Nettles??????

Who eats them, who likes em, and how do you cook them?

Its bad enough to walk through them and you want to eat them, are you kiddin...lol

Eating nettles is a great way to get revenge on the little stingers. Pick the whole plant when it's less than 6 inches high, or as it gets older just pick the bunch of new leaves at the top. Oh yeah, wear gloves! Drop the plants in boiling water for a few minutes and they become like rough spinach. As soon as they touch boiling water the stinging hairs disappear. Nettles contain a lot of protein and are actually more nutritious than spinach. You can use them like you would any other cooked green. I also like to use them as a replacement for green beans in a green bean casserole.

i used to sell the roots.........they were used in shampoo.


we call them itchweeds here

I like to cut it up in my eggs.

They are loaded with oxalates....so if you have kidney stones...stay away from eating them.