“His activities are completely illegal,” said Stern. Who eventually managed to arrest Brill. For the full story of Brill’s arrest and totally unrepentant behavior since, click on

http://www.wildmanstevebrill.com/

EATING WILD

     Learn more about foraging for wild food from the SCHOOL OF SELF-RELIANCE, always remembering their motto, “When in doubt, do without.” Meaning you don’t eat any wild food you are not totally sure is okay. Let me add that a lot of the best wild food must be gathered and eaten in the early spring, as it become too coarse flavored later in the season, or, in the case of poke sprouts, actually becomes poisonous.

http://www.self-reliance.net/wff.html

     DANDELION RECIPES. When you check out the dandelion recipes, you’ll see that MOUNTAIN BREEZE has recipes for a number of other wild foods:

http://www.mountain-breeze.com/kitchen/dandelions/

THE DANDELIONS OF SPRING

     I rejoice at seeing a lawn sprinkled with dandelions, even though I’ve dug hundreds out of my flower beds. Or, rather, I’ve dug hundreds out of my flower beds BECAUSE I rejoice at seeing a lawn sprinkled with dandelions. Dandelions are gorgeous, and if they were hard to grow, master gardeners would vie to have the lawn with the best coverage.

     This dandelion site is one after my own heart. It not only has pictures, it has dandelion poems. AND how to predict the weather using dandelions. And more of course.

http://fohn.net/dandelion-pictures/

     Find next some far-ranging and unusual dandelion recipes, which include the important matter of getting the bitterness from the greens. If you don’t you’ll wish you had.

http://www.prodigalgardens.info/dandelion%20recipes.htm

     These recipes do NOT include the best possible dish you can make with greens, whether they be dandelion greens, fresh-picked dewy lettuce from your garden, or the bag of leaf spinach you picked up at the supermarket. Find below the great American classic, “Wilted Greens With Bacon.” This one comes from someone named “Nana,” just as it should:

http://www.cooks.com/rec/doc/0,1843,155165-239196,00.html

EATING WILD MUSHROOMS

     Hunting wild mushrooms is a lot of fun – though wild mushrooms are, of course, something you NEVER eat unless a deeply experienced person tells you that a specific mushroom is safe. My Aunt Gladys used to “mushroom” in the Bitterroot mountains with a group led by a local authority on wild mushrooms. Uncle Ronald was even more cautious. “When she brings home some new kind of mushroom,” he said, “I let her eat it by herself. If she’s still alive the next morning, I eat some too.”

     You’ll be pleased to know that the dear lady lived to the age of 99.

http://www.mushroomexpert.com/edibility.html

     You’ll find an abundance of wild mushroom recipes by clicking below, which recipes can also of course be used with the cultivated mushrooms you find in the store. My Wegman’s grocery has added porcinis and portabellas to its mushroom display, all reasonably priced. How I love that store.

http://www.mykoweb.com/recipes.html

EDIBLE FLOWERS

     The following WHAT’S COOKING AMERICA article tells us that edible flowers are back in vogue. You can learn all about them here:

http://whatscookingamerica.net/EdibleFlowers/EdibleFlowersMain.htm

     Those wonderful ABOUT.COM people will also tell you the history of edible flowers, the flavors of edible flowers, and give recipes for edible flowers. They also warn you about poisonous flowers.

http://homecooking.about.com/od/foodhistory/a/flowerhistory.htm

     Would you like to try a rose omelet or stuffed nasturtiums? MIN’S RECIPES specializes in wild plant and edible flower recipes:

http://www.angelfire.com/tn2/minsrecipes/
EdibleFlowersMisc/EdibleFlowersNMiscPlants.htm

     CANDIED FLOWERS: Click on another ABOUT.COM page to learn how to candy or crystalize edible flowers to use as decoration:

http://homecooking.about.com/od/dessertrecipes/r/blmisc69.htm