retraining our taste buds...juicing question....

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I have eaten dandelion greens several times. (My Grandmother gathered

them and fixed " a mess of greens " every now and then each spring when the plants

were young and tender. While I can say I did eat them, I thought they were

pretty bitter, even the " young " ones. Just this morning I was musing about

that, wondering seriously whether I could " develop a taste " for dandelion

greens--funny that this topic suddenly pops up in this list on the same day!

 

Even though I cannot say I " love " dandelion greens, it surely must be

possible to learn to eat/like them more. I acquired a bunch of mustard or

turnip greens several years ago and felt duty-bound to use them and not to waste

the good food. I had not ever had fresh greens like that of that kind and

wondered if they would taste all right. I ended up chopping them up (stems and

all) and putting them into a pan with some olive oil and some minced up garlic

and making it sort of like a " stir-fry " . Instead of being turned off by the

" bitter " of the greens, I found the taste refreshing and I have liked these

kinds of greens ever since! (Trunip, mustard, kale, bok-choi, and my very, very

favorite of all, collards!)

 

Just recently, I also discovered the green vegetable, " broccoli-rabe " .

THIS is a real TREAT! They got the " best " , IMHO, of both broccoli (the little

tiny green buds) AND the best of the " greens " --like a very tender, sweet collard

or kale flavor--in the small, dark-green leaves. Oh, my! That is one good

green, leafy vegetable! YUM-O!

 

But dandelions...I look out into the yard (and we do NOT spray or dust

our yard; nothing but rain has touched it for 5 years now)--I wonder...would

those dandelions out there be something I could learn to LIKE eating??

 

--Just wondering...

Laura B., in Illinois

 

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Yup, I now drink tea without any sweeteners either. Anyone who's known

me awhile knows what a miracle that is. Dandelion greens. Yum. One of

my favorite greens in my green smoothie. Now, I wish I could learn to

love mustard greens. :-)

 

 

 

 

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