tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post5773834200439674658..comments2024-03-19T03:20:27.591-04:00Comments on 66 Square Feet (Plus): Forager's test kitchenMariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13632520557553405790noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-81077766308839573512022-04-23T05:55:00.360-04:002022-04-23T05:55:00.360-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.dalpuconnuhttps://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=1pistviocelzu.Zombieland-VR--Headshot-Fever-gratuita-2021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-78384349553888352042012-05-16T12:24:15.959-04:002012-05-16T12:24:15.959-04:00happyrock - the buds contain a lot of iron and als...happyrock - the buds contain a lot of iron and also Vitamin A, and apart from high carbs, I don't know more about the tubers yet. They are said to be high in anti oxidants. But Google is your friend.<br /><br />If you are eating them for the first time taste small portion first and wait 24 hours. A few people are allergic to day lilies, and some hybridised ones (not the orange H. fulva) can be quite different chemically from the "original".Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13632520557553405790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-59002500617776458752012-05-15T23:37:49.287-04:002012-05-15T23:37:49.287-04:00Would you have any idea of the nutritional values ...Would you have any idea of the nutritional values for the tubers etc.?happyrockcafehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10518078370158143543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-79230971848337805812012-04-02T07:17:45.717-04:002012-04-02T07:17:45.717-04:00Oh, wow, you can EAT the awful garlic mustard? How...Oh, wow, you can EAT the awful garlic mustard? How fitting for such an awful weed that runs rampant in Connecticut.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-8171287291730615182012-03-29T12:18:37.364-04:002012-03-29T12:18:37.364-04:00I did have the soil tested a few years ago through...I did have the soil tested a few years ago through the Brooklyn College Lab services after the NY Times article. I was informed there was a higher than acceptable level of heavy metals in the soil. I remember article also said most garden plots in the boroughs has this problem due to run off and assorted environmental pollutants.<br />However, I do remember my father growing lots of vegetables we consumed. There is a fig tree that must be over 25 years old that puts out the most delicious figs yearly - these I cannot resist.Liznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-22361459322044036192012-03-29T10:57:17.123-04:002012-03-29T10:57:17.123-04:00Anonymous - how lucky you are to have the space fo...Anonymous - how lucky you are to have the space for raised beds. I am envious. Did a soil test lead you to your decision to create them?<br /><br />Foraging requires basic common sense, especially in a city. The woods in Inwood are the cleanest I have seen in NYC - no litter, ever, few dogs, if any, and as far as I know, no industry to contaminate the soil. The woods in Prospect Park, where I collect litter - no way. I'd eat nothing out of the ground, there. Luckily for me the oyster mushrooms grow high! Foraging is a quest for new flavours and ingredients, I think - quite different from edible gardening.Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13632520557553405790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-22376982777538050752012-03-29T06:46:19.719-04:002012-03-29T06:46:19.719-04:00While these pictures and posts make urban foraging...While these pictures and posts make urban foraging appealing there is that lingering "ick" factor in the back of my mind - what's in the soil, who and what has left a recent "deposit", etc. I have taken to gardening in my family's Brooklyn backyard garden and only plant edibles in raised beds with new soil and leave the rest of the grounds for flowers.<br />Continue your travels and blogging - I enjoy your work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-33679671070820578882012-03-29T06:24:44.567-04:002012-03-29T06:24:44.567-04:00'Could call the calendar Playsoy... ;-)'Could call the calendar Playsoy... ;-)Smoothmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17866977043552812061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-73127482993298577332012-03-28T23:32:29.382-04:002012-03-28T23:32:29.382-04:00Thanks for the helpful answer, Marie. The chemica...Thanks for the helpful answer, Marie. The chemicals were what had me worried. From the sound of the answers I have from you and other urban foragers that is the deal-breaker for this particular find. I assumed as such, but was caving to blind joy in the face of discovery. Fortunately, not ten minutes after I left you a comment, my cousin on the farm called to tell to watch my mail tomorrow for a box full of freshly harvested ramps. Should keep me calm until we go open the cabin when there is always potential for a feast of morels. Thanks for the help!Carriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05856710809802056227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-68315060019483500952012-03-28T21:29:41.188-04:002012-03-28T21:29:41.188-04:00G - was that an inspired typo, or deliberate? I lo...G - was that an inspired typo, or deliberate? I love it :-)<br /><br />Ellen - It's been so interesting making different dishes this year, especially venturing East with the knotweed. It lends itself very well to spice.<br /><br />Rachelle, really? Interesting...<br /><br />Hen - we'll feed you the vintage batch.<br /><br />Thank you, Journeyin' Lady.<br /><br />Carrie - GOOD question. Well, there's the ick factor, of course, but many forager soldier on past that. Personally, I avoid dog areas. <br /><br />If there really are dogs and raccoons using the area as a latrine do wash your hands very carefully after handling the plants and don't touch eyes, nose, mouth during...<br /><br />Yes, if they are cooked well lurking bacteria will be killed. Herbicides (do you mean chemicals for weeds or rats???) are generally absorbed by a plant and I don't know that cooking would have any effect. Same goes for heavy metals in the soil. Those stay in the plant.Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17086277483606295046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-31903382533004772372012-03-28T21:24:53.481-04:002012-03-28T21:24:53.481-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17086277483606295046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-12971645246563215182012-03-28T20:09:05.623-04:002012-03-28T20:09:05.623-04:00So here’s a question for all of you urban foragers...So here’s a question for all of you urban foragers. I have just discovered a massive stand of field garlic in the yard beside our building, deep in the back corner where the weeds and ivy grow. Dogs use this yard for a bathroom. I am sure there are raccoons around, and rats and all the other city vermin. I have no idea what kind of chemicals they use to treat our yard, but I am sure they do. Because I do my foraging on the family farm and at my cabin I might not be thinking of other urban issues. I pulled a handful to inspect, and it looks and smells fantastic. So? Should I? What if I were to cook it with some extreme heat – broiled wings or ribs? Would the potential chemicals cook out too? Is there anything else I should be worried about? I’d love to hear from anyone and I thought you might be a good place to start, Marie. Thanks!Carriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05856710809802056227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-53742377472360578142012-03-28T17:42:30.657-04:002012-03-28T17:42:30.657-04:00A yummy blog today - wonderful photographs.A yummy blog today - wonderful photographs.Journeyin' Lady...https://www.blogger.com/profile/05712089169025491257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-18290357928875086662012-03-28T15:39:52.487-04:002012-03-28T15:39:52.487-04:00Keep some of those pickles for me ....pleaseKeep some of those pickles for me ....pleaseHennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-52892702446362416892012-03-28T12:20:45.906-04:002012-03-28T12:20:45.906-04:00I think with the daylily tubers, and blossoms as w...I think with the daylily tubers, and blossoms as well, it is a matter of overindulging. Anyone will have some gastric distress if they reach a critical amount of the particular amino acid they contain, if eaten in high enough concentration.<br /><br />Everything sure looks appetizing!Rachellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00275379577689130061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-68566034662807741842012-03-28T09:28:12.430-04:002012-03-28T09:28:12.430-04:00Excellent haul! I've never had any trouble wi...Excellent haul! I've never had any trouble with any part of the obliging day lily, but I know some people react badly to the tubers. I pity them.Ellen Zachoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15050574906637976116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-78072071514735268062012-03-28T09:17:15.435-04:002012-03-28T09:17:15.435-04:00What an inspiring post! One day, I will learn how ...What an inspiring post! One day, I will learn how to forage in this big city I love in.Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03436539725605367511noreply@blogger.com