Re: Edible Wild Plants

Bob Myers writes about wanting to learn about edible plants.

My credentials: I've been playing with edible plants and mushrooms for
about five years now with waxing and waning enthusiasm.

I echo Susan's comment that you try the plants at home before going
into the field; being ill in the field is not fun - beside, you
could potentially "wipe-out" everyone's TP supply!

I was going to say ther berries that you know are an exception, but
if you know them already, then you don't need me!

Recommend a copy of Peterson's "Edible Wild Plants".

I find that both with 'roooms and plants, one cannot say "it's time
for supper, I think I'll start looking for plants". It's more of a
'gather as you walk'. Sometime you find yourself camped near an
edible that you can 'incidently' weave into an existing supper. One
such happening occurred during my WB training when I located a mess
of poke (in season) near by, and the cook had a large pot handy.
Yumm. Another occurred on Trail Camp when I identified a beefsteak
mushroom, sliced it up, sauted it, and had a nice hor 'dorve. Note:
in your enthusiasm to share your find, it is not a good idea to offer
it to the boys; even the know edible 'rooms can cause different
reactions to different people; use yourself as the victim.

Owl-wise, Mike

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