OT: I Think I've Died and Gone To Heaven !!!

amos · Post by **amos** » Fri Mar 23, 2012 9:52 am

Slinky,

I will gladly take the credit for sending you some of my warm summer weather. Especially since you and Gumby blame me when you get snow. Atlanta is absolutely beautiful with the dogwoods, azaleas, bradford pears, and wisteria in full bloom. My apologies to Nicol for baptizing her with pollen.

amos

Lizistired · Post by **Lizistired** » Fri Mar 23, 2012 10:34 am

Slinky wrote:Asparagus AND fiddleheads?????? Oooooh! I am GREEN w/envy! Do you can or freeze the fiddleheads? We boil them up w/some salt pork and freeze them.

I've never heard of fiddleheads!! I gotta try that. I guess Grandma never would have cut the spring leaves off of a fern. Is there anything particular to look for or any fern?

Slinky · Post by **Slinky** » Fri Mar 23, 2012 11:07 am

They call them fiddleheads because they are a fern, the top of the shoot of which in the early spring is coiled like a fiddle or violin head. Once the "fiddle head" opens up and begins to become a fern they tend to be bitter. You want to cut the heads off whilst they are still "fiddles". Like asparagus that encourages them to multiply and grow too.

Fiddleheads are the official vegetable of Quebec.

chunkyfrog · Post by **chunkyfrog** » Fri Mar 23, 2012 11:16 am

Here in eastern Nebraska, it has been so mild the brussels sprouts are still alive.
The stupid bradford pears the city planted everywhere are in full bloom,
I hope they freeze and don't leave all those horrid little 'fruits' all over.
Thankfully, our cherry trees are not blooming yet--let the butterflies come out first.
The huge strawberry patch in our yard is greening up nicely--yum!
Tiny little lamb's quarters are springing up--soon we can have some to eat.

portiemom · Post by **portiemom** » Fri Mar 23, 2012 11:24 am

Virginia weather is always crazy, either it Snows in March, or it's so hot the school's are steaming, this is the year of NO SNOW and steamy schools. UGH.

Lizistired · Post by **Lizistired** » Fri Mar 23, 2012 11:31 am

I'm off to check for morels in the woods I used to hunt 30+ years ago. I'll keep an eye out for fiddleheads!

ameriken · Post by **ameriken** » Fri Mar 23, 2012 11:49 am

Slinky wrote:They call them fiddleheads because they are a fern, the top of the shoot of which in the early spring is coiled like a fiddle or violin head. Once the "fiddle head" opens up and begins to become a fern they tend to be bitter. You want to cut the heads off whilst they are still "fiddles". Like asparagus that encourages them to multiply and grow too.

Fiddleheads are the official vegetable of Quebec.

And here I was thinking you were referring to the fiddler crab

mayondair · Post by **mayondair** » Fri Mar 23, 2012 12:53 pm

Look for ostrich ferns, the fiddlehead will be about the size of a dime or nickel, right at the ground, once they uncoil, not so good. Sauté in butter, steam like spinach, eat with morels yum. kathy

Lizistired · Post by **Lizistired** » Fri Mar 23, 2012 2:04 pm

No luck today, but we just got some rain, so that's a good thing. Temps are back in the 70's though.
So why do I only have 3 blooms on my Wisteria!!??

kgresgott · Post by **kgresgott** » Fri Mar 23, 2012 3:05 pm

I haven't tried fiddleheads but I hear they are pretty good, kind of like asparagus. I may have to buy some.

-Kathryn

Lizistired · Post by **Lizistired** » Sat Mar 24, 2012 10:27 am

Crap! I think I'm going to have to turn the heat on! This weather is crazy.

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