Today I ate some dandelions 
Hummm, was that silly of me? Kinda. If you would of asked me yesterday I would of said something like “Why would anybody eat a weed …what are you, some kinda freak?” (lol) But today is a different day. Today I learned from a fellow at work that the Dandelion was brought to North America from Europe. It’s high in nutrients because of its long roots, and it can be used in many ways …not only medicinally, but in salads and as tea as well.
Did you know the Dandelion contains more iron and calcium than spinach, the juice from the stem can be used on warts, you can make Dandelion wine, the roots can be ground to make coffee, it’s a great diuretic, it’s used in kidney and liver disorders and also makes for a fine mosquito repellent. Well now you do! (link 1, link 2, link 3)
So I gathered a small collection of spring leaves (cause they’re better now than in the summer) and tried them out. I didn’t die or turn green, so I got a few more, boiled them in the microwave, then added them to my noodle soup (which contained inferior broccoli’s, onions, yellow peppers, sting beans and peas branded and collected in an ‘easy open’ frozen bag from my freezer) and then settled down to lunch. Mmm, mmmmm noodley goodness. Dandelionly noodley goodness that is.
Then I went out and chased the whole mix down with a slurpee.
Leontodon taraxacum – “it ain’t just for swearin’ at.”
