Article: Stinging Nettles are Not All Bad: Eating stinging nettles

Author Content Teedee Germantown, OH August 17, 2010 4:42 PM Post #8046023 Believe it or not, Russians cook with stinging nettles! Don't remember if they harvest them when young, or cook them in some way that removes the sting. kennedyh Churchill, Victoria Australia (Zone 10a) September 3, 2010 2:42 PM Post #8078724 Teedee, it is not only the Russians who cook with stinging nettles. They were commonly used in England and other parts of Europe as food and as herbal remedies. Many of the other responses to my article have had a lot to say about the food and herbal uses of nettles. Inthe PlantFiles entry for the European Stinging Nettle: http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/1958/ look among the comments for the comment from Baa, who provides a lot of information about the food uses of nettles, Kennedy

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