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It's time to make food and drink with nettles again, as the fresh, new shoots are just asking to be picked. Thing is, the biggest, lushest crops seem to be those where the sheep hang out (I'm on Skye and the sheep roam everywhere). I really want to pick the nettles but I really don't want to end up with any unwelcome extras carried by the sheep. Will boiling/well cooking the nettles see off every potential bug and parasite? I don't mean to sound paranoid but I know the sheep carry all sorts of undesirables and the sheep-free patch of nettles on our plot is so small that it won't meet requirements!
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Wash them well, cook them thoroughly, and I can't see why there would be a problem.
The sheep have been fertilizing the nettles for (probably) centuries!
I never got round to making wine or dinner out of nettles, we had goats, and goats LOVE wilted nettles!Flowers come in too many colours to see the world in black-and-white. -
The goats obviously know what's good for them!Comment
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Are nettles really that great? I keep reading about it but don't know if I could actually go there
Happy Gardening,
Shirley
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Yes, they do!Originally posted by Nelly View PostFlowers come in too many colours to see the world in black-and-white.Comment
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If you like spinach you may well enjoy nettles. Best in early spring when sweet and tender. Take them from a shady area and you will spare many valuable insects.Originally posted by shirlthegirl43 View PostAre nettles really that great? I keep reading about it but don't know if I could actually go thereSave Red Admiral, Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock. Coma and Painted Lady butterflies. Dont cut stinging nettles in summer.
Only cut nettles grown in the shade.Comment
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Nettles are good!
Really, they are good, Shirlthegirl! I would have thought you'd ventured into at least nettle wine territory! I particularly like nettle beer (I put some root ginger in with the nettles) and regretted not making more of it last time. This year I hope to remedy that. The season is a little slower here on Skye than with you folk down "south" so I've time yet. Mind you, I do find with the wild foods that one moment they're not quite ready so you think, hmmm, I'll go foraging at the weekend and then suddenly everything has tipped to just past its best. I must repeat and learn: seize the day! Okay, off to pick now...
My boyfriend likes nettle curry (though he'd like anything with curry in the title).
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Recipes to get the family interested then please Personally I can't eat spinach or even very dark green cabbage as I find the flavour just too strong.
Happy Gardening,
ShirleyComment
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I hear nettles make a good pesto, as an alternative to basil. I think I'll give it a try shortly, will post my results when I do...Comment
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Nettle pesto is great, just blanche the nettles for a minute in boiling water to take the sting out of them (and only just he tips) then mix up the nettles, some pine nuts, garlic, and parmesan and add oil till the consistency is right. Stores for ages in the fridge if covered in oil and is dead good. Am intending on making some at the weekend.
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