!robin andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13390482190562312928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270942143171016829.post-76195390883164218242010-04-26T23:51:12.194-04:002010-04-26T23:51:12.194-04:00You're very brave eating fern. How did you kno...You're very brave eating fern. How did you know it was edible? On the other hand, my mother picked mushrooms - knew exactly which ones were edible... and tastier than the white variety we get in stores.Wolynskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04428782184898610640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270942143171016829.post-35802973806947246882010-04-26T22:21:20.773-04:002010-04-26T22:21:20.773-04:00The photos are lovely and the ferns do look very t...The photos are lovely and the ferns do look very tasty. I would never have thought of eating them.fayehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07673468419383240363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270942143171016829.post-32614314675141862892010-04-26T21:49:00.331-04:002010-04-26T21:49:00.331-04:00Om-nom-nom!Om-nom-nom!Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02850241304894291160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270942143171016829.post-45696148937270424192010-04-26T16:22:33.016-04:002010-04-26T16:22:33.016-04:00...I had no idea you could eat a fern! Are the any......I had no idea you could eat a fern! Are the any poisonous ferns out there?? :-) My grandma used to do Fiddle dancing. She was 90 and still going strong, but the teacher moved away and that was the end of that. She did it for about 15 years. I think all that dancing kept her young!Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02263405659108175434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270942143171016829.post-77790858061283475162010-04-26T15:32:01.582-04:002010-04-26T15:32:01.582-04:00Fascinating, I didn't know fiddlehead ferns we...Fascinating, I didn't know fiddlehead ferns were edible! They do look tasty. Too bad they don't grow in the Southwest US.Diane AZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02304549124035767882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270942143171016829.post-62606510920759914252010-04-26T14:53:30.597-04:002010-04-26T14:53:30.597-04:00While we have lots of ferns near us at the cabin, ...While we have lots of ferns near us at the cabin, I don't think any are the Fiddlehead variety. However, there must be some in the area because on old farm on Powell Lake was called Fiddlehead Farm. I would guess the name came from the fern. But it was famous for a different reason. Mark Vonnegut wrote of his "hippie" times at the farm and fight with schizophrenia in the book <a href="http://powellriverbooks.blogspot.com/2008/08/abc-wednesday-f-is-for-fiddlehead-farm.html" rel="nofollow">East of Eden</a>.<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by today. It's always good to have a visit and comment. - MargyPowell River Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17580698518291129041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270942143171016829.post-4222375647250544282010-04-26T13:26:01.546-04:002010-04-26T13:26:01.546-04:00I didn't know that ferns were edible! Don'...I didn't know that ferns were edible! Don't think I'll experiment with any in this garden, but those fiddleheads sound tasty.Snailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15063904446757916981noreply@blogger.com