quote=Ned Harr]
Mardell Bontrager wrote:My favorite weed is the dandelion. I have made salads, cookies, dandy burgers (no meat) and fried them. When fried, they taste like fried mushrooms. No kidding.
I'm fond of my dandelions. Apart from enjoying looking at them and at the wildlife they attract, I love eating them. I only ever eat them raw (I call this "lawn salad" because I wander around my lawn, stooping down, plucking the choicest dandelion leaves as I come across them, and eating them on the spot, preferably while neighbors watch in confusion); I am aware they can be made into tea, and I once learned about how confederate soldiers would make the roots into a rather poor coffee substitute...
...but I have never heard of "dandy burgers". How do you make them into burgers, and what should my expectations be as someone who likes actual burgers (made of dead cows) as well as black bean burgers (made of dead legumes, rice, and other veggies)?
I hope I am responding back to you in the correct format. This is my first. I like black bean burgers too. So you may like it. Not only are Dandy Burgers cheap to make if you have dandelions, but I think they taste similar to hamburgers when you add all the onions, garlic, ketchup and all that. The recipe is 1 Cup packed dandelion petals ( I pinch off the bracts) , 1 cup flour. 1 egg, 1/4 cup milk, 1/2 cup chopped onions, 1/4 teas. salt, 1/8 teas. pepper, 1/2 teas. garlic powder, 1/4 teas. basil, 1/4 teas. oregano. Make into patties and fry up til crisp on both sides.
