tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5570890979467369384.post8529045448544774138..comments2023-12-03T08:13:24.652-08:00Comments on Fat of the Land: A Nettlesome Paradox: Stinging Nettle SoupLangdon Cookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13824455892396013221noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5570890979467369384.post-43665246796608623082012-11-19T09:57:07.420-08:002012-11-19T09:57:07.420-08:00Rachael - The simplest way is to wash the nettles ...Rachael - The simplest way is to wash the nettles and add directly to the boiling soup. Then use an immersion blender or food processor.Langdon Cookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13824455892396013221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5570890979467369384.post-89266278791110400632012-11-16T05:04:48.092-08:002012-11-16T05:04:48.092-08:00how do you prepare the nettles for the soup? do yo...how do you prepare the nettles for the soup? do you cut them small and throw them in?<br /><br />thanks rachaelLove for the beginning that confirms the endinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14273826518457590007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5570890979467369384.post-81006743918321463162010-03-17T10:43:17.740-07:002010-03-17T10:43:17.740-07:00blanched my crop this morning. we'll test out ...blanched my crop this morning. we'll test out your soup recipe soon! i love your blog, i feel we are kindred wild-food spirits.kimmyhttp://www.kimmykokonut.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5570890979467369384.post-37519047916754966942008-04-04T14:45:00.000-07:002008-04-04T14:45:00.000-07:00I've been eating nettles from my next door empty l...I've been eating nettles from my next door empty lot for a few years-mainly because I like their taste. I keep harvesting them until the get too buggy, around June in the NW. This year my fav nettle recipe is a rustic italian torta made in a skillet on a burner (and flipped over). I'll blanch the nettles, add some leeks or onions, maybe some spicy sausage and then some cheese or egg to glue itAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5570890979467369384.post-88717171398876919182008-03-14T14:24:00.000-07:002008-03-14T14:24:00.000-07:00So I'm sitting here nursing a nagging sore spot on...So I'm sitting here nursing a nagging sore spot on my finger where I just tested some of my drying nettles. (There were still bits of duff on the screens from last year's morel crop.) Anyway, the nettles are apparently not FULLY DRY because they still sting!<BR/><BR/>Have you heard that some people deliberately sting their joints to prevent arthritis and other nasty symptoms of aging? I suspect Langdon Cookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13824455892396013221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5570890979467369384.post-88530716845228608812008-03-14T13:47:00.000-07:002008-03-14T13:47:00.000-07:00Brilliant!I read quite a bit when i returned home ...Brilliant!<BR/><BR/>I read quite a bit when i returned home from my first nettling of the year. The <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nettle" REL="nofollow">Wikipedia</A><BR/>entry states "The nature of the toxin secreted by nettles is not settled. The stinging hairs of most nettle species contain formic acid, serotonin and histamine; however recent studies of Urtica thunbergiana (Fu et al, Chickenofthewoodshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09566646046328340714noreply@blogger.com