We eat those before they start blooming into a fern, although ours aren't hairy. They're picked when they're tightly rolled up, steaming or sauteing them with butter. An acquired taste.
I keep meaning to try it. I know a few of the ferns are edible; and the nettles too. Maybe next spring when I've got more planted around the creekside.
Re: Bracken fern fiddleheads
We eat those before they start blooming into a fern, although ours aren't hairy. They're picked when they're tightly rolled up, steaming or sauteing them with butter. An acquired taste.
By Jody on 12 April 2006, 12:37 PDT · [reply]
Re^2: Bracken fern fiddleheads
I keep meaning to try it. I know a few of the ferns are edible; and the nettles too. Maybe next spring when I've got more planted around the creekside.
By Ashley on 12 April 2006, 13:20 PDT · [reply]