Greens
Making Dandelion Greens Palatable
A long article, but a good one that gets to the bottom of why the old generation maintains that the greens taste good, while we all find them to taste like really bitter weeds. Not a difference in taste buds, just a failure to ask all the right questions.
Roots
Dandelion Root Coffee
Dandelion and Chicory Root Coffee
Chicory roots are already high on my list of delicious things. Dandelion roots are supposed to be similar.
Flowers
Dandelion Wine
I have never had non-grape wine, but this one seems to be one to try. There are certain times in the season when dandelion flowers are everywhere.
Beware Round-Up sprayed dandelions:
Weed-Whacking Herbicide Proves Deadly to Human Cells
A delightful bit of science. Perhaps if I grew dandelions in a container garden and pinched off their flowers for wine, I could keep them from becoming a wild invasion.
