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Sopa de Mora (Black Nightshade Soup)
foragerchef.com/sopa-de-mora-salvadoreña/
My comments about the stage of harvesting need some clarifying here. Although I would never sell plants that are making unripe fruit, S. nigrum is a species complex and it's possible the type they're growing (likely in Costa Rica) could be from a plant that naturally has tough stems, similar to Western black nightshade I pick in AZ. Either way the fact that the plants are even sold in the U.S. is cool and more people should know about it.
This is a traditional soup made in Mexico and across Central America with none other than Solanum nigrum or black nightshade greens. Essentially a simple vegetable-egg drop soup with chicken, this is a humble, simple soup made with potatoes, zucchini, onions, garlic and jalapeno. I asked my former coworker from El Salvador about it and they told me they add avocado to it sometimes, as well using it as a hangover cure.
It relies on a larger proportion of broth than most soups I make to accommodate beaten egg being poured in at the end, although you can poach eggs in it too. It's slightly spicy and herby, with a touch of bitterness from the greens that's a great counterpoint to some rich chicken stock.
Just another great example of how black nightshade greens aren't poisonous, but are actually a traditional food eaten around the world, in large quantities. When mora greens are on the shelf at my local Asian market in St. Paul they sell out very fast, even with woody stems and unripe green fruit attached!
Full recipe at the link at the top of the video description on my website.
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Fermented Dandelion or Wild Lettuce Kimchi
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foragerchef.com/fermented-dandelion-kimchi/ Right now is the perfect time to gather bitter greens to make some fermented kimchi. Dandelions are great, and what I use in the video, but this is my favorite thing to make with the tender tops of wild lettuces like Lactuca serriola and Lactuca canadensis which are perfect for harvesting right now. Just make sure to get them before the deer do as the...
Foraging and Cooking Mulberries
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Lots of things to talk about foraging and cooking with mulberries. This is an overview I've cobbled together from footage and video in order to cover what I think is the most important. The key points are listed in the links and timestamps below. Timestamps 00:24 Leaf identification and variable morphology 00:41 The two different colors of Asian white mulberry (Morus alba) 01:22 Harvesting over...
French Dandelion Salad (Salade de Pissenlits)
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foragerchef.com/dandelion-salad/ The classic salad of chicory with a warm bacon dressing and a sunny side up egg is still seen by people of a certain age as a Depression-era punishment, but, made like you give a sh*t it's quite good. That said, if I make this for my Grandmother I'll probably use frisee or spinach. There's a couple good tricks in here even if a salad of raw dandelions dressing w...
Ramp Dip with Jalapeno and Herbs
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foragerchef.com/ramp-dip/ I made some two different ramp dips for an episode of my friends show Tastebuds on Fox recently. The first one is a bright green, mildly hot/garlicky version that ramp lovers will love. The second one is basically ramp Top the Tater, and uses only cooked leaves and bulbs folded into the same base. Both recipes are great, and you can tweak the flavor in lots of differen...
Wood-Fire Grilled Oyster Mushrooms
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foragerchef.com/grilled-oyster-mushrooms/ Grilling is a great way to cook a big flush of mushrooms without making a mess in the kitchen. Oyster mushrooms are some of the best for cooking this way as they can be found in large quantities-and sautéing, say, a ten pound cooler full of them just isn't efficient, although baking works well too. This is just quick run down of how I treat different oy...
Foraging and Cooking Mica Caps (Coprinellus micaceus)
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foragerchef.com/mica-cap-mushroom/ A quick breakdown of mica caps (Coprinellus micaceus) a.k.a the glistening inky cap / shimmering inky cap, and the most important things you need to know about them. These mushrooms are ok if you find a nice flush of young ones, but they're extremely delicate and must be cooked quickly, as you'll see in the video. If you do find some in nice condition they can...
Horta: Greek Wild Greens with Olive Oil and Lemon
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foragerchef.com/horta/ The classic recipe for wild green from Greece is a large mix of boiled plants served with olive oil and fresh lemon. Just like Mexican quelites and Japanese sansai, horta can refer to hundreds of edible wild plants, so you can, and should use a big blend of greens to make this. Dandelions, wild fennel, purslane and chicories are common, but you can add your favorite plant...
