Wild Onions are back!

John G

John G

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I love this time of year. The green has returned to the world, and certain trails have the sharp odor of fresh onion.:thumbup:

This stuff is everywhere! :)
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On the left: remains of a deer. On the right: onion scapes
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This little patch was right in the middle of the trail, begging to be harvested.
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First one of the season. It was tasty! the flavor is intense onion/garlic up front, with a somewhat spicy finish.
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The day's gear:Maxpedition water/first aid kit, Ontario RAT3, Keith Johnson French Hawk, CaseXX Peanut in keylime bone.
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I had time for a little hawk throwing. (duct tape mod designed/created by me;) ) Lots of stumps in this area, some short, others as tall as ten feet, thanks to wind storms.
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The French Hawk's beard can cause some interesting strikes.
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Throwing at stumps revealed some fatwood! My first ever harvest of the good stuff. :D
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I took a minute to check my cattail crop. They're short, but coming in strong. Lots of dry stalks from last year. I can't wait until cattail is on the menu again.
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Some sprouts poking up from the mud.
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A handsome rogue, braving the wilderness, munching on scapes.
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Saturday's modest harvest of onions.
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Sunday's breakfast. Cinnamon buns, turkey bacon, wheat toast, banana, coffee, and eggs scrambled with wild scapes and bulbs! Fit for a king.
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We have wild onions all over here. I never thought to eat them though I knew you could. I'll have to try it sometime and hope the little woman doesnt think me nuts (well she already does I just dont want her to commit me just yet;))
 
Give them a try! I've got plans to pickle some, dry some for spices, and make some cream of onion soup. Pretty much any recipe that calls for onion or garlic, wild onion can be used as a substitute. :cool:
 
Haven't seen many wild onions around where I live. I don't look everyday, though. Maybe I should get out and see if there are any around. Especially with all of the onions my family can go through.
 
good stuff. I just enlightened some of my buddys down in Virginia on the value of wild onions while hiking this past weekend. We grilled them up with our post-hike dinner of steaks. I found that soaking them in cold water before cooking helps make them turn out tender.

I alway seek them out while trout fishing in the spring. I usually go home with more onions than trout!

Game: check down by streams and rivers, as they tend to pop up in moister/sandy soil areas. I'm sure there are plenty in your part of the country. Afterall, the nearby city of Chicago was named for them...
 
cheekser said:
Game: check down by streams and rivers, as they tend to pop up in moister/sandy soil areas. I'm sure there are plenty in your part of the country. Afterall, the nearby city of Chicago was named for them...
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Thanks! Will be sure to do that when I get out this weekend. I know of a few places where I might find some. :thumbup:
 
The best eating in the woods I have ever had was a freshly killed squirrel or rabbit with its belly stuffed with those onions and put the whole thing over a fire. I love things like Filet Mignon, to be sure, but to eat things like that, just those types of wild onions and a freshly killed rodent is really something everyone should experience.
 
We have them all over too. Very good. I have some in my back yard where I don't mow. Come up every year.
 
Wild onions are great, I like to harvest them and use them in my soups and stews. I found some large ones on the last hike.

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I have wild onions all my place at the moment, the kids have been munching on them. Great pics:thumbup:
 
Delicious find! I'm motivated to hit the woods on Saturday to see if I can find some for Sunday's breakfast. Thanks for sharing.
 
They look good. We're gonna have to make a 'wild edible' stew or something at the get together. I'm hunting morels now.
 
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