tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6325606.post8277044904308404831..comments2024-01-30T05:43:35.265-05:00Comments on WhitesCreek Journal: Fiddle HeadsWhites Creekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07272181564543086371noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6325606.post-81556312755033259622008-04-23T17:31:00.000-04:002008-04-23T17:31:00.000-04:00My LL Bean cook book says that all fiddle heads ar...My LL Bean cook book says that all fiddle heads are edible, but I can't say that I've tested that statement. These were one of the large ferns that live in the wet zone beside a Southeastern river. <BR/><BR/>I've eaten several varieties and I have to say that what we call a rattlesnake fern is a delicacy. It's just hard to get enough of them to make a serving, so you generally have to use them asWhites Creekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07272181564543086371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6325606.post-20807541066359103052008-04-23T15:26:00.000-04:002008-04-23T15:26:00.000-04:00Any idea about the edibility of those fiddleheads?...Any idea about the edibility of those fiddleheads? The grocery stores in New England stock fiddleheads for a week or so each spring. I believe they were ostrich ferns, which are not common in the southern mountains. I've heard of people eating fiddleheads in the South as well, but I don't know which species or how much it matters.Rikki Hallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13088662791871392489noreply@blogger.com