Comments on: All About the Health Benefits of Dandelions

By: Safe Effective Weight Loss

Safe Effective Weight Loss — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 07:25:08 +0000

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Hypnosis — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 19:27:53 +0000

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OLIVIA — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 03:52:18 +0000

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By: Melissa's Blog

Melissa's Blog — Wed, 13 May 2009 06:20:40 +0000

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» How to Make Dandelion Oil - a Simple Herb Project for Kids — Fri, 01 May 2009 13:26:01 +0000

[...] I love dandelions – one of my favorite medicinal plants! I know, people try so hard to kill them but the dandelion won’t be had so easily. Our resilient and sunny friend knows what it’s doing staying so close to us. It is full of healthy, healing powers. Take, for instance, its flower power! The blossoms are capable of helping to ease sore joints and muscles, and can even help women with mastitis, breast tumors, and breast issues that occur in nursing mothers. [...]

By: Diane

Diane — Fri, 01 May 2009 13:19:23 +0000

Wow, thanks Janie! I appreciate you taking the time to leave a recipe. I love putting the greens in smoothies too, and of course just picking them while walking for a little munching. They’re bitter, but it doesn’t take long before a person really craves those little guys!

By: Janie Teel

Janie Teel — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 00:17:44 +0000

I have been studying the dandelion for a presentation I am giving to a group of home ec leaders. (For Thursday, Mar 5, 2009)

This article surely does tell the benefits of this herb (it’s not just a weed anymore).

One herb that I consider to be a Spring Tonic and have ate for as long as I can remember is Dandelions. Have you ever ate cooked dandelion greens? My mom always dug bucketfuls each Spring and made a delicious dish. We never went a Spring without them when I was growing up. She would cook them and fix a sweet and sour bacon dressing for them.. with sliced boiled eggs on top…YUM.

This is her recipe: I follow it myself, as this has been passed on to me since my mother is nearing 90 years old.

When digging Dandelions, don’t just cut off the leaves but instead cut at the base and include a small part of the root and keep the plant together in one big cluster. These are best picked when there is lots of buds but not yet flowers. Pasture fields or un-mowed abandoned yards have bigger dandelions that our mowed lawns. (Be certain they have not been sprayed with chemicals.)

My mom would drop them into boiling water and cook for 10 minutes. Drain; then drop in boiling water and cook 10 more minutes and drain again.

She made a sweet sour gravy by frying 6 strips bacon. When crisp, remove the bacon to a paper towel. Stir 1/3 cup flour into the hot grease. When smooth add 2 cups water, 1/3 cup vinegar, 2/3 cup white sugar and 1/2 tea salt and a little pepper. Stir until thickened.

Place the cooked and drained dandelions in a shallow bowl. Slice 6 boiled eggs on top. Cover with the sweet and sour sauce. Use a spaghetti scooper or tongs to serve the
greens.

YUM and so good for you!

By: Bryce

Bryce — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 17:55:06 +0000

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By: Diane

Diane — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 15:37:53 +0000

Hi Annie,

So glad you’re enjoying dandelion! Just so you know, you’re doing a great thing by freezing. I didn’t know dandelion would freeze so well and I’ll certainly give it a go. Freezing actually preserves all those vitamins and minerals and is the next best thing to dried or fresh foods. Happy to hear I can freeze them!

Diane

By: Annie

Annie — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 01:03:30 +0000

Hello DKMommy
I enjoyed this post. I love to read all the health benefits of the dandelion. I did a post earlier this year. Here is a link.
http://annieofbluegables.blogspot.com/2008/09/if-ya-cant-beat-em-eat-em.html
Your post inspired me to go out and harvest a bunch before the snows fall. How great is this that the Lord supplies such a great, healthy thing that is hardy in the earliest of spring and continues after everything else has died in November. I had a bit of miracle grow potting soil left so I poured it into one of those window boxes and began to transplant young tender dandelions so I can harvest them all winter long.
I have found too that they freeze really great just as leaves and make GREAT smoothies from the frozen leaf. I don’t know if this ruins the nutritional value, I hope not. I will continue to harvest and freeze as long as there is no snow on the ground.
I got into Dandelion Greens when I stumbled across this blog:
http://yardsnacker.com/?p=128
He has been raw for over a year now, but I have enjoyed all his informative posts.
thanks for your post.
~a

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