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Finally, after YEARS of trial and error failures, today I've made Thicket Beans palatable and not poisonous!

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A hand holding a glass jar, in the background there's a tangle of vegetation. Some of the vegetation are bean pods on vines, growing all through everything else. The jar has some small, shiny black beans in it. Their sizes are quite variable.

Finally, after YEARS of trial and error failures, today I've made Thicket Beans palatable and not poisonous! I went whole hog, 24 hour soak with 2 changes of salty, alkaline water. Boiling in another change. Pressure cooking after. And then boiling AGAIN. Lastly stewing with some sauce as a faux baked beans. It's pretty good! The process could certainly be optimized but now I know it IS at least doable. #foraging #nativeplants @foraging@slrpnk.net #technicallynotforagingigrewthis

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So, I planted some American Spikenard years ago despite very little (and conflicting) information online about it's edibility

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Closeup on a cluster of tiny Aralia racemosa berries growing on a short shrub. Most of them are still green, and there are even a few flowers left, but some are a dark dark purple. These ripe few look very juicy.

So, I planted some American Spikenard years ago despite very little (and conflicting) information online about it's edibility. You can read that it is edible, it's not, it is but tastes horrible, and/or it's tasty. Well finally, I am here to confirm that it is in fact DELICIOUS and tastes like root beer!!! 😍 Unsurprising for this genus I guess, but there you have it. #nativeplants #berries #foraging @foraging@slrpnk.net #technicallynotforagingigrewthis

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