Is the root/rhizomes of ground elder edible?
Ground elder is a terrible weed with delicious leaves. But is the root edible too?
Aegopodium podagraria, commonly called ground elder, herb gerard, bishop's weed, goutweed, and snow-in-the-mountain, is a perennial plant in the carrot family (Apiaceae) that grows in shady places.
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The tender leaves have been used in antiquity and throughout the Middle Ages as a spring leaf vegetable, much as spinach was used.
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I found this on http://www.dgsgardening.btinternet.co.uk/freefood.htm
Ground-elder Aegopodium podagraria all parts edible young leaves in salads or cooked as a spinach, roots dried and ground into a flour.
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Can you eat ground elder?
In the UK, ground elder is best eaten between February and June when it flowers, though its at its best as a salad ingredient in March/April, before its leafy parts are bigger than the palm of your hand.Is ground elder A rhizome?
Ground elder (Aegopodium podagraria) is a perennial weed that forms clumps of green leaves, with white flowers in summer. It spreads by underground stems (rhizomes) and can be very invasive, forming dense networks of rhizomes and roots underground.How do you cook goutweed?
As its rhizomes are close to the surface of the soil, it is possible to reduce infestations of ground elder by removing it carefully with a garden fork. However, eradicating it completely needs vigilance as the smallest portion of root left in the soil will result in a new plant growing.Ground Elder/Goutweed History and Uses
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