More edibles we've been adding to our diet: mint (I forgot to add this one to the last list), chives, sassafras, tart hearts, strawberries, and clover nectar.
I still remember the first time I tried sassafras root. My dad and I were at daddy-daughter camp that week. We took a canoe trip over to the other side of the lake where my dad dug up a root for me to try. Too bad we sent back our camp cup, or else I'd try making some sassafras tea!
Tart hearts is the name Adam came up with for this plant since I didn't know the name of what I was trying to feed him. They look like clovers, but the leaves are perfect hearts, and, yes, they're a bit tart. They're a nice little snack while you're hiking. I believe it was my Grandma Wicker that showed me these gems.
The morels seem to be done for the season down here, and we haven't seen any ramps lately either.
We tried our first wild strawberries of the season a few days ago! Although they were very red (and very tiny), they didn't taste so great - more like watered down strawberry smoothie. I'm really looking forward to raspberries, black raspberries, blackberries, apples, pears, blueberries, and mulberries in our future! I keep pointing out the plants to Adam, and he keeps getting excited thinking there's already fruit on them! Not yet, but soon :) I'm really missing having my own garden this year, but these wild edibles will have to suffice.
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