Thoughts on Eating Verpa bohemica Mushrooms
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foragerchef.com/verpa-bohemica/ Informal, conversational video on eating verpa mushrooms. Here's the relevant time stamps: 01:00: intro 01:03: Identification 02:32: How verpas can make you sick 05:09: Do verpas contain hydrazine 08:13: Dried Verpa Soup 09:10: Taste Test Resources and Articles Morel deaths from Dave's sushi in MT (2023) www.kbzk.com/news/local-news/a-look-at-health-departments-i...
Garlic Mustard Pesto
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foragerchef.com/garlic-mustard-pesto/ One of the more palatable ways to cook one of my least favorite plants. Garlic mustard is highly invasive, intensely bitter, and also a good introductory plant for new foragers as it has no poisonous look alikes and is easy to find in quantity. Unfortunately, it's crazy bitter. Making pesto with it allows you to tame the bitterness somewhat, but it will alw...
Blueberry Coulis
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foragerchef.com/blueberry-coulis/ A coulis is basically a smooth French sauce made from cooked fruit. I'd originally made a more rustic version of this to share last year, but something wasn't quite sitting right with me so I retested it and worked out some kinks. The big takeaways are: 1. Puree a coulis while hot with a little coconut oil (or another oil in a pinch). 2. It has to be strained t...
How to Make Sauerkraut in a Crock
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foragerchef.com/how-to-make-sauerkraut-in-a-crock/ Reader request here I'd been meaning to get to. There's lots of ways to make sauerkraut, but a good, old-fashioned sauerkraut crock never goes out of style. I walk you through the basics and a little troubleshooting. The most important thing for me is the salt content. If you weigh the cabbage in grams, then multiply the weight by .02 you'll ne...
Green Burgers / Spinach Patties
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foragerchef.com/spinach-patties/ My Book foragerchef.com/the-forager-chefs-book-of-flora/ Today Show Segment www.today.com/video/-blue-zones-author-says-eating-greens-can-lead-to-a-healthy-life-123427397960?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR0JCcwZgDO3TWo2T_i3D_GwvaLI WSF_frUCH7rhmaogZxbRuHkvtauI8_aem_AR4N-4wW8O6ksU0MdVyFwKTbI1JYVOBqt-VgiWyvmSBfbwwX7vY2JS92MK360u2CoQOGBJAoq7kSgAwEk_HkjCUm One of my all...
Homemade Smoked Chicken Andouille Sausage
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foragerchef.com/chicken-andouille-sausage/ I love a good smoked andouille, especially homemade ones. This homemade chicken andouille is based on the recipe I developed for the first restaurant I was chef at where I had a daily changing house-made charcuterie board that usually featured about 8-12 different cured meats. The original used pork and had shrimp mixed in, but it's also good made with...
Old Fashioned Turnip Green Soup
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foragerchef.com/turnip-green-soup/ Turnip greens are dependably one of the cheapest cooking greens at the grocery store. As the price of groceries has offended me lately, I thought it'd be a good excuse to make a traditional cheap soup that'll feed a family for just a few bucks. This is one of those recipes with lots of variations and everyone whose family has a tradition of making it probably ...
Mushroom Tempura
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Mushroom Tempura
Homemade Blueberry Liqueur
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Homemade Blueberry Liqueur
Classic Chokecherry Jelly
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Classic Chokecherry Jelly
Easy Spreadable Mulberry Jam
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Easy Spreadable Mulberry Jam
Easy Blackcurrant Jam
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Easy Blackcurrant Jam
How to Cook Venison Ribs
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Homemade Blueberry Barbecue Sauce
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Smoked Pork Brisket with Mustard BBQ Sauce
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How to Make Homemade Pork / Hogs Head Cheese (Fromage de Tête)
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How to Make Homemade Pork / Hogs Head Cheese (Fromage de Tête)
Eating Black Nightshade Berries and Greens (Solanum nigrum and friends)
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Eating Black Nightshade Berries and Greens (Solanum nigrum and friends)
American Pokeweed: How to Cook Poke Salad Safely
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Aronia juice: what it is, how to make it and what to do with it.
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Aronia juice: what it is, how to make it and what to do with it.
Classic Black Truffle Risotto
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Maple Wild Plum Butter
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Maple Wild Plum Butter
Sous Vide Lamb Chops and Rack of Lamb
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Sous Vide Lamb Chops and Rack of Lamb

