Dandelions
June 4, 2015
June 4, 2015
Every year I make photos of
dandelions growing in my yard. I realize many people "hate" dandelions and I
have to admit that I weed them out of my flower and vegetable gardens, but leave
them alone if they grow in other parts of the yard.
Last week, while outside with Anna,
our 4 year old granddaughter, I asked her to help me pick some dandelion
flowers. When we had a bag nearly full, we went inside and both of us picked
the yellow petals, She actually did a pretty good job of not getting any
green.
Afterwards, I looked up a few recipes
for dandelion jelly and decided to make some without one of the main
ingredients, pectin. I read that it would be a syrup rather than jelly if
pectin wasn't included. When it was done, I put it in the fridge and later let
the kids taste it. Anna didn't like it, but Sam said he "sort-of" liked it. I
have been using it on toast every morning since. In case you are wondering, it tasted much like honey.
In other years I have picked the
leaves from young dandelion flowers and my wife cooked them with a cooked
dinner. If picked when they are young they are as good as, or better than,
"greens" which people purchase in early spring.
The point of this is to remind you
that a plant that most people want to eradicate from their yards are actually
good to eat and are actually good for you. Check the Vitamin C content in
dandelion greens below!
Here is some information from
Wikipedia!!
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Nutrition Facts
Calories 45 -
% Daily Value*
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