Thursday, February 28, 2013

Stinging Nettle

    This is the 2nd episode of 'Tales From The Wasteland', in it Dogmeat and I go over an ancient staple and food crop, stinging nettle. Stinging nettle is one of our oldest food crops and can be used to make rope and fabric. This is one of the most nutritious foods that can be found in the wild... and you thought it was just a source of childhood dares.

WARNING: Stinging Nettle contains hypodermic needle like thorns that cause (in some regions severe) stinging that must be neutralized by soaking or cooking first.


Harvesting Fresh Water / River Clams

    This is the first official 1st 'Tales From The Wasteland'. In it Dogmeat and I go over one of the lesser utilized protein sources in the wild, river clams or fresh water clams. We go over gathering and preparing/cooking them. This is a wild edible that you should never over look.

WARNING: Never collect river clams from polluted water... oh yeah and they really need salt (not like there ocean cousins there)