what a thing to dream about, right? And what do I, the concrete and carbon monoxide gal, know about fiddlehead ferns? Well quite a bit actually, sort of, a little.
In my dream I was trying to convince someone that the only time to pick fiddlehead ferns to eat was in the Spring; that Summer is not fiddlehead season, and that you need to cook them right away and…on and on I went about the proper use of them.
I just looked up fiddlehead ferns, wanting to get a photo, and found this web page. I didn’t know that I knew that much about fiddlehead ferns – considering I had never heard of them prior to that day in 1990. And haven’t had any contact with, or interest in them since.
Way back when (then) I lived in Derby Line, VT, I was coerced into foraging for fiddlehead ferns and as thanks for helping I received severals jars of pickled fiddleheads and my were they tasty! Of course I happen to like pickled foods. I can’t recall exactly what they tasted like, only that I liked them.
But damn, it’s a weird thing to dream about. Not only that I was so agitated trying to explain the foolishness of foraging for fiddleheads in the Summer I actually woke myself up. I went back to sleep and continued with the dream.
A restless night’s sleep because of fiddlehead ferns.
(Gosh, isn’t it fun to say ‘fiddlehead ferns’?)
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I've never tried fiddlehead ferns, but it sure is fun to say.
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They look cool–I can't imagine eating one. Looks like they would hurt.
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It is! Which is why I kept typing the entire name – I'm mentally saying the words as I type and then kinda giggling…
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You cook/eat the curled bit plus you know, they're soft leafy things…
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Oh yes, that is a delightful word to say. Even better when you say foraging for fiddleheads 🙂
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“Foraging for fiddlehead ferns” – Oh Yes!
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Fiddlehead foraging sounds naughty – but nice 🙂
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LOL
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I had no idea they were edible! I do believe we have them in our woods!
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Too late for this year – they are only edible in the early Spring. And they MUST be cooked – check out that web site link – If you ever see them pickled at a country fair (or something like that) try them.
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