Leda Meredith

Jan 6, 2025 | thespruceeats.com | Leda Meredith

Dehydrating is a smart way of preserving fruits and vegetables when you have a surplus. It's an easy process that requires very little preparation, and it yields tasty slices packed with concentrated flavors and a crispy or chewy texture, depending on how much time you leave them in the dehydrator. No matter which type of apple you choose to dehydrate, this process preserves the unique flavors of individual apple varieties.

Sep 13, 2024 | motherearthnews.com | Leda Meredith

Learn about edible winter plants like field garlic, tips on field garlic foraging, and how to prepare wild garlic. There is one delicious wild edible plant that I can always count on foraging even during the coldest months of winter, and that’s field garlic. Other names this plant goes by are onion grass, wild onion, wild garlic, and wild chives. Allium vineale, which I know as field garlic, grows in clumps of linear leaves that are well camouflaged when they grow in grass lawns.

Sep 12, 2024 | motherearthnews.com | Leda Meredith |Jack Mcquarrie |Juliet Blankespoor |Dale Pinnock

Use salted cod in stews and soups. Becuase you'll soak it before using it, it won't be too salty in the final recipes. Cod, haddock, flounder, or other mild, flaky fish fillets Kosher or medium-grain sea salt Rinse the fish and dry it with a clean dishcloth. Spread a layer of salt at least 1/2-inch thick in a container. Lay pieces of fish on top so that none of them are touching. Cover the pieces of fish with another thick layer of salt.

Feb 29, 2024 | motherearthnews.com | Leda Meredith

Are redbud tree flowers edible? Are redbud trees poisonous to humans? Learn how to forage for these delicious treats! Redbud flowers’ bright pink blossoms yields delicious flavor that is like a green bean with a lemony aftertaste. Can You Eat Redbud Trees? Different species of redbud grow in different parts of the world, each with edible blossoms. In eastern North America, look for Cercis canadensis; in California and other western states, look for C.

Oct 4, 2023 | motherearthnews.com | Leda Meredith

Real Food Recipes & Articles/Organic Gardening Articles/Fruit Gardening Articles The wild American persimmon, is a native fruit that is ready to harvest in autumn and even early winter. Here's how to identify, gather, and eat wild persimmons. by AdobeStock/sproutphoto Related Articles Updated on Oct 4, 2023•Originally Published on Dec 4, 2014 Tagged with: edible wild plants, Fruit Gardening, Leda Meredith, New York, persimmons, Reader Contributions, Real Food