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Fiddlehead Ferns â Considered a gourmet, wild food found locally from April â July.
I was first introduced to fiddleheads in the 1980âs. A side dish sautĂ©ed by my friend Michael Claudio was a delicious accompaniment to one of his many amazing, gourmet meals.
Fiddlehead Nutrition Facts â Low in calories â 34. High in vitamin A (72%) and Vitamin C (44%) (per 100 grams.)
Shop Local. âFresh is Best. Fiber is Filling.â Though I occasionally had seen fiddleheads at local farm stands and produce stores since I first had them, I had never ventured to cook them myself. This spring I began seeing and enjoying fiddleheads on the menus of some higher end Cape Ann restaurants. Delicious! So when I saw them at a local farm stand (not on Cape Ann and whose name will remain anonymous!)    I decided to add them to a meal I was preparingâŠ
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Thanks Karen
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I told Bob Marshall this story when I saw him at the Magnolia Farmer’s Market. He said after hearing my story, he decided not to sell fiddleheads. :O
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Oh, my, Karen! What a story!
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Have you eaten fiddleheads Catherine? When harvested and cooked correctly, they really are delicious and nutritious. I have since read that the recommendation about the ’10-minute boil’ is because the “fiddleheads may have been be in a river that has flooded and may have contaminants from wastewater treatment or runoff from agricultural fields.â Unfortunately, this information didn’t show up when I googled how to cook them. :O
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Excellent post with the content DV to build you up naturally! đ Dave & Kim đ
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Thanks Dave & Kim! I shared it with the hope of educating others so they not experience what we went through. Luckily, it was a mild case. đ Now I have some burdock to cook, but after my fiddlehead experience, I’m hesitant. :O
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