tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24542731257886840042024-03-08T09:49:25.459-08:00oakeliciousDustin Jensenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08410544198679845591noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454273125788684004.post-87198042012153189722009-10-26T20:05:00.000-07:002009-10-26T20:08:47.156-07:00Sow Thistle (Sonchus)<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/edmdusty/4048913116/" title="Sow Thistle (Sonchus) by dustinj, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2757/4048913116_04399ffcdc_o.jpg" width="495" height="740" alt="Sow Thistle (Sonchus)" /></a><br /><br />Close up of spiral leaf base.<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/edmdusty/4048975096/" title="Sow Thistle (Sonchus) Close up of spiral by dustinj, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2705/4048975096_309ef2aafc_o.jpg" width="990" height="622" alt="Sow Thistle (Sonchus) Close up of spiral" /></a><br /><br />Description: About 2 feet tall. Leafs very prickly to the touch. Flowers were yellow and a little larger than a Dandelion. A milky juice came out when ever the skin was torn. The leafs form a spiral where they meet the stem. <br /><br />Location: Lake Chabot. Next to the bank. <br /><br />How to use: I tore off the prickly leafs and curled the the stem, top leafs, and flowers up in a pot full of water. I stoked the fire and took a nap. When a woke up I tried the stem and it tasted like asparagus. The upper leafs and the flowers tasted good too. I only ate a little bit of the plant because I've never had thistle before.Dustin Jensenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08410544198679845591noreply@blogger.com0