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Reply #75 - Jun 30th, 2017 at 7:35pm
 
Kudzu is an extremely prolific invasive plant that is edible. It can be found in most of the eastern half of the United States, particularly in the South where it is spreading at a rate of 150,000 acres per year. It is a  real nuisance but can be used as food.https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kudzu_in_the_United_States
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Reply #76 - Jul 2nd, 2017 at 2:01pm
 
RM, sounds delicious.

Here's another one I would like to try. It's at 20:20 in the video


https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Bym7w1_j4t4
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Reply #77 - Jul 4th, 2017 at 6:28pm
 
It looks interestjng. I love trying foods that are new to me. If there is something in the market that I haven't tried yet I buy it.
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Reply #78 - Jul 17th, 2017 at 6:29pm
 
I am slipping. I failed to mention one of the most available wild fruits at least around here in the Northeast... wild grapes. We call them Chicken Grapes. They're about the size of a pea, are tasty, and can be found in abundance from August through November.  I keep saying I'm going to make Chicken Grape wine... maybe this year. I make killer wine.
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Reply #79 - Jul 17th, 2017 at 8:36pm
 
RM,  we called wild grapes fox grapes. Don't know why and never knew them by any other name. My mother sent us out every year to harvest them and when we finally brought in enough, she would cook them down and make enough jelly for the year.

Havent thought of that in many years. Thanks for the
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Reply #80 - Jul 18th, 2017 at 6:22am
 
The little curly tendrils on the grape vines are edible. They have a lemony flavor. you need a lot of them.
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Reply #81 - Jul 18th, 2017 at 12:32pm
 
Where i live you can find a rare tree that produces a fruit that we call "Mountain strawberry" it has a great taste but you shouldn't eat more than two or you could get poisoned.
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Reply #82 - Jul 18th, 2017 at 11:36pm
 
Here in South America there are alot of coconuts
You can eat the fruit itself and the white,fleshy inner bark which surprisingly is sweet. There are also avocados blooming right now and mangoes. Lots of em Smiley
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Reply #83 - Jul 21st, 2017 at 6:34pm
 
I never knew that sb. Good info. Thanks.
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Reply #84 - Jul 27th, 2017 at 10:32pm
 
Duckweed.  The world's smallest blooming lilypad.  The plants are about 1mm across.  Right now, one of my ponds has a layer about 1/2 inch (12mm) thick, it can be thicker when the wind blows and piles them up.

Normally, my pond doesn't have much but my neighbor fertilizer his hay field this spring and we have gotten around 30 inches (3/4 m) of rain so far this year.  Just rake it up, pick the leaves and bugs out and boil.  It can be eaten by itself or added to soups or stews to thicken them up.  It tastes very similar to spinach and they go really good with crayfish.

There is a caveate, they grow best in water that is very high in nitrates and phosphates, such as run off from cow pastures or fertilized fields.  So really boil the water when you cook them.  Bring the water to a rolling boil for at least five minutes.  And if you plan to add them to a stew boil them separately first before adding to the soup or stew.  And if possible, wash them in clean water before cooking.
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Reply #85 - Jul 30th, 2017 at 11:28am
 
I didn't know that. Good info. Thanks, Bill. Do you eat the whole plant or just the leaves?
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Reply #86 - Jul 30th, 2017 at 11:33am
 
Right now the aforementioned Chokecherries are turning ripe.  They are smaller than their commercial counterparts... about twice the size of a pea.  They are a little more bitter also but still quite tasty and edible.  They are extremely abundant here in the Northeast.
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Reply #87 - Jul 30th, 2017 at 3:45pm
 
Those look good. When I was in Cali. we had wild grapvines everywhere but never saw them produce any grapes. Possibly due to the decade long drought. Ever made chokecherry wine?
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Reply #88 - Aug 1st, 2017 at 5:42pm
 
Around here we probably have more wild grape vines that don't produce than do. Someone told me it has to do with the sex of the plant but I've never verified that.
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Reply #89 - Aug 2nd, 2017 at 5:15pm
 
We have lots of grapes around me, too.  Biggest problem is the birds like to eat them too.
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