Stalking Wild Greens: Dandelion

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Dandelions are rich in vitamins A,B,C,D, iron, calcium, beta carotene, magnesium, phosphorus,potassium, and zinc. Dandelions help anemia, arthritis, cysts, cancer, liver, pancreas, bladder, and kidney.

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[fetymann]

Don't go eating your yard dandelions unless you know there aren't any herbicides and such in your lawn. It's good to know the history of your yard, like, if DDT was ever used years ago. It is said that DDT stays in the ground for at least 30 years.

[SmartRsSoul]

I spend most of Saturday trying to get rid of dandelions from my lawn. Then Monday I was wondering why there are so many so successful ?. Why do they have such a well designed reproduction method ? Then i thought maybe its because we are supposed to eat them. After quick research i am happily surprised as to how good they are for you.

Signed a new dandelion fan.

[ohhh194]

@fanahthenitelf DDT was a fantastic pesticide that was banned because of the EPA fuck tard libs.  no proof of DDT causing any harm.

[ibelieve81]

Are the look a like dandelions that have fuzzy leaves edible as well?...I think I've eaten some of em lol.....didn't kill me....Thanks!

[werewasyo]

lol this guy eats dandelions

[brockpierce1984]

@EcoWhale Nowadays you cant get any veggies or wild plants that arent sprayed or contaminated with something.

So just rinse them before preparing, which in general is always a good choice! And even when you cook them ( or boil over with water, for tea ) most of the Contaminants will become harmless enough to eat!

[MrNellie2200]

And they make you piss, apparently!

[gaiagale]

@waynebw I've been reading the comments regarding the B vitamins and I'm surprised to find that fungi ie: mushrooms have been left out of this conversation ...I'm an omnivoure so have little concern in terms of B12 but I have heard that the fungi fruits ('shrooms) are a tasty re source of all of the B's ...of course some mushrooms are more rich than others ...lots of fun to forage too!

just a thought

[gaiagale]

so affirming ...I've been touting the benefits of dandelions for decades the ...pesto recipe was a lovely surprise

thanks for sharing

[MyMPPM]

very informative, thanks

[darkyoda]

@poindexter19 They weren't at first. You find that when a plant goes wild, very often that its taste will lose some of its palate. In this case, flavor wise, tame Dandelions have a taste not unlike mustard greens or turnip greens. The wild ones have a bit more bite to them. However you can offset this with proper seasoning if cooking them. I suggest a bit of bacon drippings.

[fanahthenitelf]

@fetymann omg I hate that stuff.. It's horrible :( I remember hearing and doing research on Eagles who lost their eggs due to DDT :(