I’ve got a window full of clover pots that the girls planted ($1 section at Target). Good to know I can eat them if needed. 🙂 Barbara recently posted..Wooly Weekend On Route 66
Clover root also makes a great tonic — when people had to store their own food for winter or starve, clover was one of the first fresh spring greens and they needed them! No, i’ve never tried it, i’ll have to grow some so i’m sure there’s no pesticides sprayed on them, or doggie calling cards.
I’m really curious about the tonic stuff. Intend to do more research on that. I bought some clover seeds today. I’ll use some for a tiny patch of ground cover and some for planting in a pot. weeeee!!!
Now I know if I’m lost in a forest, I won’t starve to death. #winning 🙂 Good job eating your veggies…and you’re weeds. Sheila recently posted..It Ain’t Pretty, But It Sure Was Nice
LOL..
I will definitely have to give the clover thing a try. What I struggle with is cilantro. Just can’t bring myself to like it 🙁 Dana recently posted..In Need of Exercise Motivation?
Yikes, smelled that gas over this way, lol! You didn’t seem to be faking the taste test, I’d give it a shot. Thx for all the info on it. Joi @ Rx Fitness Lady recently posted..This Blog is About You
I just recorded an episode of DR. Oz. A love/hate relationship with that show but if I can learn something & there was a lady on talking about eat for beautiful skin & health & it was interesting! 🙂
A few years ago I bought what I thought was cilantro for my herb garden and it ended up being parsley (or Italian parsley??). Lisa recently posted..Operation Glutes Follow Up
You are too funny. I’m with Joi. I think I can almost smell that flatulence all the way over here.lol. My kids watched the video with me and the were laughing up to the part where you said it won’t kill you, the proceeded to die. lol. But you resurrected quite quickly so they laughed again, before they had time to cry. N
Never tried clover. Think I might cook with if first, then maybe juice it. think I’ll have to build up to eating it raw. Great info though. Who knew! Hope recently posted..Keep Calm and do Body Combat!
Wow! I love your videos! My almost 7 year old is a whiz at finding 4 leaf clovers. She found FOUR at school yesterday!! I am gonna dare her to eat some…LOL. Interesting!
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Where I live, clover, dandelion, milk thistle, wild lettuce, henbit, plaintain and sorrel grow. Taste-test-wise … henbit, dandelion and wild lettuce taste like grass. Clover and sorrel taste like lemon grass (sort of a tangy taste). Young milk thistle tastes a bit weedy, but when you get them huge mature stalks, peel them, cut them, they taste like licorice. Plantain seeds are usually the edible part, but they’re a huge PITA to get off, and you have to soak them. I feel they aren’t worth it.
Most things we think of as weeds today were brought over by settlers for food and medicine. Dandelion and milk thistle are amazing foods especially.
The dandelions grow year-round, due to mild weather, so I try to eat one a day (usually blended with juiice). The grassy / weedy taste just needs to be masked.
I love eating mature milk thistle stalks, but they’re strictly an early-spring thing. When I start to see them sprout up I’ll mix in young ones (mixed with lime juice they have a sour apple flavor). Then harvest mature stalks. The young ones’ thorns are created by turgid water. So, if you pull a young milk thistle sprout and let it sit for a day or two it will wilt to the point it’s no longer prickly. Mature milk thistle you need to skin the stalks. But, this is very easy as you just use gloves to yank all the sticky leaves … they come clean down the stalk, and when you’re done pulling them all off, they’ve take away all the thorns from the stalk, making it an easy cut-up and eat afterwards.
Henbit is too weedy and tough for my taste, so I skip it. Plantain is also a PITA.
Clover and sorrel taste amazing, but you have to pace yourself on eating them due to oxalic acids in them giving them their distinct tangy flavor.
Barbara says
April 30, 2013 at 7:23 amI’ve got a window full of clover pots that the girls planted ($1 section at Target). Good to know I can eat them if needed. 🙂
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mimi says
April 30, 2013 at 7:39 amClover root also makes a great tonic — when people had to store their own food for winter or starve, clover was one of the first fresh spring greens and they needed them! No, i’ve never tried it, i’ll have to grow some so i’m sure there’s no pesticides sprayed on them, or doggie calling cards.
yumyucky says
April 30, 2013 at 4:39 pmI’m really curious about the tonic stuff. Intend to do more research on that. I bought some clover seeds today. I’ll use some for a tiny patch of ground cover and some for planting in a pot. weeeee!!!
Marc says
April 30, 2013 at 8:06 amCute, entertaining and educational – thanks for the video:)
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Wifor says
April 30, 2013 at 9:06 amI know that clover is good for the soil as a green compost, but I never thought of trying to eat it.
Have you tried nettles? Young nettle shoots can make a tasty soup, though you definitely want to make sure that nothing nasty has been on them.
yumyucky says
April 30, 2013 at 4:40 pmnever tried nettles, but I’ll definitely look into it!
Kim says
April 30, 2013 at 9:53 amLoved the video – not sure if I will try clover but at least now I know it won’t kill me!!!
