We have always called Stanzie, the "Wild Child" and "Coyote Girl".
She has always known her way around native edible plants.
This is what she discovered on our campus walk today.
Gaultheria shallon
Stanzie would like to host her own reality TV show, featuring survival skills in the wilderness.
Stanzie
Hunter-Gatherer Queen
Its dark blue berries and young leaves are both edible and are efficient appetite suppressants, both with a unique flavor. Gaultheria shallon berries were a significant food resource for native people, who both ate them fresh and dried them into cakes. They were also used as a sweetener, and the Haida used them to thicken salmon eggs. The leaves of the plant were also sometimes used to flavor fish soup.
More recently, Gaultheria shallon berries are used locally in jams, preserves and pies. They are often combined with Oregon-grape because the tartness of the latter is partially masked by the mild sweetness of Gaultheria shallon.
Interesting and apparently growable in Oregon!
ReplyDeleteStanzie, can't wait for your survival show to be commissioned. We in the UK are getting a bit tired of Ray Mears and Bear Grylls (the latter is, disappointingly, a human not a bear).
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Bertie.
Go, Stanzie! As we Sibes like to say, "the world is our salad bar!"
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Zim
I think Denny and Stanzy could team it - he can't walk by any plant without a quick nibble on it.
ReplyDeleteI would be totally down for that show! I took a foraging lesson in Central Park, so I love learning all about those edible plants! Way to go!!
ReplyDeleteLooks way yummier than our grass! Lee and Phod
ReplyDeleteBOL we don;t do green but we'd happily go raccoon hunting Stanzie. Have a serene Sunday. Go for the big easy today.
ReplyDeleteBest wishes Molly
Appetite suppressant?? Mom says she needs those!
ReplyDeleteYour Pals,
Murphy & Stanley
Hmmm, we love blueberries, wonder if they taste like that. We wish our Mom would grow berries in our yard.
ReplyDeleteHappy Sunday.
Woos - Phantom, Ciara, and Lightning
What a clever girl! And full marks to a mum who knows all about the plants and doesn't yell 'get outta that!!' (Like some we could mention.)
ReplyDeleteXXXOOO Daisy, Bella & Roxy
Oh Stanzie, you and me gurl!!! We are just two AireChicks who can't pass up a nice nibble on greenery or edibles!!!
ReplyDeleteI gets yelled at for tastin' Ma's plants though...she's a meanie.
Kisses,
Ruby ♥
You have a pretty good sniffer Stanzie
ReplyDeleteBenny & Lily
Such a smart girl, aren't you Stanzie! Ros and Oscar
ReplyDeleteYou are so smart to snack on healthy stuff that you find outside, Stanzie!
ReplyDeleteLove ya lots♥
Mitch and Molly
Wyatt, your nose is too cute for words - especially with carrot crumbs on it :)
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