After frying they shrinked a lot and were good to eat. Stinging nettles were too grown up already and had too strong and woody shaft. Leaves were great.
Later I collected more leaves to make tea out of it and I also found some rasberry leaves to add some sweetness.
I kept (bit crushed) leaves on hot water around 30 minutes and get great fresh and strong drink, highly recommended!
Stinging nettles are very traditional plant for food and it´s very nutricious and healthy even more than spinach and it could be used same way.
Stinging nettles also have very strong fibers for cordage making (haven´t tried that one yet)
I've wanted to try this, thanks for the reminder!
VastaaPoistaSure, go ahead, you won´t regret I bet!
Poista- Finnman
Great wild-edible info and ideas! I'll have to look for some nettle around here.
VastaaPoistaSo far I've been eating dandelions, clover and plantain from our "jungle" back yard. ;)
weekendwoodsman
Dandelions we have A LOT, but still haven´t eat any..maybe cause I hate them occupying all possible places on my garden ;)
Poista- Finnman
Yeah, that's EXACTLY why you should eat them! REVENGE! ;)
PoistaI like cooking nettles. you can make many different recipes and taste great!
VastaaPoistaDo you have some.good recipes.for me.to try?
Poistahmmm let me think...:)
VastaaPoistabasically all spinach recipes works and IMO it comes out better than using spinach.
but my favorite is the nettle omelet. it is nettle and feta cheese wrapped in thin omelet.
attaching link to my old post
http://bushnblade.blogspot.fi/2011/06/nettle.html
Thanks for recipe. I will definitely try this out, maybe coming weekend!
Poista- Finnman
Jou, Finnman, you got the point here! There is a lot of eatable plants out in forest now. And that nettle, you dry it and make flour out of it, then you can use it everywhere. In bread, omelets, gottage cheese, etc..
VastaaPoistaDrying them would be good idea. Thanks from that tip! What do you think is best method to do it without proper dryer (kasvikuivuri)?
Poista- Finnman