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  • @KyuubiNemesis94
    @KyuubiNemesis94 11 годин тому

    Technique is spot on. But with the peas and mushrooms it looks like fried rice lol

    • @foragerchef4141
      @foragerchef4141 10 годин тому

      Dump some soy and gochugaru on it and call it a special 😂

  • @AndriiMuliar
    @AndriiMuliar 23 години тому

    First variant of soup is similar to that we make at spring in Ukraine, without tomatoes, chili's and cuccini (they are late summer veggies) but with orach and nettle, stirrings egg fast. No ingredients that do not grow in spring or can be preserved during winter (potatoes, carrots).

  • @WillSpencer0417
    @WillSpencer0417 День тому

    This is the very first video I have watched on this channel. I subscribed right after finishing this video. I love your vibe and your recipe!

    • @foragerchef4141
      @foragerchef4141 День тому

      Hey thanks! I do this full time a lot of work and research goes into it. There’s an in depth post on black nightshade on my site if you’re hungry for more.

  • @Brian-qv1ir
    @Brian-qv1ir 2 дні тому

    I don't have any night shade greens available, but I think I might try this dandelion greens instead. Thank you!

    • @foragerchef4141
      @foragerchef4141 2 дні тому

      Try lambs quarters, amaranth, and a few tomato leaves sliced up! Or use purslane. Not traditional but it’ll be good.

  • @BUY_YOUTUB_VIEWS_448
    @BUY_YOUTUB_VIEWS_448 2 дні тому

    Your topics are always intriguing

  • @PreludeInZ
    @PreludeInZ 2 дні тому

    I haven't watched this yet, but just at first blush it reminds me of the ciambotta from last year.

    • @foragerchef4141
      @foragerchef4141 2 дні тому

      Giambotta’s a thick stew where this is a light, brothy soup. Both are summer recipes though.

  • @PhillipStratton
    @PhillipStratton 2 дні тому

    Never make egg drop soup but learned something. Thanks!

  • @randichambers8164
    @randichambers8164 2 дні тому

    And now all I can do is sing Hotel Yorba by The White stripes 🤫🎶 I totally get the 'made myself eat it out of spite thing. I can be such an impatient cook! and I still have the same awful habits. but it serves me right when I ruin dishes. it's especially hard to swallow when it is expensive ingredients.

    • @PhillipStratton
      @PhillipStratton 2 дні тому

      It's not ruined, as Alan said "It's not ideal"

  • @petemccutchen3266
    @petemccutchen3266 3 дні тому

    Those look good, but overcooked. I’d have taken them off sooner.

    • @foragerchef4141
      @foragerchef4141 3 дні тому

      The longer resting needed for this cut means the residual heat can change how your typical doneness can look. It’s also not one I serve blue or rare. Cook a few thousand of them like I have and you’ll understand.

  • @kathym6603
    @kathym6603 4 дні тому

    Appreciate this video. Thank you. I'm trying to get better at handling all kinds of meat and foul.

  • @SetApet.x
    @SetApet.x 4 дні тому

    Thanks for sharing..lol i agree with u no ranch on the salads..

