During the great depression, my grandpa began growing his own vegetables. By the time I came along he had a veritable market garden; the family was self-sufficient in vegetables.
As we are in lean times again, I thought I would follow in his footsteps. So I have planted cabbage, various herbs and have wild strawberries growing.
A book I was reading mentioned cooking with nettles; something I have plenty of in my garden / jungle. I cut them and washed them, then boiled them for five minutes. After this I added salt, pepper, a bay leaf and garlic. Then I added some kale and fried them for five minutes. I had them for dinner last night as an accompaniment to a curry. No, they don’t sting when eaten and I am still alive and well twenty hours later.
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