[Mike Collins]

Harvested the nettles yesterday and made the delicious soup this morning. Chicken broth, 1 lb Yukon gold potatoes, 3/4 lb nettles, minced garlic, one sautéed onion, fresh ground peppers, and a pinch of thyme. The nettle shoots are young so the picking time is now and the next two weeks.

[neek]

already, wow.  just finished the ones from last year!

[Anne Elk]

OK,  I must admit - I'm a total noob when it comes to nettles.  What do they taste like?  Or is it hard to describe, like morels?

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"There are yahoos out there.  It’s why we can’t have nice things."  - Tom Mahood

[Mike Collins]

Mostly like spinach. But the garlic and onion make it savory. Sometimes I will sauteed a leek instead of an onion to add into the soup.

[mosey]

[Brockton]

Picked a couple of bags of nettles on Camano Island last weekend.  Made some delicious nettle pesto with Langdon Cook's recipe (http://fat-of-the-land.blogspot.com/2009/03/stinging-nettle-pesto.html).  I have a bunch more steamed and frozen to try something else later.