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==8. Know at least 8 families embracing the poisonous or doubtful plants. == | ==8. Know at least 8 families embracing the poisonous or doubtful plants. == | ||
==9. What is the cardinal edibility rule? == | ==9. What is the cardinal edibility rule? == | ||
| − | Never eat any wild plant unless you have positively identified it. | + | Never eat any wild plant unless you have positively identified it and ''know'' that it is edible. |
==References== | ==References== | ||
[[Category:Adventist Youth Honors Answer Book]] | [[Category:Adventist Youth Honors Answer Book]] | ||
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1. Photograph, collect pictures of or sketch fifteen edible wild plants. Identify each plant in the wild.
2. Identify in the wild five trees and five shrubs which are edible.
3. Identify, prepare, and eat three kinds of wild berries or fruits, three kinds of beverages, three salad plants, three potherbs (greens), and two tubers or roots.
4. Demonstrate the preparation of wild foods in each of the following ways:
a. Boiling
b. Frying
c. Roasting
d. Baking
5. Demonstrate how to prepare four parts of the common milkweed or day lily for food.
Milkweed
The parts of a milkweed plant that are edible are the leaves, stems, shoots, flowers, and pods. The pods must be collected while they are young, and the flowers are not in season for very long. All are prepared essentially the same way, which is by boiling them in several changes of water. Boiling eliminates the bitter, milky sap from which the milkweed derives its name.
Prepare the milkweed by filling a large pot with water and bringing it to a boil. When the water is close to boiling, fill a small pot with water and bring it to a boil as well. When both pots are boiling, place the milkweed in the smaller of the two and let it boil for about a minute. Pour the water off and then refill the small pot from the large pot. You may wish to use a ladle to dip the boiling water from the large pot into the smaller one. You do not want to cover the milkweed with cold water as this will set the bitterness. Boil the second batch of water for a minute also, drain it off, and refill. Subsequent changes of water should remain in the pot for a few minutes. After no fewer than six changes of water, the milkweed will be ready to eat. Add a little butter if desired and prepare to treat your taste buds.
Day Lily
6. Explain how to identify three "odd-shaped" edible fungi and how to identify the deadly mushroom amanitas.
7. What root plant can be dried and ground into meal?
8. Know at least 8 families embracing the poisonous or doubtful plants.
9. What is the cardinal edibility rule?
Never eat any wild plant unless you have positively identified it and know that it is edible.
