More Edible Wild Plants

Here are some wild plants ( and parts of trees ) that are edible.

Cattails

These plants can be found next to ponds, swamps, lakes, and wherever there is some swampy area.  Pull them up and you can eat their tender white base in early spring.  In July, when the brown "corn cob" at the top of the plant is first developing ( it will look like a green tube ) you can eat it.  Snap it off and peel the husk away, then boil or roast them.  It tastes like corn on the cob.  The roots can be eaten ( once they are peeled ) once roasted.


Blackberries

These plants are great because you can find them almost anywhere!  They taste great and they are usually at their peak in ripeness in June and July.  Eat the black ones right on the spot or eat them back at camp after you wash them with water that has been purified before you eat.






That's all for now!