I love dandelions, they are the easiest to identify, once a pond a time I was in a bad way and was very very hungry, I dug up 28 roots, clean them up and sauté them in butter, they were so very delicious! I do not recall eating them as a child but the taste was so familiar, I knew you could fry them flowers but never thought of using breadcrumbs and this pleases me because now I can use Day old bread, thank you Blanche and have a good day!!!
TY for posting. I am foraging my lawn and digging up dandelions to transplant them in a designated area. Planted together along a sidewalk, I can keep my eye on the dandelions better than if they were scattered in the grass.
Being Italian-American, my grandparents (from the old country) used to make dandelion wine, and it was a tradition every spring to make dandelion salad with, boiled eggs and dressed with salt/pepper and olive oil and vinegar. I've also read the green buds - before the flower opens - can be pickled and used like capers. I like your idea of leaving the "handle" on. :)
I haven't use the green buds yet but I've heard that they're a delicious veggie--pickling them sounds intriguing--I wonder if you cook them 1st or use them raw?--something for me to research… A wonderful description of drinking Dandelion Wine s in Ray Bradbury's poetic novel of the same name--a memorable book!
Thank you for all your amazing videos! They remind me so much of my childhood back in Europe when we used to do a lot foraging and eat a lot of edibles. 40 years later Ive come across your videos and now Im your the biggest fan. Greetings from Canada.
Europeans are way ahead of people here in the US for their respect & use of plants. When I first stared foraging (many years ago), I felt I was the only one interested in finding edibles. But now, more and more people seem to want to learn about the natural world and the gifts it offers. I love visiting Canada, especially the Botanical Garden in Montreal. I remember seeing there -in a vegetable plot- the biggest Purslane plants (which are considered weeds here in the States); clearly the Garden staff considered them to be valuable plants which they truly are. Thank you for being a fan!
This is a beautiful and informative video. I came across this because I was looking for free stock footage of a field of Dandelions for a music video. I love Dandelions more now. :) Thanks!
Hello Blanche! I won’t go into the story of a hunger moment, but I had dug up 27 dandelion roots, sliced and sautéed in butter, they were quite delicious, I have yet to fry the flowers, and is on my to do list come spring. I am saving your videos so that I can refer back to them! Thank you
When I was a child I ate a dandelion and it tasted like chemicals. I think it's because I bit the stem also. One time I drank a wine called "dandelion raisin", it was over 50 years old and from a wine cellar. That was the most intoxicated day of my life. I learned a lot about dandelions in this video, thank you for the fantastic recipes also, as usual. 💚
Have you ever read the book "Dandelion Wine " by Ray Bradbury? There's a wonderful description of uncapping the wine in the middle of winter when the snow is falling & the feeling that tasting the wine was like drinking sunshine. I don't usually drink wine, but if I had the chance, I'd definitely drink it....
Blanche Cybele Derby, no I haven't read that book yet. But that is a beautiful description. I don't usually drink alcohol ever, but I would drink dandelion wine again. It was a really enjoyable time and magnificent taste. Maybe I will make some this year and store it for many years to try it again.
I knew the leaves were edible but this is incredible! When I was young I tried to drink the liquid in the stem trying to emulate a scene from predator and it was awful, lol. I'm glad that there is more potential in these plants than I first assumed.
Herbalist Maria Treben recommended to eat ten of dandelion stems daily for two weeks as a liver cleanse. I add them to my smoothie. Lots of bananas and molasses help with a flavor.
I cannot wait to make Dandy Root coffee this spring! Thanks for the recipes. Dandelion is a great source of iron, Vitamins A and C, Calcium and many other vitamins and minerals. And fresh from your own backyard rocks.
Hey, there you are! Missed you! Pissenlit, the French word for Dandelion, literally translates to piss the bed.....Ahhh you knew that! LOL I was still watching and typing when you said it, hun!
It takes me a while to do editing-- I guess I'm too much of a slowpoke… another French phrase that's supposedly the origin of the dandelion name is a description of its leaves--Dent(s) de Lion--teeth of the lion.