  • @ianki5311
    @ianki5311 4 дні тому

    Thank you so much for your guidance, Chef Bergo

    • @foragerchef4141
      @foragerchef4141 4 дні тому

      Hey thanks. I try to be helpful.

    • @ianki5311
      @ianki5311 4 дні тому

      @@foragerchef4141 You are! Honest, helpful and handsome! Not a bad combo. Tough ride for the fungi... we all know mushrooms like to be the most handsome in the room ;)

    • @foragerchef4141
      @foragerchef4141 4 дні тому

      @@ianki5311haha don’t make me blush ☺️

    • @ianki5311
      @ianki5311 4 дні тому

      Wouldn’t be Thursday without a little of that

  • @lesliea.m.5392
    @lesliea.m.5392 5 днів тому

    They have been using chaga in Russia for hundreds of years , it grows profusely there of corse and it is used medicinally but too much of a good thing is always bad as they say , caution should be used with any mushrooms . There is a guy named Paul Stamets that they call the mushroom man , he would be a god resource for info on it

  • @UZI9MMAUTO
    @UZI9MMAUTO 5 днів тому

    It's used to stop people grom grom drinking alcohol. In RX form.

  • @UZI9MMAUTO
    @UZI9MMAUTO 5 днів тому

    Hydrazine is very bad for you. Used in making rocket fiel, spandex etc. Best to avoid. I'm guessing since it's flammable. It's going to be cooked away? Lets now finish the video.

  • @UZI9MMAUTO
    @UZI9MMAUTO 5 днів тому

    Oxylates or whatever the spelling. Is in Spinach too & other veggies. So don't listen to fear tactics. As long as you drink water. Don't eat tons of spinach or Chaga. Lol. They both can be hard on kidneys. I prefer Turkey tail cause of this. I'm genetically prone to renal issues. Everything in moderation. Even excessive water consumption WILL kill you.

    • @foragerchef4141
      @foragerchef4141 5 днів тому

      With certain people oxalates can be very dangerous and it’s the concentration of them, along with personal sensitivity that needs to be taken into account. Theres more too, Diabetics should not drink it at all imo. I drink it personally on occasion, but people deserve to make informed choices and it’s not some magic cure all.

  • @rickyrunner7619
    @rickyrunner7619 5 днів тому

    yea buddy

  • @Buteekween216
    @Buteekween216 6 днів тому

    Well that looks like the poisonous purslane

    • @foragerchef4141
      @foragerchef4141 6 днів тому

      Yeah I totally died

    • @Buteekween216
      @Buteekween216 5 днів тому

      Lol funny. That looks like spotted spurge Maybe I’m wrong or just misinformed or misunderstand. So instead of saying yeah I died. Because obviously you did not. Just explain to me why it’s not

    • @foragerchef4141
      @foragerchef4141 5 днів тому

      @@Buteekween216This is a reaaally old video and I’ve been meaning to do an update. Spurge isn’t fleshy like purslane at all, the juicy, succulent appearance of the leaves and stems here, even in an old crappy video is a dead giveaway. Spurge resembles purslane in shape, but texturally they’re very different.

    • @Buteekween216
      @Buteekween216 5 днів тому

      @@foragerchef4141 is this one in your video hairy? And what about the one with the purple stems. Is that edible

    • @foragerchef4141
      @foragerchef4141 5 днів тому

      @@Buteekween216 Cultivars can have green stems. Wild ones are red stemmed. They’re never hairy. Here’s my post on my site, it’s much more helpful than this video. foragerchef.com/how-to-use-purslane/

  • @BigboiiTone
    @BigboiiTone 6 днів тому

    This was so good. I sent to my friend who is quickly becoming very good at ferments. "R" if you actually watch this, your kim chi is boss!

  • @MeritxellFarre
    @MeritxellFarre 6 днів тому

    What's the sugar to pine cones ratio?

