Dandelion
Young, tender, spring dandelion leaves make an excellent addition to salads; they can also be cooked like spinach. Older leaves tend to be bitter. The flowers can be used to make dandelion wine.
Dandelion roots may be roasted and ground as a coffee substitute.
Young, tender, spring dandelion leaves make an excellent addition to salads; they can also be cooked like spinach. Older leaves tend to be bitter. Pick the leaves before the flowers appear to avoid bitterness. The flowers can be used to make dandelion wine. DO NOT USE ANY PLANTS FROM LAWNS WHERE WEEDKILLING CHEMICALS MAY HAVE BEEN USED.
Dandelions are a good source of iron and vitamin A.
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