tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4771557388430184941.post2067683814726023790..comments2024-03-23T10:59:54.394-06:00Comments on The 7MSN Ranch: Foraging in the front 40the7msnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01082802012105875164noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4771557388430184941.post-90874193866323745302015-06-02T20:01:20.864-06:002015-06-02T20:01:20.864-06:00in mexico we eat purslane with pork ribs in red ca...in mexico we eat purslane with pork ribs in red california chili's or green tomatillo sauce serve with beans on the side and corn tortillas and is really good. lily handmade designshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11275598004764814461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4771557388430184941.post-24864035590814145212013-07-29T12:44:05.292-06:002013-07-29T12:44:05.292-06:00Lucky you. Oodles of purslane as well as field mus...Lucky you. Oodles of purslane as well as field mushrooms - though they could be horse mushrooms, another species of edible Agaricus...Next time take a spore print. Chocolate brown.<br /><br />http://66squarefeet.blogspot.com/2011/08/meadow-mushrooms.html<br /><br />That little one with pink gills turns into the one with the dark brown gills.<br /><br />Yours happen to be tasty treats but you're right to err on the side of caution. (Could you acquire two more burros and call one Err and another Caution?)...<br /><br />I'll be your food taster.Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13632520557553405790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4771557388430184941.post-57392278831576712202013-07-27T15:27:05.474-06:002013-07-27T15:27:05.474-06:00Purslane is popular in Italy as a mountain green. ...Purslane is popular in Italy as a mountain green. I bought some last year at our local farmers market and tried turning it into pesto - I'll never try that again. It get slimey when zapped raw. Might be good for a Halloween trick.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11463432698449442807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4771557388430184941.post-77844553359015678022013-07-26T18:02:40.167-06:002013-07-26T18:02:40.167-06:00Purslane can go for as much as $10 a pound at a fa...Purslane can go for as much as $10 a pound at a farmers market. The mexican fellows I work with always take it home for dinner when they weed plant beds. They cook it, but it's also used as a salad green. Wouldn't touch those shrooms though!! Calm, Forward, Straighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08360276614916635500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4771557388430184941.post-46645476629937923742013-07-26T11:07:55.557-06:002013-07-26T11:07:55.557-06:00The purslane is everywhere in New Mexico this summ...The purslane is everywhere in New Mexico this summer. In Spanish it is called verdolagas and it is a treasured vegetable in many Hispanic households.I woukdn't touch the mushrooms, though. So easily misidentified, even by experts, too easy to die from.Vickihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06151347352054602839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4771557388430184941.post-14169039700733545962013-07-26T09:10:29.405-06:002013-07-26T09:10:29.405-06:00I have purslane in my yard...ABUNDANTLY! My dad re...I have purslane in my yard...ABUNDANTLY! My dad recommended that I get rid of it...yet when I step on it I find it very cushioney. So I left it. It's the only pretty thing that grows in my end of the desert and doesn't require much water. I actually thought of transplanting it to another part of my yard...My dogs don't mind it and though the bees (pardon the pun) don't make a bee line for it because it doesn't bloom it's rather pretty.<br />As for your mushrooms? I'd get a book on them "wild and domesticated" so you'd know what you have growing there and what's edible and what needs to be chucked out. "when in doubt....THROW it OUT!"Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04641678608812470548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4771557388430184941.post-27338200884654014312013-07-26T08:45:23.937-06:002013-07-26T08:45:23.937-06:00This grows plentiful in my area and I've know ...This grows plentiful in my area and I've know it to grow in ditches that have water running down them. It grows this time of hear. I've always heard it called verdolaga. And, my family has always used it just like greens (wild). <br /><br />http://www.worldcrops.org/crops/Verdolaga.cfmJoanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17079320105957390525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4771557388430184941.post-77868237281040003672013-07-26T08:45:06.547-06:002013-07-26T08:45:06.547-06:00Considering that one of the top mycologists died t...Considering that one of the top mycologists died two years ago from eating the 'wrong' mushroom, I eat very few wild ones. Yours look similar to the white deathcap we have here in NC (they are related to the common button mushroom). If you want mushrooms in your purslane salad, buy them just to be safe.