Eating Weeds and Sedums

My daughter brought me a "burrito" today. Her burrito consisted of sorrel wrapped around a little fat leaf. I love the tanginess of sorrel but was surprised by the insides. It bore a strong resemblance to my Autumn Joy.

Only sightly worried that my daughter was eating something she shouldn't, I googled "sedum edible" to see if it was. Happily, I found a September 19, 2006 Living in Season blog entry that talked about eating sedums. Apparently the ones with yellow flowers have slight toxicity until cooked, while the ones with red flowers are fine even without cooking.

One more yummy flower to eat from my yard!

Last summer I enjoyed many amazing glasses of iced tea with roses, fennel, and of course lemon balm. This spring I've managed to stave off hayfever with a small daily serving of dandelion flowers. Last month, I even got a nice helping of blanched dandelion greens with fish sauce before they got too bitter. Twice I managed to sneak some of the greens into meatloafs to benefit my less than enthusiastic family members. My kids didn't even notice.