Anyone tried this wild edible ?

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pitdog

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I found today what I believe is Spring Gold (Lomatium utriculatum), I'm not sure if this is a strain of Biscuit root or not, maybe Doc can offer up some knowledge !

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Anyway to get to the edible tuber you need to fashion a digging stick, they are easy so why use your knives to dig them up !

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You have to dig round it pretty well or you just end up snapping the plant and leaving the tuber below the ground, once up they look like this.......

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I cleaned it up and tried a small amount, they are supposed to taste the best boiled or roasted. To be honest it didn't taste of much at all, this seems to be the same with most wild edibles I try.:(
 
Hey pitdog,

A quick check resulted in no Lomatium in this area and I have no familiarity with the genus.

I have 3 books relevant to your area:

Edible & Medicinal Plants of the Rocky Mountains & Neighbouring Territories, Terry Willard, A Wild Rose College Field Guide, 1992, ISBN# 0-9691727-0-2

Edible and Medicinal Plants of the Rockies, Linda Kershaw, Lone Pine Publishing, 2000, ISBN# 1-55105-229-6

Wildflowers of the Canadian Rockies, George W. Scotter/ Halle Flygare, Hurtig Publishers, 1986, ISBN# 0-88830-286-X

None of them list the species you mentioned. One book lists Biscuit Root as Lomatium cous and another as L. dissectum.

Here is a link to some Google images of L. utriculatum.

Another link to USDA for same.

Wish I could be of more help.

Doc
 
Hey pitdog,

I just checked Plant Technology of First Peoples in British Columbia, Nancy J. Turner, UBC Press, 1998, ISBN# 0-7748-0687-7 and she lists uses for L. dissectum, L. macrocarpum, L. nudicaule, and L. triternatum, but no utriculatum.

Doc
 
Well, I finally found something.

From The Encyclopedia of Edible Plants of North America, François Couplan, Keats, 1998, ISBN# 0-87983-821-3, page 337 : "Young shoots, leaves and fruits of L. dissectum (m.a.) var. multifidum (=Leptotaenia multifida) and utriculatum, Pomo celery - Calif. to B.C. - were also eaten by Indians. Shoots and leaves of all Lomatium spp. are actually edible raw or cooked. They are quite aromatic and pleasant. In some species the seeds have been dried and ground into flour."

Doc
 
I'm still alive and kickin Doc, there was no burning sensation in the mouth and no intestinal upset so I'll try a little more next time !!!!
 
DOC-CANADA said:
Hey pitdog,

I just checked Plant Technology of First Peoples in British Columbia, Nancy J. Turner, UBC Press, 1998, ISBN# 0-7748-0687-7 and she lists uses for L. dissectum, L. macrocarpum, L. nudicaule, and L. triternatum, but no utriculatum.

Doc
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I actually met Dr. Turner last year. She came up and made several presentations on edible plants of the Tongass National Forest. Unfortunately her lectures were way above my level of comprehension. :o I did take away a few bits of knowledge though so it wasn't a waste of time.
 
Idaho Jarhead said:
I actually met Dr. Turner last year. She came up and made several presentations on edible plants of the Tongass National Forest. Unfortunately her lectures were way above my level of comprehension. :o I did take away a few bits of knowledge though so it wasn't a waste of time.
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That I would have loved to attend.

Doc
 
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