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  1. 04-28-2011, 08:22 PM #1
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    Dandelion leaves make a great additive to a salad, or a garnish, or all on their own.

    Some grocers even sell them, but why buy them when they are everywhere! You can also dry and grind up the root to make a yummy coffee-type substitute!

    Avoid dandelions from treated lawns though
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    cool. I will have to try the coffee trick.
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    cant you eat the whole dandelion plant? stem, flower and all i thought. and lemon grass is tasty too.
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    I have so many popping up in the yard now...after a few of them here and there in meals, think I would quickly get tired of them...but while in survival mode, food is food.

    I will have to try the coffee trick as well...sounds promising.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Jamman View Post
    cant you eat the whole dandelion plant? stem, flower and all i thought.
    I can't find the source but I've read that the stem is not to be eaten .... the rest is a go particularly the root.

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    Makes good wine too.
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    Hey, back in a small town in Illinois where I grew up in the 50's My Grandma and I used to walk the yards an alleys for the fresh greens from the dandy.....lion... Also the flowers without the green part can be used to make a really light flavorful wine. takes a lot tho. the flowers I mean. Of course, you don't want dandy lions that have been sprayed with weed killer or other noxious things. The greens as I recall with a bit of vinigar were similar to spinich. Pretty tasty, the stems.............. just don't know. don't think so tho,
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    Quote Originally Posted by Jamman View Post
    cant you eat the whole dandelion plant? stem, flower and all i thought. and lemon grass is tasty too.
    You shouldn't eat anything buy the roots and leaves. The "milk" the plant produces is extremely bitter
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    This is pretty good dandelion info:

    http://www.wildmanstevebrill.com/Pla...Dandelion.html
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    Quote Originally Posted by Jamman View Post
    cant you eat the whole dandelion plant? stem, flower and all i thought. and lemon grass is tasty too.
    Indian lemon grass is also a bug repellent because it contains citronella.
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