Sheep Sorrel

[Dahlia]

Hello fellow plant and garden lovers!
This weekend I gathered some sheep sorrel and put some of the leaves on our chicken sandwiches! Yum, they were so good, we ate them before I snapped a picture!

 

[Pulsegleaner]

Just go easy. Sheep Sorrel (like all sorrels) has a LOT of Oxalic acid in it, and can do real damage to you kidneys if you consume too much at once ( I think it can also turn into calcium oxalate in the body, i.e. the stuff kidney stones are made of.)

 

[Dahlia]

Thank you for the info! My foraging book mentions not to eat it in large quantities also. However it is very tasty to mix in a little and add a touch of flavor to your recipe! The fresh leaves taste like mustard to me!

Just go easy. Sheep Sorrel (like all sorrels) has a LOT of Oxalic acid in it, and can do real damage to you kidneys if you consume too much at once ( I think it can also turn into calcium oxalate in the body, i.e. the stuff kidney stones are made of.)

 

[digitS']

Dahlia, I was thinking about the dandelion roots I roasted and ground last year (Wondering how they would be if mixed with the dried fig that I've used before to reduce caffeine in coffee .)

I came across a new edition of Bradford Angier's, How to Eat in the Woods. It brought tears to my eyes and ... I thought of you and your foraging .

DS tells me that the trees are beginning to bloom in Portland.

Steve

 

[Dahlia]

Dahlia, I was thinking about the dandelion roots I roasted and ground last year (Wondering how they would be if mixed with the dried fig that I've used before to reduce caffeine in coffee .)

I came across a new edition of Bradford Angier's, How to Eat in the Woods. It brought tears to my eyes and ... I thought of you and your foraging .

DS tells me that the trees are beginning to bloom in Portland.

Steve

Oh I love foraging! I love to learn about new wild plants! I want to learn more about red laver this year! We make sushi from time to time and it would be great to make our own nori!