I wasn’t expecting these to be as nice as they were, but seeing as there are millions of them about the place getting on my nerves I thought it was better to make friends with them than be constantly annoyed. Most of them have gone to make wine (more on that another day) but these ones became a friendly lunch, in the following way:
- Harvest some dandelion flowers, when they’re fully open in the sun. Remove the stalks, just keeping the heads.
- Make some batter by mixing up some egg, some milk, some flour and some golden syrup.
- Heat some oil in a frying pan.
- Hold the flower heads by the green bit, dip the flower heads in the batter and spin them around so they’re coated.
- Drop them yellow-side down in the pan and fry them until they’re golden brown.
- Turn them over and fry the other side, but probably not for as long as I did.
- Eat them.
There is such a thing as a free lunch after all.
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I had no idea you could eat dandelions. What does it taste like?
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“Nice” is the best I can do I’m afraid. They tasted like dandelions. I will never get a job as a wine critic.
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Its mid August and Im writing from Canada
This is my 3rd year eating my lawn from April until November. Thanks to
you now Ive discovered what to do with all those flower heads aside from making them in to wine. Cant wait to try them.
Ive only cut my lawn once this year… and I even felt guilty doing that…. I thought… what a waste!.
Im now discovering all kinds of other tasty lawn and forest treats. I miss it if I dont get out at least once a day to forage. I find the act meditative.
Happy foraging to all of you.
Forage Smart. -
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