Year of Plenty: Traditional Foodways 5 Plants To Forage For In Winter
Dec 22, 2024
Discover the thrill of winter foraging with five wild edible plants! Learn how to harvest nutritious rose hips and the secrets of pine bark as a traditional survival food. Explore the unique flavor of watercress found in clean streams and unravel the history of hackberries that once nourished ancient humans. Don't forget the sweet temptation of ripe persimmons, perfect for baking! Winter offers a bounty, so gear up and embrace the harvest!
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Best Way To Harvest And Use Rose Hips
- Harvest rose hips after frost when they sweeten and pop off the stem easily by tugging them.
- Use freezer-thaw or simmer-and-strain to extract rosehip juice for tea, jelly, or ketchup.
Rose Hips As A Winter Vitamin C Source
- Rose hips are exceptionally high in vitamin C compared to common fruits like oranges.
- Northern peoples likely relied on them in winter as an important vitamin C source.
How To Harvest Pine Inner Bark Safely
- When harvesting inner bark, avoid cutting a full ring around the trunk to prevent killing the tree.
- Cut a vertical rectangular strip and peel the inner cambium/phloem to use fresh or cook.
