Produce Briefs...
White Corn
White corn is a sweet corn variety. Its ears are wrapped in tightly layered pale lime green to white husks. One ear of corn can contain up to 400 kernels growing in rows lengthwise.
Cantaloupe Melon
The cantaloupe is defined by two elements: its roughly netted stone and green colored skin and its aromatic orange-coral colored flesh. When perfectly ripe, the flesh is juicy, unctuous and sweet.
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Seasons/Availability
Stinging Nettle Leaves are available in the spring season.
Current Facts
Always wear gloves when handling! Never pick them, not from the garden or from the greengrocer's shelves, without protecting hands. Snip the leaves with scissors. If stung, seek hot water. Both leaves and stems are covered with small stiff hairs that inject a stinging fluid on contact in exposed flesh. Once dried or cooked, the leaves and stems lose their stinging properties.
Description/Taste
Stinging nettle leaves display a fringe of pinkish-white or greenish blossoms and deeply toothed, heart shaped or oval leaves resembling the mint family. Nettles are botanically listed as an herb, not a vegetable, but the leaves, cooked down, are used like spinach.
Nutritional Value
Experts claim stinging nettles have a superior vitamin content. Rich in vitamin A, vitamin B, and vitamin C, they contain an excellent source of incomplete protein.
Ethnic/Cultural Info
Nutritionally rich, nettles make an iron-rich tonic tea for anemia. The leaves make a valuable fertilizer. The plant is said to be a digestive and diuretic, and as an astringent, aids circulation, relieves gout, eczema, arthritis and clears uric acid.
Recipe Ideas
Recipes that include Stinging Nettle Leaves. One
is easiest, three is harder.
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Seasons/Availability
Stinging Nettle Leaves are available in the spring season.
Current Facts
Always wear gloves when handling! Never pick them, not from the garden or from the greengrocer's shelves, without protecting hands. Snip the leaves with scissors. If stung, seek hot water. Both leaves and stems are covered with small stiff hairs that inject a stinging fluid on contact in exposed flesh. Once dried or cooked, the leaves and stems lose their stinging properties.
Description/Taste
Stinging nettle leaves display a fringe of pinkish-white or greenish blossoms and deeply toothed, heart shaped or oval leaves resembling the mint family. Nettles are botanically listed as an herb, not a vegetable, but the leaves, cooked down, are used like spinach.
Nutritional Value
Experts claim stinging nettles have a superior vitamin content. Rich in vitamin A, vitamin B, and vitamin C, they contain an excellent source of incomplete protein.
Ethnic/Cultural Info
Nutritionally rich, nettles make an iron-rich tonic tea for anemia. The leaves make a valuable fertilizer. The plant is said to be a digestive and diuretic, and as an astringent, aids circulation, relieves gout, eczema, arthritis and clears uric acid.
Recipe Ideas
Recipes that include Stinging Nettle Leaves. One
is easiest, three is harder.| A Little Zaftig |
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Stinging Nettle Soup |
| Fat of the Land |
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Stinging Nettle Ravioli with Sage Butter |
| The Cookbook Chronicles |
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Stinging Nettle Risotto |
