WILD ONION, WILD GARLIC

Nodding Onion, in flower:




Wild Onion:



Field Garlic:



Wild Garlic:



Typically, these plants resemble the garden varieties, with slim, often hollow leaves.

I honestly can't tell exactly what the plant is, unless it's in flower. But when it comes to these plants, it's really not necessary. Any of these plants that smell of onion
or garlic are edible, and delicious.

Every part of these plants are edible. The bulbs can be dug up all year long, if you remember where they are over the winter months. That isn't as hard as it sounds; these plants are almost impervious to cold, and can often be found sticking up out of the snow.

Before the plants flower, the shoots and leaves can be cooked, or chopped and added to potato dishes or spreads, or added to salads. And the bulblets can likewise be added to soups and stews, or pickled and used later.

I try to add the bulbs to any rabbit or squirrel stew, they're delicious. They can also be minced and used as a seasoning for just about anything.

Native Americans sliced and cooked the bulbs, and dissolved the juice in maple syrup for use as a cough syrup. The crushed bulbs were also made into a poultice, and placed on the chest of those suffering from bronchitis or pneumonia.

WARNING: If it does not have an aroma of onion or garlic, do not eat, and wash your hands after touching them.

Onward and upward,
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