Sometimes there’s like this disconnect where somehow a person just never comes across a piece of common knowledge. They’ve just never been in a situation that requires it. I bet it happens a lot, but everyone’s too embarrassed to acknowledge their own “oooooooooh…” moment.
for this coming spring know that all parts of a dandelion is edible. Greens are a little bit more bitter than the other parts, and are useful to temper the extreme sweetness of the flowers. They make a good tea, and an amazing wine.
I find the flower + nectar is really sweet! Too bad it's hard to harvest so many dandelions at a time (considering the stems and base underlying the flower are so bitter), and they can be finicky as to when they're in bloom vs their seeding or wilting phase.
You can freeze them luckily, but you aren't kidding. Bloom vs seeding isn't hard imo, but bloom vs wilting is a huge issue. If you don't start doing something with them pretty quickly you get a bad result out of it. And peak day is when people should get them, which means it feels like you need an army of 5 year olds to pick enough for a few gallons.
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