free food; Thistles by jocko500
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This is a thistle.I use to go in the woods and get food out there . I guess everyone did at one time of they lives. If not you will know with a thistle you can take the leaves and make a potherb and when you cut the spines off the leaves you can make a good salad. The sterms you peel and cut in short sections and boiled makes a good vegetable of very excellent quality. The roots can be eaten raw or cooked; not as tasty.
There a lot of books out there to do this type of thing.
One very good rule to know if you going to get food in the wild. #1. if you donot know what it is do not eat it.
There things out there that will kill you. Or make your touge swell up [happen to me, but not to much; just telling me to remember rule #1
thanks for looking and commenting and votes
oh I think every one blackberry pick one time . This is the same just diff food.
Comments (33)
My touge did not swell up on this. It swell up on something that I thought was a onion. You got to smell it to know it an onion andd I had a cold that day lol
Is there no end to your talent?! Good advice there Jock "If you aint sure then dont eat it!!"
Excellent photo..glad to know what you said! Jocko, one day you are in Bryce another 2D or photo..wouf! You're a funny and good boy! Excellent :) I am in ohoto :)
Thanks for sharing. That's a very interesting topic.
got to move around. I get bored if I in one place to much plus my mind is going diff places too.
i SO enjoyed this image and story i didnt know you could EAT THEM... you wonderful with your illistrative style and your storys are always so interesting to me... i love opening up your thumbnail always a pleasant suprise!! ..
Beautiful yet deadly!!!...:)
Very pretty pic of the countryside! I actually met someone once that said she had made thistle soup. I never learned to make it, so I wouldn't take a chance. lol q-: Thanks for the lesson! V (:
Nice Shot Jock!
Nice image; I always greatly enjoy your work and your words as I always learn something.. well done!
Great shot, very well done!!!
Splendid work Jock! Love this information and the photo is really interesting! Thank you for sharing your time,knowledge and Big Heart! :)V
These are eaten in Sicily all the time Jocko, always on some ones table, I never like them much, but had to eat them many times, love your story and foto, plenty here to make a pic nic salad, Eccellent, Lina
Fascinating lesson, sounds like a voice of experience. Great post.
Now if you were a Giraffe this would be a delicacy :) - And great roughage too ! - Great point of interest shot !
I didn't know you could eat thistle! We have Polk here....it is kind of a weed that can only be eaten certain times of the year. Me??? I don't take chances. Wish I knew all of that stuff, though. I am sure some day it would come in handy.
Cool and very beautiful photo Jock!!!!
Another excellent photo and good information! *****!
Fine photo.Thanks for the educational information.They are probably very nutritious.
Beautiful photo!!great info.Excellent!!*V
I love the photography and the accompanying explanation. Excellent!
we have quite a lot of thistles... prickley pear cactus too... now that i have made jelly of :]
Wonderful informative image & post. I didn't know they could be eaten, then again I'm used to getting my food at the local market. There's a lot of stuff out there that's edible. I notice it whenever I go to Chinatown.
Nicely done.
Wow ! Thanks for the info ! Fantastic capture ! Excellent work !!! V
That's great Jock. I hope you share more about your great adventures. I grew up in the Sierras, but I've been stuck in the city for a long time now. You brought back some memories. Thank you.
I love the thistle flower ,,,,all purple and glorious :D Excellent thoughts on food though :P Great photo !!!~*~!!!
Eatting flowers gives you terpenes of excellent repute.
funny advice not to eat what you don't know! I never would do it! LOL but thanks for the info about that plants and how to make it tasteful! I didn't know it! ;o)
It demands some knowledge to eat what can be found outdoors but once knowing it's a joy to collect edible things in nature!