Foraging, Harvesting, and Preparing Wild Horseradish

Spring type weather led to some outdoor activities. A favorite of the usframe crew is foraging. We had a couple of different plants in mind for the day. None were a disappointment. Luckily, there was just enough new growth showing on some wild horseradish that aided in locating the plants. We gathered enough of the tubers to dress up some roast beef sandwiches. Foraging for food is a great way to pass time while hiking and camping. Finding food along the trail also saves weight for the backpacker. Demonstrations of collecting and preparing the horseradish are in the video.
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• usframe
• crew
• forage
• wild
• horseradish
• hiking
• camping
• backpacking
• survival
• cooking
• wilderness

[Keybo64]

Man, that looked delicious. I would like to find some wild horseradish sometime; it sounds like fun.

[usframe]

@Keybo64 one of those times something worked out as well as hoped. Thanks for watching

[richardelam100]

Boys. I got hold of some of that sauce once but it was a lot thicker--like paste. I put it on a hamburger and when I got a taste it "Anesthetized" my throat and lungs! I absolutely could not breathe for a while. I thought: This is what John the Baptist must've felt like. It was beyond hot (I don't know that that word would be). Needless to say, I haven't eaten any since.

RE

southeast Tennessee

[usframe]

@richardelam100 yeah, they can get mighty strong, seems especially so later in the season

[drzmanproject]

wow, I can almost smell it! Looks great. I remember my first experience with home-canned horseradish - I was a little over confident, and some of the aroma migrated from my mouth to my sinuses, and it nearly knocked me out of my chair, lol.

[usframe]

@drzmanproject hey Drz! great to hear from you. We need to check the calendar for some future events :)

[DemonHide]

Those are easy to miss if you're not looking for 'em. Looks real tasty!

[CampfireTalk]

@usframe Hah, if I had done that my wife would still be holding that one over my head : )

[usframe]

@CampfireTalk I did a batch late season a few years back, whew! It was hours until someone could get and grab the processor. It immediately knocked out vision and breathing!

[CampfireTalk]

When you processed the radishes I could smell them from here : )