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Sheila says
April 30, 2013 at 10:16 amNow I know if I’m lost in a forest, I won’t starve to death. #winning 🙂 Good job eating your veggies…and you’re weeds.
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yumyucky says
April 30, 2013 at 4:41 pmnext thing you know, they government-backed food corporations will be peddling supersized GMO’d clover. BAH! Watch out for that variety in the forest.
Dana says
April 30, 2013 at 10:48 amLOL..
I will definitely have to give the clover thing a try. What I struggle with is cilantro. Just can’t bring myself to like it 🙁
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yumyucky says
April 30, 2013 at 12:08 pmYup! Cilantro is a pretty strong one. I’ve been steering away from it myself lately, but it’s SO GOOD for a detox.
Coco says
May 4, 2013 at 9:15 pmI love cilantro! It’s great on grapefruit. 😉
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Sherelle says
April 30, 2013 at 10:54 amI had no idea that clovers had so many uses! Your video is too cute! I used to pick them as a little girl.
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yumyucky says
April 30, 2013 at 12:06 pmgo eat you some more clovers, girl! (and thanks for watching)
Joi @ Rx Fitness Lady says
April 30, 2013 at 11:54 amYikes, smelled that gas over this way, lol! You didn’t seem to be faking the taste test, I’d give it a shot. Thx for all the info on it.
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yumyucky says
April 30, 2013 at 12:05 pmno faking taste tests over here! As for the fart, it’s a sound effect that Greedy Baby created, but NOT through natural means. LOL!
Jody - Fit at 55 says
April 30, 2013 at 3:12 pmI just recorded an episode of DR. Oz. A love/hate relationship with that show but if I can learn something & there was a lady on talking about eat for beautiful skin & health & it was interesting! 🙂
I love your videos!
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Lisa says
April 30, 2013 at 4:39 pmA few years ago I bought what I thought was cilantro for my herb garden and it ended up being parsley (or Italian parsley??).
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yumyucky says
April 30, 2013 at 4:55 pmShame on you for mixing up your herbs! Italian parsley has the flat leaves, not the curly decorative kind. ((ya, I just showed off my knowledge))
Hope says
April 30, 2013 at 7:51 pmYou are too funny. I’m with Joi. I think I can almost smell that flatulence all the way over here.lol. My kids watched the video with me and the were laughing up to the part where you said it won’t kill you, the proceeded to die. lol. But you resurrected quite quickly so they laughed again, before they had time to cry. N
Never tried clover. Think I might cook with if first, then maybe juice it. think I’ll have to build up to eating it raw. Great info though. Who knew!
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Devan says
May 1, 2013 at 2:11 amWow! I love your videos! My almost 7 year old is a whiz at finding 4 leaf clovers. She found FOUR at school yesterday!! I am gonna dare her to eat some…LOL. Interesting!
Miz says
May 1, 2013 at 7:59 amwe used to SO SO SO EAT THESE as kids too!!
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Jo says
May 1, 2013 at 10:17 amMmmm looks delicious…not 🙂 I don’t know if I can handle this…might give it a try.
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richy1818 says
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Chassidy says
December 18, 2013 at 11:39 amI blog often and I seriously thank you for your information.
The article has really peaked my interest. I am going to bookmark your
site and keep checking for new information about once a week.
I opted in for your RSS feed too.
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blah blah says
March 1, 2016 at 3:05 pmWhere I live, clover, dandelion, milk thistle, wild lettuce, henbit, plaintain and sorrel grow. Taste-test-wise … henbit, dandelion and wild lettuce taste like grass. Clover and sorrel taste like lemon grass (sort of a tangy taste). Young milk thistle tastes a bit weedy, but when you get them huge mature stalks, peel them, cut them, they taste like licorice. Plantain seeds are usually the edible part, but they’re a huge PITA to get off, and you have to soak them. I feel they aren’t worth it.
Most things we think of as weeds today were brought over by settlers for food and medicine. Dandelion and milk thistle are amazing foods especially.
The dandelions grow year-round, due to mild weather, so I try to eat one a day (usually blended with juiice). The grassy / weedy taste just needs to be masked.
I love eating mature milk thistle stalks, but they’re strictly an early-spring thing. When I start to see them sprout up I’ll mix in young ones (mixed with lime juice they have a sour apple flavor). Then harvest mature stalks. The young ones’ thorns are created by turgid water. So, if you pull a young milk thistle sprout and let it sit for a day or two it will wilt to the point it’s no longer prickly. Mature milk thistle you need to skin the stalks. But, this is very easy as you just use gloves to yank all the sticky leaves … they come clean down the stalk, and when you’re done pulling them all off, they’ve take away all the thorns from the stalk, making it an easy cut-up and eat afterwards.
Henbit is too weedy and tough for my taste, so I skip it. Plantain is also a PITA.
Clover and sorrel taste amazing, but you have to pace yourself on eating them due to oxalic acids in them giving them their distinct tangy flavor.