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| May 10, 2010 | Southeastern, New Hampshire | The leaves are very mild-tasting throughout the Spring and Summer and go really well in salads. You just need to pinch off the upper one or two layers of leaves and leave the rest of the plant. Orpine does not seem to grow in large swaths, but instead you will find plants spread out throughout the forest. The root is a twisting clump of tubers that is edible. Thoroughly cook in soups or stews. |
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| May 21, 2010 | Southeastern, New Hampshire | Orpine and Indian Cucumber root (Medeola virginiana) salad made for a potluck dinner. |
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| August 8, 2010 | Southeastern, New Hampshire | Orpine pickles! Picked a large amount of Orpine leaves. Chopped up the leaves, put them in a ceramic crock with sea salt and added some sauerkraut juice to get the pickling process started. Put on some weighing stone. There are a couple of potential problems: 1) Since I chopped up the Orpine, much of the Orpine bits are floating in the brine and not under the weighing stones; and 2) I had to add a significant amount of spring water with sea salt to create enough brine. Orpine does not release nearly as much water as cabbage. The pickles should be ready in about four weeks. |
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| April 22, 2011 | Southeastern, New Hampshire | Baby orpine plant. The best salad green on the planet should be ready in about one month! |
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| April 8, 2012 | Southeastern, New Hampshire | Found the motherload of Orpine! |
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| May 5, 2013 | Southeastern, New Hampshire |
I made a salad of Orpine, violet leaves and flowers and American Linden tree leaves. The Linden tree leaves were small,
so I didn't harvest too much. I will harvest more when they get bigger. |
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