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| How many fiddle heads can you find in this picture? |
I was wondering around the property and noticed that the bracken fern fiddle heads are popping up. Yummy! A fiddlehead is the name for the baby fern sprouts before the leaves open up.
Did you know that fiddleheads are edible? Asian cooking use these fern shoots in stir fry, pickles and various dishes. Alaskan Cooking mentions simple ways to prepare this fern. Do NOT eat them raw or unprocessed. fiddlehead article E-mail me if you would like to know how to safely process these "free" forest edibles!
Fiddle heads should be gathered when the heads are tightly curled. They are inedible when the leaves open. Be careful not to step on any when you go through the woods to gather them.
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| Pick those with tight heads. |
Look in areas with last years old dried bracken fern leaves.
Additional photos of fiddleheads will be posted in May. Check the labels list to find the post. Please contact me if you need instructions processing this fern.
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