No, I don't sing well enough to put on a public posting--that's local musician Sarah Pirtle. I would have loved to used the Stones song but copyright fees & red tape discouraged me
There's a whole list of things that dandy root is supposedly good for--the kidneys liver, digestion, candida etc but I'm no herbalist so if you want to explore further its uses I recommend checking out Rosemary Gladstar or Susun Weed (both of whom have written books.) They are accomplished herbalists who know much more than I do about herbal uses of plants.
Miracle berries don't grow here in Massachusetts but I'm familiar with them as the Botanic Garden at Smith College has one growing in its greenhouse. I'm a volunteer there & describe to visitors about its ability to make sour foods sweet. There's a farm near Miami Florida (Miracle Fruit Farm: website:miraclefruitfarm.com/) that grows & sells them. These berries have been a boon to cancer patients undergoing chemo who have trouble eating foods (as often chemo makes foods taste metallic). If a patient eats this berry before a meal, food tastes good again. Truly a miracle!
Dandelions are also very important to those of us who keep honeybees. They provide an important food source of pollen...lots of it...for our starving bees each spring. Besides the pussy willow, they are a huge help when it is too early for other flowers to bloom.
+Wesley Groth ; In case you don't want to make your own, there's a beverage called "Dandy Blend " that is non-caffeinated sold on the Internet that has several other (healthy) ingredients. Quite a few companies sell it so you can compare prices. Or a local natural foods store may carry it & you can try smaller size to see if you like it. I've tried it & enjoyed it.
caffeine is not the culprit. i can drink an energy drink (though i rarely do) and be fine. Coffee bean and frappachinos have something in them that make me sensitive to light and sound, and make me want to sleep.
Blanche, hello! Splendiferous video my dear! Are dandelions an alkaline food? I am going alkaline soon and coffee is a no-no, but using the roots to make the coffee is just a brilliant idea. I subscribed to you, I love the way in which you explain what each thing taste like.
I love dandelions, they are the easiest to identify, once a pond a time I was in a bad way and was very very hungry, I dug up 28 roots, clean them up and sauté them in butter, they were so very delicious! I do not recall eating them as a child but the taste was so familiar, I knew you could fry them flowers but never thought of using breadcrumbs and this pleases me because now I can use Day old bread, thank you Blanche and have a good day!!!
Glad I was able to introduce you to a new way of using the versatile "Dandy."
TY for posting. I am foraging my lawn and digging up dandelions to transplant them in a designated area. Planted together along a sidewalk, I can keep my eye on the dandelions better than if they were scattered in the grass.
Just don't transplant them near where cars go by...
Being Italian-American, my grandparents (from the old country) used to make dandelion wine, and it was a tradition every spring to make dandelion salad with, boiled eggs and dressed with salt/pepper and olive oil and vinegar.
I've also read the green buds - before the flower opens - can be pickled and used like capers.
I like your idea of leaving the "handle" on. :)
I haven't use the green buds yet but I've heard that they're a delicious veggie--pickling them sounds intriguing--I wonder if you cook them 1st or use them raw?--something for me to research…
A wonderful description of drinking Dandelion Wine s in Ray Bradbury's poetic novel of the same name--a memorable book!
How do you harvest the root? I love the tea and would like to make it free.
Thank you for all your amazing videos! They remind me so much of my childhood back in Europe when we used to do a lot foraging and eat a lot of edibles. 40 years later Ive come across your videos and now Im your the biggest fan. Greetings from Canada.
Europeans are way ahead of people here in the US for their respect & use of plants. When I first stared foraging (many years ago), I felt I was the only one interested in finding edibles. But now, more and more people seem to want to learn about the natural world and the gifts it offers.
I love visiting Canada, especially the Botanical Garden in Montreal. I remember seeing there -in a vegetable plot- the biggest Purslane plants (which are considered weeds here in the States); clearly the Garden staff considered them to be valuable plants which they truly are.
Thank you for being a fan!
