Nearly everyone knows that dandelion leaves are edible as a bitter salad or stewed green. The blossoms are4 sweet tasting and edible raw or well suited for making wine. But what about teh roots. Yep- they are edible too, they can be dry roasted to dark brown and ground as a coffee substitue but here's how I like them - I cleared a number of large dandelion roots from my garden beds prior to planting, washed them and threw on a cookie sheet with olive oil and salt - roasted until the same texture as roasted asparugus and I have to admit that I had a hard time leaving some for the rest of my family. Maybe it was the oil and salt, but Yum!

I love dandelions. My elderly grandmothers used to crawl around their yards every spring picking the greens. Both lived to a very advanced age. As a kid I remember picking whole paper shopping bags full for dinner. Great with lamb. I used to drink the root tea. Very good. Very hard to find anymore around these parts. Have not tried the wine or roasted the roots. Sounds interesting!! Glad for the info.

Oh myyy! That sounds kind of gross, but i mean at times you do need to survive.. haha


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