Vorderbruggen Mark. Foraging: Explore Nature's Bounty and Turn Your Foraged Finds Into Flavorful Feasts

Alpha, 2022. — 243 p. — (Outdoor Adventure Guide). — ISBN 978-0-74405-144-5.Stumbling upon plump wild berries on a hike or discovering succulent fresh mushrooms on the forest floor can be a welcome surprise. Turn up these happy accidents to a whole new level with the only guide on foraging you'll ever need. Chock full of tips on finding and identifying fruits, flowers, roots, shoots, nuts, foliage, and more, this helpful guide shows you how to safely and successfully find and enjoy wild edibles.The Basics
Rules and Ethics of Foraging
General Safety
Avoiding Toxic Environments
Testing for Reactions
Guidelines for Positive
Plant Identification
Where and When to Forage
Equipment
General Foraging Techniques
The Plants
Basswood
Black Walnut
Elderberry
Hackberry
Maple
Mulberry
Oak
Pawpaw
Persimmon
Pine
Wild Plum
Prickly Ash
Redbud
Sassafras
Sumac
The Recipes
Berry Bannock
Black Nightshade Tarts
Chicory Dandelion Coffee
Cleaver Nettle Horsetail Tea
Dandelion & Friends Fritters
Fermented Wild Greens
Greenbrier Spring Rolls
Honeysuckle Infused Sugar
Lamb’s Quarter Pasta with Chicken Alfredo Sauce
Oyster Mushroom Quiche
Pickled Burdock Roots
Pine Cambium Flour Donuts
Pine Needle Shortbread Cookies
Pine Rosin Boiled Sweet Potatoes
Prickly Pear Casserole
Roasted Cattail Rhizomes
Stuffed Grape Leaves
Sumac Seasoned Chicken Gyros
Trout Stuffed with Ground Cherries and Wild Onions
Wild Carrot Flower Shrub
Wild Mushroom Chowder