This is a beautiful and informative video. I came across this because I was looking for free stock footage of a field of Dandelions for a music video. I love Dandelions more now. :) Thanks!
Andreia Guerrero Glad you found me!
Hello Blanche! I won’t go into the story of a hunger moment, but I had dug up 27 dandelion roots, sliced and sautéed in butter, they were quite delicious, I have yet to fry the flowers, and is on my to do list come spring. I am saving your videos so that I can refer back to them! Thank you
The flowers are a fun appetizer--children seem to like them!
lot s of great and new info for me ... thank you for sharing
Glad there was info you can use...
When I was a child I ate a dandelion and it tasted like chemicals. I think it's because I bit the stem also. One time I drank a wine called "dandelion raisin", it was over 50 years old and from a wine cellar. That was the most intoxicated day of my life. I learned a lot about dandelions in this video, thank you for the fantastic recipes also, as usual. 💚
Have you ever read the book "Dandelion Wine " by Ray Bradbury? There's a wonderful description of uncapping the wine in the middle of winter when the snow is falling & the feeling that tasting the wine was like drinking sunshine. I don't usually drink wine, but if I had the chance, I'd definitely drink it....
Blanche Cybele Derby, no I haven't read that book yet. But that is a beautiful description. I don't usually drink alcohol ever, but I would drink dandelion wine again. It was a really enjoyable time and magnificent taste. Maybe I will make some this year and store it for many years to try it again.
It's one wine I'll never turn down.
Great video thank you! Love you used egg replacement and soya milk 🏵️
Several of my viewers are vegetarians so I wanted to accommodate their dietary needs.
I knew the leaves were edible but this is incredible! When I was young I tried to drink the liquid in the stem trying to emulate a scene from predator and it was awful, lol. I'm glad that there is more potential in these plants than I first assumed.
Yes the sap is bitter but other parts of these plants are much better.
Finally I found out why mum called them wet the beds, I touched them anyway lol Thank you
Every day we learn something new...Thanks for watching.
Can't beat em, eat em!
That's what I say!
I like dandelions for many reasons !
More & more people are coming to appreciate this useful plant--I do & I'm glad you're one of them !
Thanks for the info. It's very helpful 👍🏻
+Austin Cusson I appreciate your positive feedback.
Got my Dandelion seeds today and will start a small patch this spring!
They'll probably grow without any coddling--after all, they're (so-called) weeds!
Every bit of the dandelion is edible. Stems included
Herbalist Maria Treben recommended to eat ten of dandelion stems daily for two weeks as a liver cleanse. I add them to my smoothie. Lots of bananas and molasses help with a flavor.
feltingme I do the same
That's news to me--will give it a try! Thanx.
How do you get the root out of the ground? I love the tea.
i usually use a trowel and gently coax the root out. For large plants you might need a small shovel.
I cannot wait to make Dandy Root coffee this spring! Thanks for the recipes.
Dandelion is a great source of iron, Vitamins A and C, Calcium and many other vitamins and minerals. And fresh from your own backyard rocks.
Yes this plant is a nutritional powerhouse!
My dandelions are still under snow in March. In Northern Vermont it is usually April before we start seeing them.
Mine are too. This year we got hammered with snow. I'm waiting for it to melt so I can see some green areas--its all white now.
Thanks ! But are you sure you cant eat the stem? I have heard you can eat any part of plant.. curious.. thanks
Yes, you can eat the stem (or use it as a flexible straw since it's hollow) but it's not my favorite part of the plant.
Hey, there you are! Missed you! Pissenlit, the French word for Dandelion, literally translates to piss the bed.....Ahhh you knew that! LOL I was still watching and typing when you said it, hun!
It takes me a while to do editing-- I guess I'm too much of a slowpoke… another French phrase that's supposedly the origin of the dandelion name is a description of its leaves--Dent(s) de Lion--teeth of the lion.
