tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2662118368553266438.post7092360758370665905..comments2024-03-22T20:11:44.673-04:00Comments on Saratoga woods and waterways: Spring TreatsJacqueline Donnellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13390548854179921303noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2662118368553266438.post-44888835014643096742011-04-20T14:05:20.452-04:002011-04-20T14:05:20.452-04:00Thanks, Catskill Bob, for the NY Times reference. ...Thanks, Catskill Bob, for the NY Times reference. I did see that article and will always follow the directive to harvest no more than one-tenth of a patch of Ramps no more often than every ten years.Jacqueline Donnellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13390548854179921303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2662118368553266438.post-66172841357597022872011-04-20T13:08:58.449-04:002011-04-20T13:08:58.449-04:00Jackie, you might be interested in an article in t...Jackie, you might be interested in an article in today's New York Times about leeks: <br /><br /><br />ramps:http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/20/dining/20forage.html?hpwcatskill Bobnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2662118368553266438.post-29115053581852522522011-04-20T11:31:45.338-04:002011-04-20T11:31:45.338-04:00June, we'd probably survive but grow very thin...June, we'd probably survive but grow very thin on wild greens, berries, and fungi, unless MiMau's a good shot. Some of the stuff tastes pretty good, though. I once made a salad for dinner by walking around my city block gathering chickweed, purslane, and lamb's quarter from where they grew between the cracks of the sidewalk.<br /><br />Wayne, my friend Sue and I were just wondering how you were. I'm glad to hear you're out in the woods taking your spectacular photos, which all my readers can see by clicking on your name. I agree, one has to be very careful about eating foraged plants. I heard about someone who mistook the early shoots of False Hellebore (very poisonous!) for Ramps.<br /><br />Thanks for your kind comment, Pauline. Have you noticed, too, that many of the really early bloomers, like Hepatica and Leatherwood, have furry buds to keep them warm?Jacqueline Donnellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13390548854179921303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2662118368553266438.post-74706450896498540702011-04-20T07:16:18.786-04:002011-04-20T07:16:18.786-04:00I love that it's the little flowers that dare ...I love that it's the little flowers that dare to brave the mercurial spring weather. The big showy ones wait for more favorable conditions. It's a treat to go on virtual walks with you!Paulinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14555472024981357622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2662118368553266438.post-19385222500429082932011-04-19T20:46:27.297-04:002011-04-19T20:46:27.297-04:00Wonderful finds! Just catching up with your adven...Wonderful finds! Just catching up with your adventures again. While I was out of town all the snow melted, so my shot of Trillium nivale had no snow (I think I was there the same day as you were).<br /><br />Glad to see how neat you are in collecting edible plants. When I worked at SUNY-ESF, our botany professors would get urgent plant ID requests from the hospitals each year from doctors working to save people who were not so careful selecting only the right plants.Waynehttp://www.members.photoportfolios.net/wwjonesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2662118368553266438.post-73163747483372640742011-04-18T06:58:28.105-04:002011-04-18T06:58:28.105-04:00All I would need to stay alive in the wild would b...All I would need to stay alive in the wild would be you (for fruit and vegetables) and MiMau (for fresh meat).<br /><br />I understand the surprise of different climates within short distances. Up here on the hill the plants are all a week behind the ones a mile down the road in the valley.Junehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11710135137635433217noreply@blogger.com