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ysabetwordsmith) wrote2024-04-17 05:13 pm
ysabetwordsmith) wrote2024-04-17 05:13 pm
Linden Leaves
... are edible, and the tiny new leaves on my linden tree taste just like asparagus. :D The linden in my forest garden isn't very big yet, maybe about 8 feet tall, so I don't want to overindulge and stress it. But damn the baby leaves are tempting. I've sampled the mature ones before, and thought they might make good wrappers for dolmades if blanched and soaked in vinegar. The baby leaves are much better. I love being able to wander around my yard and put things in my mouth.
So there's another factor when idiots say "it's technically edible, but why would you bother?" Not just preparation method, but timing. Many plants, including some domesticated ones, are best eaten at certain times. If you don't know that the appeal is in the earliest greens or after a good frost, then you'll never realize why it's really on the edible list.
TL;DR -- You can put baby linden leaves in a spring salad.
So there's another factor when idiots say "it's technically edible, but why would you bother?" Not just preparation method, but timing. Many plants, including some domesticated ones, are best eaten at certain times. If you don't know that the appeal is in the earliest greens or after a good frost, then you'll never realize why it's really on the edible list.
TL;DR -- You can put baby linden leaves in a spring salad.
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I also have many different ornamental alliums that bloom in shades of pink, purple, blue, and white. Yellow ones exist but I don't think I have any of those.
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