Quickly replying! I love nettle tea, I grow nettles just so I can have fresh tea, and it's so good for you, iron and D and all that. Or try making Pho with it, if you ever tire of beef or shrimp pho. The chile sauce, "fish socks" (sauce of course, but it has a certain smelllllll), lime chunks, etc. that goes with traditional pho soup... this is a great application.
I'm feeling sensitive because I just made my first batch of tea yesterday and have been basking in springtime. But Robert, ohmygawd, it never OCCURRED to me to eat the nettles! Thanks! Just a light flip-fry, I suppose, maybe garlic. Just like rapini? Jesse > From: robert luis rabello <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.org > Date: Tue, 18 Apr 2006 11:33:08 -0700 > To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.org > Subject: [Biofuel] Nettle Juice > > Hello everyone! > > We've been intending to harvest wild stinging nettles for awhile now, > but it's been rainy for the last week and we haven't gone for a walk > uphill where the nettles grow. This morning, however, my sweetheart > and I managed to find some time. We collected a grocery bag full of > nettle tips (we only harvest the tender parts at the end of the plant > stems, just before the flowers come out), which is roughly enough for > one family sized serving. > > After blanching, nettles are tender and absolutely delicious! I like > the flavor better than spinach, which I prefer raw, and any recipe > that calls for spinach basically tastes better with nettles. However, > every time my sweetheart blanches the nettles, we're left with a very > dark green tea. > > I'd hate to throw this down the drain, but I don't REALLY want to > drink it, either. (It tastes disgusting, and even my cats won't touch > it!) Am I better to water my plants with this, or should I just put > it on my compost pile. Any advice? > > > robert luis rabello > "The Edge of Justice" > Adventure for Your Mind > http://www.newadventure.ca > > Ranger Supercharger Project Page > http://www.members.shaw.ca/rabello/ > > > > _______________________________________________ > Biofuel mailing list > Biofuel@sustainablelists.org > http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org > > Biofuel at Journey to Forever: > http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > > Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): > http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/ > > _______________________________________________ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/
