The Fantastic Four – 4 Essential Wild Edible Plants That May Just Save Your Life

Tactical Intelligence ^ | 7-26-2014 | oovgroov

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July 26-2014
by oovgroov

Did you realize that knowing just 4 wild edible plants could one day save your life?

If there were any four categories of plants that I would recommend all people to know how to use and identify it would be these: Grass, Oak, Pine, and Cattail. For the knowledgeable survivor, knowing just these four plants can make the difference between life and death if stranded in the wilds – for each one is an excellent food source which can sustain you until help arrives.

Throughout this week and part of the next, I’ll be going into details on how you can prepare and eat these plants. For now though, here’s a quick overview into what they have to offer:

Grass

Surprising to many is the fact that you can eat grass. Despite there being hundreds of varieties of bladed grass found in the Americas, almost all (99% of them) can be eaten. This ranges from wheat, oats, and bamboo to the wild meadow varieties.

The young shoots up to 6 inches tall can be eaten raw and the starchy base (usually white and at the bottom when you pluck it) can be eaten as a trail nibble. The more mature the grass plant gets, the more fibrous the plant becomes. For older plants the base can be chewed and spit out; extracting the beneficial juices in the process. Or a tea can be made from the fresh or dried leaves.

The best part of the grass plant to eat are the seed heads, which can be gathered to make millet for breads or filler for soups & stews. Of the 99% that can be eaten raw, .

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[BBell]

Thanks. I made a copy for my files.

[Calvin Locke]

I'd give pine nuts a pass. A poor harvest a few years ago led to imports of Chinese pine nuts.

There was a spike in "pine nut syndrome" (metallogeusia) that could last up to two weeks after partaking of a plant that "may just save your life".

[Rick66]

Had a trucker once ask if he could have the polk plant out behind our dumpster at work. He said it was the biggest he’d ever seen and explained how great they were par boiled with some catfish. It was eight feet tall. I let him take it. Can’t imagine what it tasted like seeing as how we all had watered it with gallons of consumed beer urine all summer long.

[tet68]

Always remember, while Twinkys are edible,
over indulgence may result in bloating, gas,
and the so named “Twinky breath”.
Fortunately no Twinky overdose has resulted
in death so just be careful.
Twinkies have natural ingredients that prolong storage,
however green or wormy twinkies should never be eaten
except in extreme emergencies,
such as Zombie invasions and democrat caucases.
Twinkies often form the beginnings of the “love” ritual
as they naturally form into two easily divided portions.
Couples should exhibit extra caution during the “love”
ritual to make sure that the Twinky is divided EVENLY,
as uneven distribution may result in resentment and even
hostility until one partner or the other is placated with
further “offerings”.

[BenLurkin]

bttt

[hosepipe]

Q; WHy do laywers wear neck ties?..

A; To keep the foreskin down..

[GeronL]

North Koreans can tell you all about grass being edible. The discarded people, called "unwanteds" who get zero from the state, even collect it to sell.

This particular girl was about 21 or so and died within months of secretly being interviewed by a British reporter. Apparently of starvation.

[GeronL]

I have never been able to grow twinkies.

[Jeff Chandler]

“Hi, I’m Euell Gibbons. Have you met my dog, Wild Hickory?”

[GeronL]

Fortunately no Twinky overdose has resulted in death so just be careful.

That is because overdoses are averted only because the subjects who attempt it "zone out" and start counting the stars in the room before injesting enough to kill them.

[AlbertWang]

Young poke weed is sometimes eaten- but when it gets big it is a very bad idea.

Check out the link below:

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/002874.htm

[MrBambaLaMamba]

[Jeff Chandler]

Prickly pear fruit is edible, but it’ll bind you.

[tet68]

Probably not providing a germ free environment.
The best way to start new twinkies, is to place
the remains of the starchy cardboard base in a
cool and sterile container, in no time at all
you will find more cardboard like bases accumulating
until finally one happy day full grown Twinkies will
appear as if by magic.

[mountainlion]

“Hi, I’m Euell Gibbons. Have you met my dog, Wild Hickory?”

Don’t eat the grass.

[Ditter]

We have all 4 of these plants on our property plus many many pecan trees and dew berry bushes. I pray to God that I don’t have to eat any of those, except pecans and dew berries.

[BudgieRamone]

lets all go camping, you never had it so good its great getting back to nature, out here in the woods...

[Utilizer]

Not as informative as one could have wished. Says that four TYPES of plants are edible, but does not really get into the nuts and bolts of exactly how to go about it. For instance, wheat and oats are not what one normally considers your average "grass" in many places. As far as your average lawn is concerned, I would have liked to know how exactly one could consider that edible?

Especially since some people such as I for instance have a small irritation develop whenever I have to work on the lawn and therefore would not consider even trying to consume any part of it.

Lettuce and Tomatos are more what I prefer.

[GeronL]

There was a thread about this yesterday and someone posted a link to a forager site. It talked about real grasses one might find in their own yard in Texas and the southwest.

http://www.foragingtexas.com/

[trisham]

LOL!