I once met a lady who had a thing about nettles. She would chop them down, hang then up to dry in her spare bedroom until dry. Then they were whizzes into a powder in the food processor and sprinkled onto soup or into stews. She said they were an excellent source of iron.
Haven't tried it myself yet but do love them for the compost heap!
The chap who looks after our roof likes to come here in spring so he can go home with loads of fresh young nettle shoots for his spring clean. Good for the liver apparently.
Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
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It seems like an amazing food/tonic for humans and creatures alike-I will definitely be keeping the remainder of my nettles now and experimenting with them. Thanks everyone I've learnt a lot!
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I once met a lady who had a thing about nettles. She would chop them down, hang then up to dry in her spare bedroom until dry. Then they were whizzes into a powder in the food processor and sprinkled onto soup or into stews. She said they were an excellent source of iron.
Haven't tried it myself yet but do love them for the compost heap!
oops...whizzed. !!
Fresh young nettles are delicious steamed, chopped and stirred into creamy mashed potatoes
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
The chap who looks after our roof likes to come here in spring so he can go home with loads of fresh young nettle shoots for his spring clean. Good for the liver apparently.
If you do leave some nettles, they're an important food plant for many butterflies and caterpillars, so you can feel virtuous about the ones you miss.
It seems like an amazing food/tonic for humans and creatures alike-I will definitely be keeping the remainder of my nettles now and experimenting with them. Thanks everyone I've learnt a lot!