http://pig-monkey.com/2009/04/20/a-spring-walk/ Here are recorded many goings and comings, doings and beings; stories, symbols and meanings. Gossamer threads that may be woven into a larger web: a story of this Age of the World. Sun, 25 Jul 2010 08:14:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://pig-monkey.com/2009/04/20/a-spring-walk/comment-page-1/#comment-35523 Pig Monkey Tue, 21 Apr 2009 22:08:47 +0000 http://pig-monkey.com/?p=1658#comment-35523 The stinging needles are only on the stem and the underside of the leaf. You can pinch the top of the leaf with your fingers and pull it off the rest of the plant. Then, fold the leaf over itself, applying a little pressure. Make sure the leaf has been folded so that none of the bottom is exposed. This folding action and applying pressure breaks off all the needles and neutralises the stinging chemicals. You can pop the folded leaf into your mouth or, if you're a bit more paranoid, unfold it and run your finger across the bottom of the leaf to see if it stings you. I always just pop the folded leaf right in and have never had my tongue stung. The stinging needles are only on the stem and the underside of the leaf. You can pinch the top of the leaf with your fingers and pull it off the rest of the plant. Then, fold the leaf over itself, applying a little pressure. Make sure the leaf has been folded so that none of the bottom is exposed. This folding action and applying pressure breaks off all the needles and neutralises the stinging chemicals. You can pop the folded leaf into your mouth or, if you’re a bit more paranoid, unfold it and run your finger across the bottom of the leaf to see if it stings you. I always just pop the folded leaf right in and have never had my tongue stung.

]]> http://pig-monkey.com/2009/04/20/a-spring-walk/comment-page-1/#comment-35522 Kevin Tue, 21 Apr 2009 21:45:20 +0000 http://pig-monkey.com/?p=1658#comment-35522 How do you eat the nettle leaves without getting stung? <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stinging_nettle#Edibility" rel="nofollow">Wikipedia says that soaking in water removes the chemicals</a> but I don't imagine that is very feasible on the trail. How do you eat the nettle leaves without getting stung? Wikipedia says that soaking in water removes the chemicals but I don’t imagine that is very feasible on the trail.

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