Comments on: Taking the Sting Out of Nettles http://leitesculinaria.com/9754/writings-taking-sting-out-of-nettles.html This James Beard Award-winning site from David Leite offers food writing, cookbook and Portuguese recipes, giveaways, more. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 23:22:11 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Dia http://leitesculinaria.com/9754/writings-taking-sting-out-of-nettles.html#comment-7342 Dia Sun, 28 Feb 2010 21:45:04 +0000 http://leitesculinaria.com/wordpress/?p=9754#comment-7342 Lovely article! I'm south of you in Oregon (about an hour south of PDX) and my former hubby is a botanist—with a nettle patch :) I gathered some yesterday, as I also began making nettle pesto last year. In 'fat of the land' blog, Langdon suggests freezing the pesto in an ice cube tray then popping them into another container to take out during the year. I've used nettles in quiche and other recipes that call for spinach or other cooked greens—as you say, they just taste green—and delicious, without that "tooth sweater" effect of spinach nor the peppery taste of broccoli and kale. I got nettle yarn (<em>aloo</em> traditionally processed in Nepal) at our local yarn shop to knit some sprouting bags! It's a coarse spin, but nettle fiber can be soft as linen (Ramie is another nettle relative.) I've been gluten free since last summer (Yea! Who needs wheat, anyway!) So I use my pesto with veggies or on rice, wt . Your idea of helping weed nettles is a great one! Lovely article! I’m south of you in Oregon (about an hour south of PDX) and my former hubby is a botanist—with a nettle patch :) I gathered some yesterday, as I also began making nettle pesto last year. In ‘fat of the land’ blog, Langdon suggests freezing the pesto in an ice cube tray then popping them into another container to take out during the year. I’ve used nettles in quiche and other recipes that call for spinach or other cooked greens—as you say, they just taste green—and delicious, without that “tooth sweater” effect of spinach nor the peppery taste of broccoli and kale.

I got nettle yarn (aloo traditionally processed in Nepal) at our local yarn shop to knit some sprouting bags! It’s a coarse spin, but nettle fiber can be soft as linen (Ramie is another nettle relative.) I’ve been gluten free since last summer (Yea! Who needs wheat, anyway!) So I use my pesto with veggies or on rice, wt . Your idea of helping weed nettles is a great one!

]]> By: Jess http://leitesculinaria.com/9754/writings-taking-sting-out-of-nettles.html#comment-7027 Jess Wed, 24 Feb 2010 22:32:17 +0000 http://leitesculinaria.com/wordpress/?p=9754#comment-7027 Renai, glad you found it! Unfortunately, I can't give you a great answer to your question. It's illegal to gather anything in Seattle's city parks (although you wouldn't know it, judging by the number of nettle plants with their tips cut off this time of year in Discovery Park, and the number of blackberry pickers there in August). I probably shouldn't condone picking there, but perhaps ask around? Many folks in the area have huge patches of nettles that they tear up as weeds around now... I've volunteered myself as a weeder before! Renai, glad you found it! Unfortunately, I can’t give you a great answer to your question. It’s illegal to gather anything in Seattle’s city parks (although you wouldn’t know it, judging by the number of nettle plants with their tips cut off this time of year in Discovery Park, and the number of blackberry pickers there in August). I probably shouldn’t condone picking there, but perhaps ask around? Many folks in the area have huge patches of nettles that they tear up as weeds around now… I’ve volunteered myself as a weeder before!

]]> By: Renai http://leitesculinaria.com/9754/writings-taking-sting-out-of-nettles.html#comment-7014 Renai Wed, 24 Feb 2010 19:53:58 +0000 http://leitesculinaria.com/wordpress/?p=9754#comment-7014 My interest in nettles is more or less exploding at this exact second... your article is wonderful and inspiring! I am, however, dying to collect them myself, but am struggling to find out where in Seattle proper that it's okay to. Any ideas? My interest in nettles is more or less exploding at this exact second… your article is wonderful and inspiring! I am, however, dying to collect them myself, but am struggling to find out where in Seattle proper that it’s okay to. Any ideas?

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