SC - Edible weeds

[Stefan li Rous]

Ras said: 
> BTW, Dandelions in the US are an escapee of a garden plant introduced from 
> Europe very early in US history. The leaves are delicious when cooked as 
> greens; raw in salads when young, the buds a re good steamed and served with 
> butter, salt and pepper; the roots have great herbal medicinal use.......

A lot of the items most people would consider these days, 'weeds', can
be seen in various period salad recipes.

I don't remember any mention of dandelions being used this way, although
I may have just missed it. Any period referances to dandelion leaves
being eaten in Europe or even better dandelion wine would be appreciated.
I have messages talking about dandelions being used in period in salads
but no period quotes verifying this.

For those interested in seeing what other "weeds" were used in period
salads check the salads-msg file in the Florilegium.

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