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Cat tail roots
Cat tail roots
Mushrooms can be found in autumn all over the northern hemisphere but most should be cooked and I think are not a good source of carbs. I know of some that are poisonous and having read "Into the wild" we should be cautious with what we eat on the trail
that's a good share for the outside edible fruits and etc, thanks ~
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the wild plants and fruits can make your travel more interesting and memorable
but while use these you shoule be sure they are safe
Blackberries are everywhere on Vancouver Island! You cannot go hungry there. They are delicious and safe.
I only have one tip: just taste the berry without swallowing it. If it tastes awful, don't eat. If it tastes O.K, then it's probably safe. But since it's not really reliable, don't eat a lot of them. Those white spicy berries make good spice for Mister Noodles!!
Also, purple flowers are generally very good tasting, mium!
Last edited by Acid Cat; 12-07-2010 at 05:04 PM.
Mmmmm white spicy berries in Mister Noodles! (Is that like Ramen Noodles) sounds awesome!
Being in blueberry country there are tons of blueberries around, raspberries, and black berries too. We bring some pancake mix, and a one egg pan and make pancakes in the morning with freshly picked blueberries.
Cat tail roots and cat tail seedlings (baby cat tails) are completely edible, plus the seeds make great tinder and the stalk makes a great bow. Wintergreen grows around here and makes great tea, plus a vitamin C boost, along with red spruce needles. Rugosa Rose hips are delicious, both the fruits and the flowers. Pineapple weed when dried makes really good tea. Field Pennycress seeds can be used as pepper. There is a lot of edibles around here in Maine, I love plant taxonomy. Even dandelion greens, get them before they flower and they are delicious. If the plant flowers than they will be bitter, but still edible. Great in salads. We also have sassafras, the roots are edible.
Cool thing is I have most of these growing wild in my yard.
Last edited by GDeadPhans; 01-11-2011 at 08:56 PM.
Here is an excellent book that I own, which I just found a full pdf copy on the net.
http://books.google.com/books?id=uo4...alikes&f=false
minor taxonomic skill is needed, but is easy to pick up.
While I was living in Kentucky I was also in blueberry country. It was amazing! I would be working hiking along a trail looking for whatever and I find some blueberries. I'd call a mandatory BB stop. My crew and I would eat and gather blueberries for sometimes upwards of an hour or so before we would start hiking or work again. Ha! I miss those days. Here in AZ I'm not to sure of what to eat. Out east it was so easy! hahaOriginally Posted by GDeadPhans
Location: Rabun, AL, until May 2013 working for The Nature Consrvancy on a Burn Crew
"I haven't been everywhere, but it's on my list"
..."May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view. May your mountains rise into and above the clouds." Ed Abbey
acorns! they are quite bitter and the thin skin layer on it is known as tanner which is not very good to eat in large quantities it will give you headaches. but if you boil your acorns change the water and boil them again they loose alot of the bitter.
"heads up"
anyone know of a good book that would show images of the edibles flowers/ fruits ect... and a little info about them . maybe were they are found ect... as i would like to look and search for them during my next hike in the Smokey mountains.
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