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

[Sharon Palmer]

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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