[Sca-cooks] Eating wild plants -- garlic mustard

Marjan English english_marjan at hotmail.com
Thu Mar 25 23:20:01 PDT 2010


Thanks for the information Ranvaig.  I live in the Pacific Northwest, and I can't remember seeing here, but somehow it looks familiar.

Hmm, snowing eh?  All my hyacinths are in full bloom here, as are the cherry trees and the tulips.  hehe, sorry to rub it in.

Myrim

> Date: Fri, 26 Mar 2010 02:09:57 -0400
> To: sca-cooks at lists.ansteorra.org
> From: ranvaig at columbus.rr.com
> Subject: Re: [Sca-cooks] Eating wild plants -- garlic mustard
> 
> I'm in central Ohio, but I think it grows throughout much of eastern 
> US.  I found it in our local park, where it grows most of the wooded 
> areas beneath the trees.  Take a walk later in spring and you are 
> likely to find it.  It grows in bushes about 4-5 feet high, with 
> toothed heart shaped leaves, and rather pretty white flowers.  Around 
> here is it very common, once you know what it looks like.
> 
>  From Wikipedia  " In many areas of its introduction in Eastern North 
> America, it has become the dominant under-story species in woodland 
> and flood plain environments, where eradication is difficult.
> 
> Don't expect it to taste like mustard seed, mustard greens or even 
> garlic.  It was several years ago but I remember a vaguely herbal, 
> pretty bleh taste.   Subsistence food eaten for vitamins rather than 
> taste.
> 
> Ranvaig,
> where its snowing again
> 
> >Hi Ranvaig,
> >
> >I'm fascinated by this plant - especially if it was used in sauces. 
> >I really want to try it now.  What area of the known world do you 
> >live in?
> >
> >Myrrim
> >
> >>  Date: Fri, 26 Mar 2010 01:35:58 -0400
> >>  To: sca-cooks at lists.ansteorra.org
> >>  From: ranvaig at columbus.rr.com
> >>  Subject: Re: [Sca-cooks] Eating wild plants -- garlic mustard
> >>
> >>  It grows rampant around here, and I'm sure I could send you some if
> >>  you want to taste it.  I tasted some raw once and wasn't impressed,
> >>  but I didn't try to cook it.
> >>
> >>  I agree that it would be a bad thing to plant anywhere that it
> >>  doesn't already grow.  Like many other introduced plants, it crowds
> >>  out native plants.
> >>
> >>  Ranvaig
> >>
> >>  >I really don't know that I would introduce garlic mustard
> >>  >if your area doesn't already have it.
> >>  >
> >>  >It's a really nasty plant and it does take over.
> >>  >
> >>  >Johnnae
> >>  >
> >>  >
> >>  >On Mar 25, 2010, at 5:38 PM, Marjan English wrote:
> >>  >
> >>  >>Thank you Johnnae.  I can see that if I grow some (I have a nicely
> >>  >>shaded area) that I must be careful not to let it spread.  The
> >>  >>picture is most helpful and quite reminiscent of plants I have
> >>  >>seen.  A-hunting I will go.
> >>  >>
> >>  >>Myrrim
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