    • @foragerchef4141
      @foragerchef4141 6 днів тому

      Recipe’s linked at the top of the video description

  • @mizzkathryn7
    @mizzkathryn7 6 днів тому

    I put 20 poke berries into a jar with one cup of apple cider vinegar smash them all up and pour through a strainer to catch all the seeds. Now you have your juice of the berries in the apple cider vinegar pour one cup of organic honey into the juice store in the fridge and take 1 tsp when you are sick it is an amazing herb for wellness. You should always put just a small amount on the inside of your wrist for 15 minutes or so to make sure you are not allergic to the herb. Do this test for all herbs before using them. I am 71 years old and only use herbs for my good health I use no meds of any kind at this time. I make a Poke Root tincture also I have never used gloves ever. Reply

  • @taketimetoheal-naturally5689
    @taketimetoheal-naturally5689 7 днів тому

    thank you !! This year i dug up the little pineapple plants and planted in my raised bed ... and they are out growing the ones by the side of road :) they look marvelous

  • @4Grace4Truth
    @4Grace4Truth 8 днів тому

    What did you add to the cream (was the white liquid heavy cream?) at 4:52 and how was it different from what you added at 5:15? Edit: I found the recipe link in the description. Thanks! At 4:52 it's brown sugar!

  • @peytonpope4444
    @peytonpope4444 9 днів тому

    wow

  • @peytonpope4444
    @peytonpope4444 9 днів тому

    yumm

  • @medogandcatadventure
    @medogandcatadventure 9 днів тому

    Looks 😋

  • @timwhitney5288
    @timwhitney5288 9 днів тому

    I'm picking poke and lettuce here in foothills of NC today and love Kim chi have made before but not like this , going to try thank you...

  • @laurae.9568
    @laurae.9568 9 днів тому

    Such a good idea!!!

  • @southerngardenesse
    @southerngardenesse 9 днів тому

    Your videos are the best. Thank you.

  • @aperry4313
    @aperry4313 10 днів тому

    Super easy! I never thought if making kim chi from these ingredients- thanks!

    • @foragerchef4141
      @foragerchef4141 10 днів тому

      Yep it’s really fun. The wild lettuce shoots are so good like this.

  • @sooth15
    @sooth15 10 днів тому

    I heard about this about 1-2 weeks ago on Instagram and decided I want to try it. I went out this afternoon and was able to find some good sized green pine cones, so in a month we shall see. I'm super excited. I wasn't 100% sure how much brown sugar to use, so as is the case with many of these things I just eyeballed it. I'm not sure I would use this for something like pancakes or fancy cheese, BUT one of my favourite drinks is "spruce beer" which is only available in Quebec. It's basically just a spruce/pine flavoured soft drink, but I imagine I can use some mugolio syrup to flavour some sparking water for a very similar effect.

    • @foragerchef4141
      @foragerchef4141 10 днів тому

      The ratio is easy and makes a big effect on the finished product. Volume ratio is 1 cup sugar to 1 cup pine cones. Weight ratio is 2:1 sugar to pine cones.

  • @berlinsneakerz
    @berlinsneakerz 10 днів тому

    Chipilín, and tamales with it are both from Central America and not South. Otherwise, thank you for such a cool video!

  • @Tara-._.-
    @Tara-._.- 10 днів тому

    Thank you so much. I just realized I have a mulberry tree that spans about 10 feet of my property property and is bursting with ripe juicy mulberries along with my ripe black raspberries. I could not be happier and am in forager heaven right now.

  • @ericphelps1796
    @ericphelps1796 11 днів тому

    Do not consume the seats they are daily Poke weed is very good❤

  • @ericphelps1796
    @ericphelps1796 11 днів тому

    Save the seeds for next season

  • @ericphelps1796
    @ericphelps1796 11 днів тому

    I like Polk Berry juice But be careful the seeds will put you under

  • @Morag-jy5ye
    @Morag-jy5ye 12 днів тому

    Fantastic recipe; had a similar soup in Berlin one Christmas so I will definitely make your recipe - thank you.