<br />whisper_the_windhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15409292112360405250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4771557388430184941.post-56505775029209279882013-07-26T08:29:30.029-06:002013-07-26T08:29:30.029-06:00I am loving the "weed" purs(e)lane! I...I am loving the "weed" purs(e)lane! I've been trying to get rid of a lawn for 2+ years and grow a groundcover that's low maintenance .. looks like purs(e)lane is a perfect choice, plus the dogs might enjoy a nibble or two (does anyone know if it's OK for dogs? Mine make a beeline to the wild grapevine leaves, which WILL be coming out, SOON!)<br /><br />Linda, as for tasty pesto recipes, I have one for Spinach-Walnut pesto; you could substitute the Purs(e)lane. Yum!<br /><br />Maggy in NCAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4771557388430184941.post-51662582613720812172013-07-26T08:24:24.750-06:002013-07-26T08:24:24.750-06:00Not sure if Smooch has an adventuresome palate, bu...Not sure if Smooch has an adventuresome palate, but do watch her around those mushrooms! Last year, I heard of a number of dogs up here who ate what looked like ordinary produce-store-variety mushrooms sprouting in people's lawns and ended up deathly ill or worse. Vets advise removing any mushrooms from the yard as soon as they pop up. (This has been a challenge for me, as the mushroom manure I used seems to have sprouted an unusually high number of mushrooms!). <br />Here's a link to Patricia McConnell's blog on dogs and mushrooms: https://www.patriciamcconnell.com/theotherendoftheleash/lets-be-careful-out-there-mushrooms-dogs<br />Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08231007979360748217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4771557388430184941.post-3026382921817130512013-07-26T06:27:35.515-06:002013-07-26T06:27:35.515-06:00Looks like you're going gourmet, grow...Looks like you're going gourmet, growing purslane and mushrooms. The only things I've tried from my yard are morels and pawpaws. Now I'm on the hunt for some purslane.janejanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01383177485564752517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4771557388430184941.post-40622627875058456042013-07-26T06:22:06.280-06:002013-07-26T06:22:06.280-06:00Marie is probably your girl on this one too!Marie is probably your girl on this one too!Bow Street Flowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13874441825073852758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4771557388430184941.post-8287654659305936872013-07-26T06:14:00.370-06:002013-07-26T06:14:00.370-06:00By the way I just remember my father used to say t...By the way I just remember my father used to say that the best fertilizer for mushrooms is the equine one! I would try one of these mushrooms with a purslane salad.Carinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01060719708064081485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4771557388430184941.post-60599114804056403412013-07-26T06:09:57.560-06:002013-07-26T06:09:57.560-06:00and you had no idea you had a ranch that can also ...and you had no idea you had a ranch that can also be called a purslane farm.. maybe you could hire Winonna as chief taster. isn't it rue pigs eat anything and everything?MadSnapperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08163140037276496519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4771557388430184941.post-79060390232994882652013-07-26T06:09:12.501-06:002013-07-26T06:09:12.501-06:00Your astroturf-green carpet is turning into an edi...Your astroturf-green carpet is turning into an edible pantry. The first mushroom looks like a champignon de Paris and yummy. anyway a small dose of hallucinations could not harm you, could they?Carinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01060719708064081485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4771557388430184941.post-87983100284064047152013-07-26T05:32:09.365-06:002013-07-26T05:32:09.365-06:00The purslane factor is going to stay with you. It...The purslane factor is going to stay with you. It is a succulent and pretty tough to get rid of. I have something called Goose Foot. I finally got brave enough to eat this weed, and sure enough--it tastes like spinach. <br /><br />Mushroom foraging, however, is too scary to even think about. In California, a man in our town died after eating a foraged mushroom. I say: if you didn't spawn it yourself, get an expert to verify. Maybe you have some in your legion of readers!Farmer Barbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07596672416236302171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4771557388430184941.post-11389030446024949752013-07-26T05:13:58.775-06:002013-07-26T05:13:58.775-06:00Purselane was always one of those weeds I tried ha...Purselane was always one of those weeds I tried hard to eradicate through hours of pulling. Now, I welcome it. It is extremely good for you....very high in antioxidants. When autumn comes and the garden starts winding down, we saute the purselane as our vegetable du jour! As for the mushrooms, beware! They are a little difficult to identify for the novice and may end up taking you on a journey you didn't wish for!!Bee Haven Bevhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10003927601786061426noreply@blogger.com