Dandelion & Miners Lettuce Salad
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I am thinking to pick some dandelion greens for making Pesto, have you ever tried it?
Trying2keepitReal
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Yum.....i can't wait for our dandelions to come in, we haven't eaten the greens but we make some amazing jelly from the flowers
flowerbug
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someone mentioned to me the other day about pickling the flower buds. i'd not heard of that one before. 
as a kid Mom was sent out to pick dandelion flowers to make dandelion wine.
as a kid Mom was sent out to pick dandelion flowers to make dandelion wine.
Trying2keepitReal
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I am going to look into this! We do make some salve as well. Haven't tried any wine.....yetsomeone mentioned to me the other day about pickling the flower buds. i'd not heard of that one before.
as a kid Mom was sent out to pick dandelion flowers to make dandelion wine.
digitS'
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Dahlia, I was uncertain about the miners lettuce so looked at the USDA plant database. Still uncertain if I've come across it ... the map shows that it is in WA (not ID ).
On the map, I clicked + several times until I was at the county level. Imagine my surprise when I see it noted in some eastern WA counties but not in western WA!
What I have read is that the USDA ID's are entirely dependent on the extension service. If you had a mind to, you could take a specimen into the Puyallup office and ask why they are missing miners lettuce.
Bradford Angiers says that it was very important for protecting CA 49ers from scurvy after they stampeded into the West looking for gold.
Steve
tolerant of the bitterness of escarole but not dandelions (and neither endive nor radicchio). oh, and Chinese (prickly) lettuce is okay, too.
).On the map, I clicked + several times until I was at the county level. Imagine my surprise when I see it noted in some eastern WA counties but not in western WA!
What I have read is that the USDA ID's are entirely dependent on the extension service. If you had a mind to, you could take a specimen into the Puyallup office and ask why they are missing miners lettuce
.Bradford Angiers says that it was very important for protecting CA 49ers from scurvy after they stampeded into the West looking for gold.
Steve
tolerant of the bitterness of escarole but not dandelions (and neither endive nor radicchio
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Dahlia
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That sounds really tasty! I eat the dandelion flowers when they brand new fresh and they are sweet and quite good!
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Dahlia
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Never tried it, but I bet it would be good! We make homemade pesto to go with Salmon en Croute and it's super yummy!
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Dahlia
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I would love to taste that dandelion wine! How cool is that!? My grandma used to gather mushrooms for her family. She didn't make any mushroom wine though!someone mentioned to me the other day about pickling the flower buds. i'd not heard of that one before.
as a kid Mom was sent out to pick dandelion flowers to make dandelion wine.
