Comments on: Green Thumb Sunday - Dandelion

By: Saskboy

Saskboy — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 05:59:59 +0000

I had forgotten the root was edible too, but I’ve heard about the root tea idea. Thanks for the reminder.

By: huffb1

huffb1 — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 17:13:48 +0000

I knew you could make wine with it but I did not know that you could eat the leaves.

By: leftdog

leftdog — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 16:46:38 +0000

Old timers will tell you that during the Dirty Thirties people couldn’t afford coffee beans. As a replacement, they dug up dandelion roots, cleaned them off and then roasted them on a cookie sheet in the oven. They then ground up the roasted roots and mixed it with chicory to make a coffee replacement. They perked this concoction in their old style percolaters and claimed that it tasted almost the same as a cup of brewed coffee.