http://trackerofplants.com/2007/08/13/ask-penny-1-part-five-fall/ Adventures in Rewilding, Ethnobotany, Herbalism, Wild Edible Plants, Ecopsychology, Primitive Skills & Chronic Fatigue Syndrome in Portland, OR. Mon, 09 Apr 2012 19:33:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://trackerofplants.com/2007/08/13/ask-penny-1-part-five-fall/#comment-166 Mon, 22 Oct 2007 01:24:26 +0000 http://pennyscout.wordpress.com/2007/08/13/ask-penny-1-part-five-fall/#comment-166 Nice Grifola! Funny, I ran into you while browsing for late-fall oyster info….

]]> http://trackerofplants.com/2007/08/13/ask-penny-1-part-five-fall/#comment-37 Tue, 14 Aug 2007 17:08:41 +0000 http://pennyscout.wordpress.com/2007/08/13/ask-penny-1-part-five-fall/#comment-37 Personally I don’t really like canned stuff. I think it’s gross. And heat does destroy vitamin C but if you just go outside and nibble on a few pine or hemlock needles you’ll get all you need for the day. So if you like canned food go ahead. But it requires a lot more fuel and equipment, all those canning jars and always having use new lids. You might want to look into the old ways of sealing with wax so you don’t have to worry about the lids.

]]> http://trackerofplants.com/2007/08/13/ask-penny-1-part-five-fall/#comment-36 Tue, 14 Aug 2007 13:56:05 +0000 http://pennyscout.wordpress.com/2007/08/13/ask-penny-1-part-five-fall/#comment-36 mmm Fall is my favorite. As for the beechnuts I bet it was the really big old beach that were the big producers. They’re all sick now, as you know.
Also, maybe the Iroquois kept the squirrels and wildlife out of the nut stands.
…Winter takes up so much of the year. I’m not prepared. Next summer I think I’ll experiment with pickling various flower buds. Canning leeks ect.
Canned stuff seems heartier than dried, but I’ve heard that heat destroys some vitamins (like C). Do you know much about this?

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