  • @kaylaandrews240
    @kaylaandrews240 12 днів тому

    This channel is seriously underrated imo. Great content!

  • @SteeleCoachingUnlimited
    @SteeleCoachingUnlimited 13 днів тому

    Lavender essential oil may help with thorns and splinters in skin.

  • @lynnlast9272
    @lynnlast9272 13 днів тому

    Appreciate this so much! I have this all over on my property and I’ve never liked it, always thought it stunk Now I want to try it in my salads and as a tea! Thank you! Thank you!

  • @delishuspear
    @delishuspear 14 днів тому

    Can absolutely confirm, washing the berries will lead to a bad time 😩 really eager to try that Pekmez though - thanks for sharing, Alan!

    • @foragerchef4141
      @foragerchef4141 14 днів тому

      First time I picked bluebs with Sam I asked him how to wash them. He looked at me like I was a psychopath. 😂

  • @Dizzilnate
    @Dizzilnate 14 днів тому

    What do you mean by dry? Is there a video that generally describes mushroom foraging terms

    • @foragerchef4141
      @foragerchef4141 14 днів тому

      It’s not a mushroom term. Dry as in not being wet. If mushrooms get rained on they can get a little soggy. These grow low to the ground so they can be impossible to clean if they get rained on and get dirt on them.

  •  15 днів тому

    Elvis DID NOT WRITE THAT SONG. He covered it. Like most of Elvis's songs, and this food plant, they came from rural black roots.

    • @foragerchef4141
      @foragerchef4141 15 днів тому

      Oh trust me I’ve been Informed of my error 😂. The point, is that if an edible wild plant has a song written about it there’s a certain undeniable cultural significance that goes with it. Things like that are important when trying to convince people that eating it won’t kill them.

  • @AbeLink-un.
    @AbeLink-un. 15 днів тому

    i see red-mullberry everywhere in Iowa.

    • @foragerchef4141
      @foragerchef4141 15 днів тому

      They’re up here, there’s just not a lot of them. And getting true/non-hybrids is tricky.

  • @ElisandeWalters
    @ElisandeWalters 15 днів тому

    thank you for all that info

  • @Turdfergusen382
    @Turdfergusen382 16 днів тому

    I don’t wash until I’m ready to use them. After getting them home I use a small paintbrush to brush away any dirt. The. Store in the fridge and only get them wet when I’m ready to cook.

    • @foragerchef4141
      @foragerchef4141 15 днів тому

      If you wait to clean them the mushrooms dry and the dirt sticks to them.

  • @foxqueenkitsune
    @foxqueenkitsune 16 днів тому

    I love your content. I was just wondering for the mugolio you mentioned do use equal parts by weight or volume?

  • @Turdfergusen382
    @Turdfergusen382 16 днів тому

    Why do you make tea from the leaves then?

    • @foragerchef4141
      @foragerchef4141 16 днів тому

      Because it has a nice, mild flavor. I’ve been mixing it with nettles and walnut leaves. One of my friends mixes it with persimmon leaves. As a soup vegetable I think they’re even better.

  • @user-rl4pi2mt3x
    @user-rl4pi2mt3x 16 днів тому

    My dog loves mulberry leaves as much as we love the fruits. We love fresh mulberry pie and mulberry tea. Thanks for sharing.

  • @deansherwood7468
    @deansherwood7468 16 днів тому

    There is no need to add a mother to mulberries. The yeast and acidifying bacteria are already there. I add a little vinegar to create a slightly acidic environment to cut down on mold, the sugar, water and we're off to the races. It is simply the best vinegar I know of, and I make a lot of vinegar.

    • @foragerchef4141
      @foragerchef4141 16 днів тому

      It was just in there so I added it, of course you don’t have to add the physical mother. I do always add a splash of living vinegar as it speeds up the process.