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[pct-l] Wild Food



If you really want a truly wild and nutricious treat..eat what the animals
eat....grubs..

I tried a few last year and I must admit...They were pretty good...much
better than other things that I have eaten (i.e. raw sea urchin,
natto,limburger cheese)

Here is a link to a good article....

http://www.stalkingthewild.com/why_not_bugs.htm

----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard Hare" <richard@hare22.demon.co.uk>
To: "Frank Kroger" <fkroger1999@yahoo.com>; "PCT - list"
<pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net>
Sent: Saturday, March 22, 2003 12:56 AM
Subject: RE: [pct-l] Wild Food


> Frank
>
> Thanks for the tips (ha ha) pun intended! and the warning! Especially
about
> the mushrooms, I think I'm right in saying that mushrooms are fairly low
in
> calories and other nutrients anyway so they would probably be a poor
> investment on  a thru hike,  A fish however would be a great moral booster
> and I certainly wouldn't mind spending a rest day trying to catch one!
>
> Rich
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: pct-l-admin@mailman.backcountry.net
> > [mailto:pct-l-admin@mailman.backcountry.net]On Behalf Of Frank Kroger
> > Sent: 20 March 2003 19:10
> > To: Richard Hare; PCT - list
> > Subject: Re: [pct-l] Wild Food
> >
> >
> > --
> > [ Picked text/plain from multipart/alternative ]
> >
> > Richard:
> > There are wild foods offered on the PCT. Some are time intensive,
> > eg fishing, 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 you 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 found in Washington and Oregon. There are blue berries,
> > huckleberries and salmon berries. These can be time intensive to
> > collect.  Last year one hiker reported 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. There 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)
>
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