Can you really eat Dandelions

it is indeed . . Tommy Makem and Liam Clancy do a beautiful song about it:

DANDELION WINE


When I was very small my grandmother told me
Two things in life are finer than fine:
To love when you're young and then when you're older
To dream by the fire with dandelion wine

(chorus)
Dandelion wine will make you remember
The first days of spring in the middle of December
Dandelion wine, dandelion wine
Dandelion wine, dandelion wine

Well the first time I kissed her I felt the earth tremble
The moon turned around and the fields were aflame
The dandelions bloomed by the millions and millions
And each golden blossom was singing her name (chorus)

Well that summer was dry and the autumn was bitter
The year and my love both drifted away
But the magic lives on in the glass as I raise it
I offer a toast to the past and I say: (chorus

 

Oz wrote; lol, it does come outa the bottle like rocket fuel occasionally tho'.... good stuff
yeah it does make a very good wine...thanx Oz for the link to a recipe.....since I have made it before ...now I will try making it following a recipe hahaha...oh well what the hell

as far as eating the plant in salads you want the young tender leaves....the most mature leaves can be steamed or cooked like spinach or beet tops....makes for good eats either way.....I am not sure about the benefits of the plants...I just know I grew up eating it....and I am still here

thanx again for the link Oz

 

Indeed. Pick them young and they're highly nutritous. Every vitamin and mineral you could want. Well good in salads. Every part of the plan can be used. If you pick them late in the season they'll taste like shit.