Thread: Fiddleheads

On 5/21/2012 9:19 AM, Dave Balderstone wrote:
> Blanched, bagged and froze 10 lbs of fiddleheads... Hand harvested in
> northern the wilds of northern Saskatchewan.
>
> They're only available fresh for a short time, so I saved some for
> dinner tonight and have a jar marinading in the fridge.
>
> Yum...
>
Now that's something I've never tried. We have wild fern growing in the
area but am not sure which variety it is. How do they taste and do they
last very long frozen?

In article <4fba5064$0$7667$[email protected]> , George
Shirley <[email protected]> wrote:

> On 5/21/2012 9:19 AM, Dave Balderstone wrote:
> > Blanched, bagged and froze 10 lbs of fiddleheads... Hand harvested in
> > northern the wilds of northern Saskatchewan.
> >
> > They're only available fresh for a short time, so I saved some for
> > dinner tonight and have a jar marinading in the fridge.
> >
> > Yum...
> >
> Now that's something I've never tried. We have wild fern growing in the
> area but am not sure which variety it is. How do they taste and do they
> last very long frozen?

Similar to asparagus, but they have their own unique flavour and
texture. They will last a year in the freezer in zipper bags, longer if
they were vacuum sealed, I'm sure.

Up here, fiddleheads are from the Ostrich Fern, Matteuccia
struthiopteris. According to Wikipedia there are several varieties that
can be used. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiddlehead_fern

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