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you need to boil them til they're limp, like overcooked asparagus
They taste so much better sauteed and crisp, but it's just not worth the repercussions...
Good, I thought it was just me. The other night I sauteed some in butter with shallots. I ate one to see if it was done enough and within a very short time I was feeling rather ill. I had a few more with supper and got to feeling even worse, I almost couldn't finish the rest of my supper. My wife didn't seem to suffer from any ill-effects, though. Unfortunately, now I'm 'turned-off' from them and probably won't eat them again.
Boil them and change the water. They are full of iron and that doesn't set well with some folks.
Are you sure they were all the proper breed of fern? Some similar ferns are very bitter and can make you sick.
Today I saw a few fiddleheads, but most were opened. I saw a nest of just hatched woodcock and the painted trillium are blossomed. These signs usually follow peak fiddlehead time. I photographed the recently hatched woodcock.
Are you sure they were all the proper breed of fern? Some similar ferns are very bitter and can make you sick.
Today I saw a few fiddleheads, but most were opened. I saw a nest of just hatched woodcock and the painted trillium are blossomed. These signs usually follow peak fiddlehead time. I photographed the recently hatched woodcock.
I got them at Hannaford's, so I would hope so. I had checked down by the creek but all of the ferns there were well open.
Painted Trillium- I had snapped a couple of pics with my phone, of some flowers I saw there but had no idea what they were. I googled and saw that that is what they are. The ones google brought up were white with a bit of purple but mine are a deep purple.
The white with purple lines are called painted trillium. The deep purple ones are just trillium.
Ah, OK. Thanks. I was going to post a photo to see if anyone knew what it was, but it would have required some electronic gymnastics since I have no way to get the pics off my phone directly***. Now I don't need to go thru that hassle.
***(I *did* have a phone that could do it directly...but it had an unfortunate meeting with a chainsaw and is now somewhat less than fully functional. I had to revert to a previous model.)
Fiddleheads may cause gastric problems if not cooked thoroughly.
I would guess that the gastric problems are more likely from strains of e. coli or other bugs that come from soil in tightly coiled fiddleheads. When fiddleheads are meticulously cleaned and all the remnants of the "skins" removed they shouldn't be a health problem. Hubby usually eats several raw ones while picking and never gets more than a case of bad gas.
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