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Originally Posted by bgd73
in maine there is a stuff called fiddleheads. It nearly killed me, but alot of people can eat it. (It changed my bowels to the point of not processing normal food correctly for a long time after- I would rather drink hydrochloric acid.) 
the mention of poison ivy is a bizarre coincidence. I awoke with an itchy belly button, a strange feeling in my gut. I looked over at my inner arms... an exact bumpy run of poison ivy looking stuff. I have no clue where I got it. On another thread here, I spoke of a neighbors roof staying green in february...one of all time records broken for warm winter, no snow. I could only put two and two together..
I'd go for greens in a controlled environment, the northeast is thrashed this year, hard telling what will be good. |
You must take care when preparing fiddleheads. They must be cooked thoroughly or else your digestive tract will suffer. Fiddleheads must be boiled for a good 10 minutes (or steamed for about 20) to ensure that they are cooked and toxins diffused or converted during the cooking process. It's a shame that you had to suffer as these plants are quite pleasant. I like mine in an omelette or with a little lemon and olive with garlic essence. I haven't had fiddleheads in a couple of years. I look forward to finding them in the coming days or weeks.