Comments for Wild Edible Plants of Texas

Comment on Peppergrass by Meredith Thomas

Meredith Thomas — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 14:32:30 +0000

Hi Amy: I just love this site. I’m a food gardener but really interested in foraging. I was wondering if you are ever leading a foraging trip again? Also, when do you think your book will be completed? Thank you! –Meredith Thomas

Comment on Prickly Pear Fruit and Mexican Plums by emilysincerely

emilysincerely — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 17:44:47 +0000

Thanks Amy! I am excited about this! Sincerely, Emily

Comment on Prickly Pear Fruit and Mexican Plums by farmeramy

farmeramy — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 23:03:52 +0000

The thorns will still be there, but they soften. And they’ll also strain out in a jelly bag. If a few small ones sneak through in the straining process, it’s ok to ingest them. In fact, this is how archaeologists discovered that our ancestors ate prickly pear cactus – they found the tiny thorns (also known as glochids) in the copralites (that’s petrified poop.) You should be able to buy a jelly bag where canning supplies are sold.

Comment on Prickly Pear Fruit and Mexican Plums by thalassa

thalassa — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 16:51:52 +0000

Fantastic! Prickly Pears are one of the few cacti that we can grow up here, and despite knowing its edible, I’ve never really gone and looked for things to do with it!

Comment on Prickly Pear Fruit and Mexican Plums by emilysincerely

emilysincerely — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 13:47:15 +0000

Seriously! That sounds so much easier than peeling the skin and thorns! So what happens to the thorns in the boiling process? Are they broken down or do they disintegrate and you don’t need to worry about them? Or do they strain out in the jelly bag? I don’t even know what a jelly bag is….guessing a fine mesh butter muslin or cheese cloth? Thanks. I was going to pick tuna this week and was still trying to figure out how to peel them…. Sincerely, Emily

Comment on Prickly Pear Fruit and Mexican Plums by Meredith

Meredith — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 21:42:49 +0000

This is great! I walked by some prickly pears the other night and was wondering about how to prepare them.

Comment on Foraging banned in New York City by eatweedsnob

eatweedsnob — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 19:56:16 +0000

There is little doubt those soccer fields, and every other mowed space, does a vast multiple more damage.

Comment on Farkleberry Forest by Meredith Thomas

Meredith Thomas — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 18:09:29 +0000

Hello–

When will your book be published? Cannot wait!

–Meredith Thomas

Comment on Hackberry Jam by barbara ballew

barbara ballew — Sun, 17 Oct 2010 16:38:03 +0000

I believe Ewel Gibbons claimed that Texas Hackberries are sweeter than the ones you find other places.

I also admire the hackberry bark. My family had our swings hung from a hackberry tree, so they were one of the first trees I learned to identify.

Great web site! I liked your article inedible Austin, Fall 2010 titled Eat black walnuts. My mother made a great black walnut divinity at Christmas time when we still lived on a farm in Missouri. I miss it now.

Comment on Welcome to Wild Edible Texas by Brie

Brie — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 03:49:13 +0000

I went on your spring wild edible plant walk. It was so enjoyable–Are you planning a fall wild edible plant walk? Please let me know. My friends and I are interested.