Supper tonight.... fiddleheads

Dave Smith

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May 22, 2019, 6:48:39 PM5/22/19

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We had a spring treat with our supper tonight.... fiddle heads. They are
only available for short time each spring, so we have to grab them when
we see them, knowing that it may be the only chance of the year.

My wife looked after dinner while I was out burning brush and mowing the
lawn. I had marinated chicken breasts in olive oil, lemon juice, oregano
and lots of chopped garlic. She cooked them along with some home fries.

dsi1

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May 22, 2019, 8:11:11 PM5/22/19

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I had a salad of fern shoots recently. It's quite the delicacy. The one I had had some onions and tomatoes and some raw seafood. The shoots here are different from the ones on the mainland - they are cooked in boiling water for only about a minute, then they're drained and cooled in ice water. The crispy warabi is served with a sesame oil dressing. I don't make this salad because I can't ever find them for sale.

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jmcquown

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May 23, 2019, 9:05:30 AM5/23/19

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Oooh! I like fiddleheads! A couple of decades ago a former RFC poster
who lived in Maine shipped some to me after he and his son picked an
abundance of them. IIRC they tasted a little bit like asparagus.

Jill

Dave Smith

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May 23, 2019, 9:25:04 AM5/23/19

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They do taste a bit like asparagus. If you like asparagus who will
likely enjoy fiddle heads. If you don't like asparagus you should
probably not bother. I am in a bit of a bind. I like both. Both come
out at the same time of the year. They taste a lot alike.Fiddleheads
cost at least twice as much per pound as asparagus and they are dense
little things, so a couple small servings of them will cost more than a
pound of asparagus. Asparagus wins on price.

Ed Pawlowski

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May 23, 2019, 10:28:28 AM5/23/19

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If having guests I'd go with the fiddleheads just for the show of it.
They are good, but not double the cost good.

jmcquown

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May 23, 2019, 11:18:08 AM5/23/19

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On 5/23/2019 9:27 AM, Dave Smith wrote:

Well... since I can't get fiddleheads but I can get asparagus...
asparagus wins. LOL

Jill

jmcquown

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May 23, 2019, 11:20:43 AM5/23/19

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Were you able to get fiddleheads in Connecticut? I'm guessing yes. ;)

They're not available to me in the south although I do recall at some
point someone years ago suggested I might find them frozen. Uh... no.

Jill

Dave Smith

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May 23, 2019, 12:05:51 PM5/23/19

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They might be good frozen. Some things are. I was surprised to discover
that frozen Brussels Sprouts are good.

jmcquown

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May 23, 2019, 12:49:48 PM5/23/19

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Many flash frozen vegetables are quite good. Handy if you can't buy
them fresh, in season. Fiddleheads are not anything I've been able to
find fresh and certainly not frozen. Oh well! At least I've actually
tasted them and know they are good. :)

Jill

Ed Pawlowski

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May 23, 2019, 1:44:01 PM5/23/19

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On 5/23/2019 11:20 AM, jmcquown wrote:

>>>
>> If having guests I'd go with the fiddleheads just for the show of it.
>> They are good, but not double the cost good.
>
> Were you able to get fiddleheads in Connecticut? I'm guessing yes. ;)
>
> They're not available to me in the south although I do recall at some
> point someone years ago suggested I might find them frozen. Uh... no.
>
> Jill

Yes, but only a couple of store ever had them Short season. I know a
couple of restaurants have them in season. First time I saw them was at
the Salem Cross Inn some years ago.
https://www.salemcrossinn.com/
The fireside dinners were nifty. You could even help turn the spit as
dinner roasted on the fire.

itsjoan...@webtv.net

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May 23, 2019, 3:30:58 PM5/23/19

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On Thursday, May 23, 2019 at 11:05:51 AM UTC-5, Dave Smith wrote:
>
> I was surprised to discover
> that frozen Brussels Sprouts are good.
>

Liar.

:-))