Any Foragers Out There?

[stevensc]

I foraged six $20.00 bills I found in some bushes near Palafox Marina in Pensacola.
Steve W.

[tropicalescape]

Originally Posted by stevensc

I foraged six $20.00 bills I found in some bushes near Palafox Marina in Pensacola.
Steve W.

My dog had a 20.00 bill in her mouth one mourning and I told her to take me to the rest and she lead me to a fence and on the ground was $380.00,someone must have jumped the fence and it feel from their pocket! this is a true story!..DVC

[mbianka]

Originally Posted by JanetGroene

Where do you find good foraging? What foods do you find? What to look for or avoid? I've found some abandoned sour orange groves in the islands but there isn't enough sugar in the world to turn sours into marmalade. They are great for making a local condiment called "old sour". Sweetbay leaves also found in the wild, but not exactly a food. Would love to hear others' stories.

I've taken a nibble on some drifting sea weed (sea lettuce) on occassion when swimming. Though I think I think it might be better to cook it in some Miso broth just to be safe. I've also scrapped some mussels off the mooring chain at the end of the season. They are a little on the small side but, still very tasty when steamed. Also steamed up some glass shrimp I found in my anchor drogue when I picked it up. Again,small but still tasty when quickly steamed.

[mbianka]

Originally Posted by tropicalescape

My dog had a 20.00 bill in her mouth one mourning and I told her to take me to the rest and she lead me to a fence and on the ground was $380.00,someone must have jumped the fence and it feel from their pocket! this is a true story!..DVC

I hope you treated her to a nice piece of steak that night!

[barnakiel]

Originally Posted by Hud3

They're sweet and tart, but mostly tart. A heavy skin and not much flesh on them. Not something you'd eat much of, at least not for me, but kind of fun to pick a few and suck on them. They grow wild near the beach, usually, but we have some where we live at 500' elevation.

THX!

Seen them around like for ages but never knew they were edible!

Cheers,
b.

[lookoutnw]

Originally Posted by zeehag

am going foraging to the fish or meat market--rumor is they caught e 200kg tuna --so there must be enough for a good bbqing--or i will go to the meat market for a really good fillet....we will see how lazy i am--and the trees have now ripe mangos and cocos are jellynuts, and the plantains will be ripe in just a couple of weeks....papayas will come in just after named storms leave....tuna cooked in sauce of mango and coco and onion and garlic and poblano chile sounds divine right now....

Quit that Zee, you are making me drool for more than one reason....

[tropicalescape]

Originally Posted by mbianka

I hope you treated her to a nice piece of steak that night!

I,I mean she ,bought herself one of those big "roasted looking" cow bones...Shes old now so I give her the smaller ones..good dog...DVC

[captain58sailin]

Does dumpster diving count?

[tropicalescape]

Originally Posted by captain58sailin

Does dumpster diving count?

The pinnacle of foragedom!...DVC

[captain58sailin]

The best time to forage dumpsters is usually on Friday when the old produce is thrown out by the grocery stores, most of it is still good.

[barnakiel]

That's one of the things I do not like: they will throw food away rather than sell it at discount. If that's all their managers can invent then I say their education was a waste of time and money.

b.

[captain58sailin]

I believe it has something to do with litigation aversion.

[lookoutnw]

Originally Posted by barnakiel

That's one of the things I do not like: they will throw food away rather than sell it at discount. If that's all their managers can invent then I say their education was a waste of time and money.

b.

That is usually only here in the USA.
MOst other places will use the stuff, and recycle just about everything with no forethought. We USA folks on the other hand...
MOst people around the world would love to get our garbage before it goes into the dumpster. I have definately seen this from living all over the world. Shoot, in Germany they got police types that go thru your garbage and if they find a recycleable item, you get a ticket, and it aint to a movie!

[Sir Rondo Normal]

Originally Posted by captain58sailin

I believe it has something to do with litigation aversion.

There's nothing stopping them from giving/donating it to local farmers to supplement there chicken/rabbit/goat/sheep etc feed.

[Blue Stocking]

Originally Posted by barnakiel

Sea grapes!

Anybody tried? Are they good?

Coccoloba uvifera - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

???

barakiel

Have them growing as decorative bushes right here in my yard.
Hud is accurate, but complimentary is his taste analysis, , too much work to eat, to tart to be enjoyable.
The leaves are used to create fantastic scale effects on floral pageant floats, but are hard as hell to rake in the yard