Wow nice info...,is that you singing? I found you after looking up my fav Stones song, Dandelions Tell No Lies
No, I don't sing well enough to put on a public posting--that's local musician Sarah Pirtle. I would have loved to used the Stones song but copyright fees & red tape discouraged me
Would you be my grandmother lady???? You are shear awesomeness 😆
I'd love to!!! I enjoy teaching future generations --it's so important that knowledge about the bounty around us isn't lost.
My Flemish rabbits are so so fond of Dandelion flowers..
They have good taste!
They know a good thing when they see it!
Thanks for sharing
Glad to !
it's crazy to think this flower I see everywhere on the street can be food!
it's trying to tell us something--that nutritious food is available all around us.
yenee94 Kate Imagine if Homeless people knew this, they can eat, too.
Homeless people should know this
Does it smell..?
..a little-not a strong aroma...
Thanks for the info..
I need this plan how to find it?
Where I live it's a common weed; I don't know where you're from, but it's a fairly common plant in many places...
@@thederb720 I m from India country and stats Assam
@@minusultana7494 Dandis supposedly grow in the Himalayan region; not sure where else they might be found.
I've heard the root is good to treat candida.
There's a whole list of things that dandy root is supposedly good for--the kidneys liver, digestion, candida etc but I'm no herbalist so if you want to explore further its uses I recommend checking out Rosemary Gladstar or Susun Weed (both of whom have written books.) They are accomplished herbalists who know much more than I do about herbal uses of plants.
Do you have to cook them can you eat them raw
Leaves & petals can be eaten raw as well as cooked; I usually cook the roots.
The best is dandelion warm salad with egg and potato.
+Ali1671 Sounds good!
If you eat a Miracle Berry(Synsepalum dulcificum) They will confuse your taste buds and make them taste sweet.
Miracle berries don't grow here in Massachusetts but I'm familiar with them as the Botanic Garden at Smith College has one growing in its greenhouse. I'm a volunteer there & describe to visitors about its ability to make sour foods sweet. There's a farm near Miami Florida (Miracle Fruit Farm: website:miraclefruitfarm.com/) that grows & sells them. These berries have been a boon to cancer patients undergoing chemo who have trouble eating foods (as often chemo makes foods taste metallic). If a patient eats this berry before a meal, food tastes good again. Truly a miracle!
sooooo cute.
Excellent, thanks for posting this!
...Glad you enjoyed it!
Dandelions are also very important to those of us who keep honeybees. They provide an important food source of pollen...lots of it...for our starving bees each spring. Besides the pussy willow, they are a huge help when it is too early for other flowers to bloom.
+breezy brey How true--our bees are so important & luckily for them there are plenty of "dandis" around...
:)
ill buy that coffee. Regular coffee gives me migraines
+Wesley Groth ;
In case you don't want to make your own, there's a beverage called "Dandy Blend " that is non-caffeinated sold on the Internet that has several other (healthy) ingredients. Quite a few companies sell it so you can compare prices. Or a local natural foods store may carry it & you can try smaller size to see if you like it. I've tried it & enjoyed it.
caffeine is not the culprit. i can drink an energy drink (though i rarely do) and be fine. Coffee bean and frappachinos have something in them that make me sensitive to light and sound, and make me want to sleep.
+Wesley Groth :
fascinating! I wonder what the problem could be, especially if those drinks make you sleepy.
Blanche, hello! Splendiferous video my dear! Are dandelions an alkaline food? I am going alkaline soon and coffee is a no-no, but using the roots to make the coffee is just a brilliant idea. I subscribed to you, I love the way in which you explain what each thing taste like.
This flowers can be found elsewhere in the land of Saudi Arabia.
"Dandi " certainly gets around!
we use for cancer..
What part of the plant? How do you prepare it?
I didn’t know I could eat my front yard
..not all in the yard is edible--be sure you know their id before you try any new plants...
You dont have to use eggs if you're Vegan use A blended PLANTAIN or flax seed . That is the CRAZIEST FRITTER I HAVE EVER SEEN
You can use egg replacer as I sometimes do.
Imo eat them raw
yes you can eat the petals & leaves raw--or cook the leaves with other greens that are milder.
Can eat it leaves raw?
Yes you can.