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Eating nettles
Anyone here eat nettles?
They are apparently as good for you as spinach and can be steamed and just eaten. I'm not so sure but I like the idea as there are loads in the garden Pesto too - http://www.nestandglow.com/healthy-f...different-ways |
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Nettles have many uses. Some people use them as fertiliser. Some people make tea out of them.
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When I was a child one of my jobs was to go to my Dad's nettle patch (specifically grown) and collect the nettles to go into stew. Used long gardening gloves to get them then they were soaked in cold water for a while so they no longer had a sting then the leaves stripped from the stem.
I have used then in veggie burgers as well as dandelion leaves. |
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Mmm Great soup but use the tops. They get a bit stringy. Look out for wild garlic that often grows in close proximity. The leaves can be added to the soup- or pesto and the white flowers are yummy in salads
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Anyone here eat nettles?
They are apparently as good for you as spinach and can be steamed and just eaten. I'm not so sure but I like the idea as there are loads in the garden |
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Had nettles so many times as a kid just can't eat them these days, but they aren't bad really just always remind me of when the family had very little.
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I have tried nettle tea, but didn't like it.
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Tea sounds nice, I might give that a go to start off with .
They are quite old school then? |
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They are quite old school then?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urtica_dioica#Food After the stinging nettle enters its flowering and seed-setting stages, the leaves develop gritty particles called cystoliths, which can irritate the urinary tract. In its peak season, nettle contains up to 25% protein, dry weight, which is high for a leafy green vegetable. So if you're planning to eat them, use young plants. For tea, older gives a stronger taste. They were probably 'tea' in Europe long before we started importing tea. |
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