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fishngamereaper:
Curious if anyone else is into unique NW edibles.

In the last couple years I've gotten into picking Sala berries. We have a ton of sala on the property so loading up is easy. Turns into jam or fruit leather mostly...I grew up being told they where poisonous,  little did I know.
Doing a little reading it appears the young spring leaves where used by tribes for medicinal purposes, dried for teas etc...so I'm drying a bunch of leaves right now to try..

I'm tempted to try Madrone bark tea next....not sure how that's going to go..
Any other ideas...
When it comes to unique natural stuff I'm always trying to learn.

LDennis24:
May not be just the Northwest but try making different stuff from nettles. They are very powerful in the iron, magnesium, calcium phosphorus dept. Full of vitamins and minerals. Go good in Top Ramen when your out in the wilderness and want an easy meal. Just boil it like spinach to remove the nettles and throw it in your Ramen. Steep it like a tea with mint leaves and add it to your Madrone bark tea. Probably turn you into a Sasqatch who can leap tall buildings!

HntnFsh:
I assume your talking about Salal berries. I always heard they werent edible. Glad I'm wrong!
https://thenorthwestforager.com/2015/06/29/salal-berry/

wadu1:
Another is Cascara Bark AKA Chittum name used by the insidious people as a laxative. Not for everyday use! :tung:

pianoman9701:
I've been foraging for more than 30 years. My favorites are matsutake and porcini mushrooms. But, I also make a salad in the spring that my friend Running Squirrel taught me - miner's lettuce, wood sorrel, mustard flowers, wood violets, lemon balm, chick weed and fire weed...sometimes wild roses a little later.

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