[pct-l] Wild Food

[fkroger1999@xxxxxxxxx (Frank Kroger)]

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Richard:
There are wild foods offered on the PCT. Some are time intensive, eg fishin=
g, you have to wait for the fish to bite.
Some you can eat on the go, for example young ferns. You can eat the tip of=
 ferns before they have unfolded. This has a nutty taste. This is a food yo=
u can harvest on the go, so eating these won't interfere with your 30 mile/=
day schedule.
There are berries. Last year was a poor year for berries with few to be fou=
nd in Washington and Oregon. There are blue berries, huckleberries and salm=
on berries. These can be time intensive to collect.  Last year one hiker re=
ported seeing 7 or 8 bears in one place that did have a lot of berries last=
 year. This was about 35 miles south of Steven's pass in WA.
Mushrooms are another option. The safest mushrooms to eat are the ones that=
 are like pin cushions on the underneath as none of those are poisonous. Th=
ere are more edible mushrooms but I am not the one to tell yoiu about them.=
 Avoid poisonous mushrooms....
There are also some poisonuous plants including a celery look alike. So be =
careful about just trying things....
Bon appetite!
Satellite (2002)

 Richard Hare <richard@hare22.demon.co.uk> wrote:Hello
I have read a lot of peoples thoughts on food, and most people it seems try
to get a varied diet from either store bought or home made dehydrated food.
Comments seem to be that it is monotonous and craving fresh food is
commmon. I am wondering what the possibilities are for finding wild food on
route? Has anyone had any success or is the hassle of looking too time
consuming. In the UK many of the hedgerow plants like Stinging nettles and
dandelion are actually quite tasty and nourishing as well! I've no idea
what to expect on the PCT but it might be nice to supplement a dull diet
with something more natural. Might save a bit on weight too!

Rich

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