Guest guest Posted July 26, 2007 Report Share Posted July 26, 2007 Guru sent ,e some 2 times and they were spoiled both times since the mail too so long. They look like curls ferns and some say they taste like asparagus and you can sub. for it in a recipe. Donna --- Katie M <cozycate wrote: > No, actually a fiddle head is a plant. A fern, > actually. As the fronds unfurl in the spring, they > look like the carved head of a violin, hence the > name fiddlehead fern. They are deliscious and > concidered quite a delicasy. They grow wild here in > Alaska, but if you eat them you can't enjoy looking > at them all summer, so I refrain. > Katie > > Marcia <ladymarcia_55 wrote: > I think its a catfish, where I live, > catfish are called fiddlers if they > are still on the bone > > Marcia > > ---- > > Angel Broods > 7/26/2007 2:35:45 PM > > Re: Fiddlehead Soup > > What's a fiddlehead? what does it taste like? Where > do you get them? > > Thank you, > Angela > > Ben T <letscook_freecook wrote: > Fiddlehead Soup > > 1/4 cup butter > 1 cup leeks, white parts, chopped > 1/4 cups flour > 5 cups stock or broth > 1 pound fiddleheads, cleaned > 1 cup parsnips, peeled, chopped > 1 cup celery with leaves, chopped > 2 cups light cream, or milk > 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg, grated > salt and pepper to taste > > In a large kettle or soup pot, melt butter. > Add leeks and cook over low heat until softened, but > do not brown. Stir in > flour. > Cook for 2 minutes over low heat. Gradually, whisk > in stock. Add fiddleheads > parsnips and celery to soup. > Bring to boil, stirring, over medium heat. Reduce > heat, cover and simmer 20 > minutes. > Puree soup in blender. Return to kettle. Heat when > ready to serve. Stir in > cream and seasonings. > Yields 8 servings. > > > Be smarter than spam. See how smart SpamGuard is at > giving junk email the > boot with the All-new Mail > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > Get the free toolbar and rest assured with > the added security of > spyware protection. > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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