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Dandelion Greens: what many people get wrong about trying to eat them... | |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 73178132  Canada03/27/2017 10:18 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | ...is that they're best eaten RAW, fresh picked. The otherwise obnoxious "weed" brought by early settlers for its (then established) use as food/medicine/homesickness relief is only a few degrees seperated from leaf lettuce as far as Asterid taxonomy goes and is best prepared accordingly, while surpassing brussel sprouts in nutrional value and taste imo. Their perennial taproots are as good as any root vegetable going into spring and summer (they get slightly bitter and exude a milky "latex" when cut come early autumn though are also at their most nutritious). tldr: drown with ranch or sour cream and it's all good  |
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| Nobody You Know
User ID: 66355921 United States03/27/2017 10:36 AM  Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | If you eat raw plants you also eat parasite eggs and animal fecal matter. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 74550888 ...which surprisingly is better for you than antibiotics. Our body is designed to be a host to an entire ecosystem in order to run correctly. Look up Helminth Therapy. After you are grossed out like I was, you will start to appreciate the system for what it is more. Last Edited by Nobody You Know on 03/27/2017 10:36 AM |
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| BRIEF
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| Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 73178132 Canada03/27/2017 10:45 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Nope you need to boil them then drain the water off. It removes a toxic element in the plant Quoting: Anonymous Coward 73642515 yeah, this is the notion that people have of the subject despite being otherwise untrue. Boiling only leeches out the beneficial tannins (which may be mildly laxative for some sensitive people)/sterols and minerals in this case...at that, a person would likely end up eating two or three times more of the "boiled down" concoction than they would raw, rinsed leaves which, IDK, could just as likely be troubleseome as far as any "toxicity" goes (which is practically none). |
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| Anonymous Coward User ID: 31805916 United States03/27/2017 10:59 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | ...is that they're best eaten RAW, fresh picked. The otherwise obnoxious "weed" brought by early settlers for its (then established) use as food/medicine/homesickness relief is only a few degrees seperated from leaf lettuce as far as Asterid taxonomy goes and is best prepared accordingly, while surpassing brussel sprouts in nutrional value and taste imo. Their perennial taproots are as good as any root vegetable going into spring and summer (they get slightly bitter and exude a milky "latex" when cut come early autumn though are also at their most nutritious). Quoting: Anonymous Coward 73178132 tldr: drown with ranch or sour cream and it's all good I'll have to let big momma (the head hen around here) and the other black ladies around here know they've been eating Dandelion greens wrong all their lives. FYI: they only eat the young yellowish center leaves and the root is made into a tincture and wine, outer leaves are fed to the rabbits. |
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| Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 73178132 Canada03/27/2017 11:20 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Pretty much the only instance where you'd deal with visibly "dirty" leaves would be if they we're covered in yestersday's grass clippings (or DOG TURDS) or something... Again, through the process of picking and washing them off yourself you'll be personally choosing and ending up with "choice" greens. you think a combine harvester sorts all the bugs, bird shit and dead mice from the glyphosated crops it gathers before getting further milled and stamped into a mcgriddle bun? O/T: [link to en.m.wikipedia.org (secure)] |
| Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 73178132 Canada03/27/2017 11:30 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I have read that they are less bitter if you pick them in the spring, and get more bitter as the weather heats up. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 70557500 If you keep picking at them as they come out then new leaves won't have time to get bitter. Sun exposure has a lot to do with this. Dandelions growing in shadier areas aren't as subject to this compared to open-field ones and will also often produce significantly larger leaves to compensate for the lower light levels (to the point of not flowering if the encroaching shade doesn't otherwise recede). |
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| Lily o' the Valley
User ID: 74561623 United States03/27/2017 11:37 AM  Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | If you eat raw plants you also eat parasite eggs and animal fecal matter. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 74550888 ...which surprisingly is better for you than antibiotics. Our body is designed to be a host to an entire ecosystem in order to run correctly. Look up Helminth Therapy. After you are grossed out like I was, you will start to appreciate the system for what it is more. Don't you wash your veggies before eating them? If you buy from the store you are getting a big load of toxic chemical, which is also to be avoided. Just wash your veggies  in water in the sink before putting them in your mouth.*** Good deeds bring rewards, bad actions bring troubles. That is a law of the universe. *** |
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| BRIEF
User ID: 65696907 United States03/27/2017 01:00 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Not necessary to be able to squish them. The wine is made by infusing the dandelion flowers.  I never forgive and I never forget I am a licensed firearm holder. I will, under protection of law, use lethal force if attacked.  |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 74136907 United Kingdom03/27/2017 01:01 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Not necessary to be able to squish them. The wine is made by infusing the dandelion flowers. They are "morally" unsquishable. At least for a person with morals. Even Brief has morals, believe it or not, he had/has a mother too. |
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| Anonymous Coward User ID: 74561464 Greece03/27/2017 01:07 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Not necessary to be able to squish them. The wine is made by infusing the dandelion flowers. They are "morally" unsquishable. At least for a person with morals. Even Brief has morals, believe it or not, he had/has a mother too. I've seen some unbelievable cr*p on here, but c'mon, lol. On topic, try them for yourselves, they're actually pretty good, cheap too! And you can eat them raw if you like, but avoid picking them near busy roads - the exhaust residue doesn't enhance the flavour. |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 74538516 Panama03/27/2017 01:08 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Not necessary to be able to squish them. The wine is made by infusing the dandelion flowers. They are "morally" unsquishable. At least for a person with morals. Even Brief has morals, believe it or not, he had/has a mother too. LOL! I thought you were talking about flowers. But you were using the British version of "mom". I feel so dumb right now. LOL!  |
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| BRIEF
User ID: 65696907 United States03/27/2017 01:12 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Not necessary to be able to squish them. The wine is made by infusing the dandelion flowers. They are "morally" unsquishable. At least for a person with morals. Even Brief has morals, believe it or not, he had/has a mother too. Mom just turned 73  I never forgive and I never forget I am a licensed firearm holder. I will, under protection of law, use lethal force if attacked. |
| BRIEF
User ID: 65696907 United States03/27/2017 01:13 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | If you eat raw plants you also eat parasite eggs and animal fecal matter. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 74550888 I recommend washing your food before eating it. Brief... you gots an ARMY o haters dont ya. these peeps troll you like marlin. They pay me so much attention because they are jealous and obsessed with me  they are fans.I never forgive and I never forget I am a licensed firearm holder. I will, under protection of law, use lethal force if attacked. |
| seer
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