Catching up herbally

[bunnyjadwiga]

Well, yesterday I picked some wood sorrel (http://www.nativetech.org/plantgath/sorrel.htm ) out of the edge of one of the beds along the parking lot, and walked back to work chewing it, muttering "oxalic acid". Yes, there are 2 reasons why this was foolish: one is that wood sorrel is high in oxalic acid, which is bad for humans in large amounts, and the other was it was in a parking lot, and therefore right next to car exhaust. I do need to remember that i'm still breastfeeding and take fewer chances. On the other hand, the tangy taste of woodsorrel is delicious.

Tonight I hope to pick some fat hen/pigweed/lamb's quarters (chenopodium species: http://www.illinoiswildflowers.info/weeds/plants/lamb_quarters.htm) that is growing as a weed in the side yard and cook it. I think steamed.

We also have huge amounts of spearmint/garden mint growing in the side yard, one of the things that convinced me this rental was the right place for us; we make an excellent salad by mixing mesclun/spring greens with baby spinach and adding mint leaves, though a small handful of mint leaves can pep up even a basic romaine salad.

Comments

[ghislainedel.livejournal.com]

I love herbs in salad! Unfortunately only the chives survived the winter in my herb planter on the deck.