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They show uo fresh in the markets here,in season but I have never seen them frozen. We just clean them by rinsing them. Dwight Giles Jr. Wickford RI On May 31, 2018 12:38 PM, "Curt Raymond via Mercedes" wrote: > Not that I know of. I don't think anybody has done much good farming them, > I

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WOW - sorry about all the crap in that post - talk about html in email . . . Trying again: "Ostrich ferns (Matteuccia struthiopteris), known locally as "fiddlehead ferns", grow wild in wet areas of northeastern North America in spring. The Maliseet, Mi'kmaq and Penobscot peoples of Eastern

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From the Wikipedia page: "Ostrich ferns (*Matteuccia struthiopteris*), known locally as "fiddlehead ferns", grow wild in wet areas of northeastern North America in spring. The Maliseet , Mi'kmaq and Penobscot

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> On May 31, 2018 at 12:53 PM Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes > wrote: > > > I'd be happy to barter some for a jar of my famous jalapeno pepper jelly > that has yet to cause ill to any of my clients, to the best of my knowledge. Blanch them, vacuum bag them, and immediately put them in the

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I'd be happy to barter some for a jar of my famous jalapeno pepper jelly that has yet to cause ill to any of my clients, to the best of my knowledge. On Thu, May 31, 2018 at 12:38 PM, Curt Raymond wrote: > Not that I know of. I don't think anybody has done much good farming them, > I doubt

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Not that I know of. I don't think anybody has done much good farming them, I doubt theres a huge market, not that many people know what they are. Angie's mom has a friend that buys a few pounds from us each year. She actually unrolls each one to clean them, thats nuts, it must take her hours.

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Are they available commercially in the frozen food section? On Thu, May 31, 2018 at 11:13 AM, Craig via Mercedes wrote: > On Thu, 31 May 2018 00:17:53 -0400 (EDT) Mitch Haley via Mercedes > wrote: > > > > OK, what are fiddleheads? > > > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiddlehead_fern > > I

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On Thu, 31 May 2018 00:17:53 -0400 (EDT) Mitch Haley via Mercedes wrote: > > OK, what are fiddleheads? > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiddlehead_fern I see! Thanks, Craig ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

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Just like green beans, dump them in hot water for ~5 minutes until cooked through. Its worth noting that they're slightly poisonous until cooked through. Every couple years you hear about folks eating them raw and getting sick... The ziplock bags aren't available in our grocery store anymore,

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So how do you prepare from frozen in the bag? BTW, I like that Ziploc vacuum pump set-up - Max Charleston SC On Thu, May 31, 2018 at 9:03 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I'm not 100% sure of the genus, I *think* we pick at least 3 different >

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I'm not 100% sure of the genus, I *think* we pick at least 3 different varieties. Ostrich fern is the common name I found. In the spring when they first come up and the fern hasn't yet unraveled they're quite tasty. See also: https://youtu.be/gmPCXx78q9w Dunno what was going on with my hair...

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> On May 30, 2018 at 11:30 PM Craig via Mercedes wrote: > > > On Tue, 29 May 2018 14:04:50 + (UTC) Curt Raymond via Mercedes > wrote: > > > Picked what turned out to be 35 quarts of fiddleheads that we processed > > and froze yesterday. > > OK, what are fiddleheads?

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On Tue, 29 May 2018 14:04:50 + (UTC) Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote: > Picked what turned out to be 35 quarts of fiddleheads that we processed > and froze yesterday. OK, what are fiddleheads? Craig ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

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Yeah it was 80 degrees here in Boston today and I was not a happy camper. Too damn hot for me! Sent from my iPhone > On May 29, 2018, at 8:09 PM, Dwight Giles via Mercedes > wrote: > > As Is tolerable summers. > > Dwight Giles Jr. > Wickford RI > > On May 29, 2018 6:50 PM, "Curt Raymond

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As Is tolerable summers. Dwight Giles Jr. Wickford RI On May 29, 2018 6:50 PM, "Curt Raymond via Mercedes" wrote: > The ice fishing is a lot better here... > > -Curt > > > On Tuesday, May 29, 2018, 5:36:25 PM EDT, Kaleb C. Striplin via > Mercedes wrote: > > Oh I know, I was just finding

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The ice fishing is a lot better here... -Curt On Tuesday, May 29, 2018, 5:36:25 PM EDT, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes wrote: Oh I know, I was just finding humor in the vast difference in climate. Sent from my iPhone > On May 29, 2018, at 3:56 PM, Curt Raymond wrote: > > Look

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Oh I know, I was just finding humor in the vast difference in climate. Sent from my iPhone > On May 29, 2018, at 3:56 PM, Curt Raymond wrote: > > Look about 500 miles north of you to compare. Looking at the map the top line > of MA about matches to the bottom line of South Dakota while Okie

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Look about 500 miles north of you to compare. Looking at the map the top line of MA about matches to the bottom line of South Dakota while Okie land is comparable to the Carolinas. We can still have frost until Memorial day so theres not much sense in putting stuff out before. Angie put my

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Garden put in this week? The gardens down here have been in for months. It’s going to be over 100 here this week Sent from my iPhone > On May 29, 2018, at 9:04 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes > wrote: > > Just got back from our yearly spring trip to camp, started out a little > difficult, we

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We had a bit of fun on our first weekend stay at the lake too. My son and I did a day trip in early May to remove the shutters and get the water running. No problems. Went back out for Canadian May long weekend on Thursday night the 18th to stay until Tuesday the 22nd. Friday morning I got up

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Not a bad idea. Normally we process them up north and bring frozen ones down but we ran out of time this year. The nice thing about processing them here is we don't feel compelled to share with my anybody up north so we have extra ;) -Curt On Tuesday, May 29, 2018, 10:15:32 AM EDT,

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Sounds great Curt. 35 qts of fiddleheads. Maybe,a,at or two for the Q? Dwight Giles Jr. Wickford RI On May 29, 2018 10:05 AM, "Curt Raymond via Mercedes" wrote: > Just got back from our yearly spring trip to camp, started out a little > difficult, we arrived around 8pm to a tree down across

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Just got back from our yearly spring trip to camp, started out a little difficult, we arrived around 8pm to a tree down across the dam. The road comes across the dam so we weren't getting in that way. Fortunately the road loops so it was just a matter of going the other way, unfortunately that