tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4478201407511428968.post5925745283285869959..comments2024-03-27T03:37:34.831-04:00Comments on An Urban Cottage: FiddleheadsAn Urban Cottagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08666212353075804092noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4478201407511428968.post-47169281813760063212010-05-04T13:09:58.022-04:002010-05-04T13:09:58.022-04:00the fiddleheads look delish! have not tried one bu...the fiddleheads look delish! have not tried one but wonder if we have that here in cali. have a great one! verbena cottageMary Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00224160367841697405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4478201407511428968.post-69432263279835553672010-05-03T20:40:53.993-04:002010-05-03T20:40:53.993-04:00I was on a little hike in Vermont a couple weeks a...I was on a little hike in Vermont a couple weeks ago and there were many, many thousands of these little guys - and signs every 10 feet or so, saying "don't pick the fiddleheads. It was tempting! They are very cool looking and I love the name.anniebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03622770300381811435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4478201407511428968.post-12655434226756838982010-05-03T17:56:09.979-04:002010-05-03T17:56:09.979-04:00I grew up in Northern RI, which isn't that far...I grew up in Northern RI, which isn't that far from you. We had our own quirky names for food items, and I have no idea how they came about. Our milkshakes were called cabinets, we drank soda, and our hoagies are called grinders. I'm sure there are other examples, these were the first ones I thought of. Go figure!la maison LaFortunehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00113221707629764015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4478201407511428968.post-5478554226264476532010-05-03T09:59:55.292-04:002010-05-03T09:59:55.292-04:00Oh yes....fiddleheads! I grew up eating these. The...Oh yes....fiddleheads! I grew up eating these. They were very plentiful in heavily forested Northern Maine where I grew up. Only available in the spring...I remember family friends showing up with bag fulls for my mother to cook up. She would steam them, and then add butter, vinegar, and salt. I don't remember how old I was before I finally learned I had been eating ferns!!My Little Notebookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01211374522127622327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4478201407511428968.post-31617777498109321092010-05-02T14:25:21.240-04:002010-05-02T14:25:21.240-04:00I had my very first fiddlehead when I lived in Mai...I had my very first fiddlehead when I lived in Maine. I think I was in my mid-twenties by then. I have to admit that I wasn't terribly excited to eat them as they looked a little like sea creatures. But a native Mainer prepared them for me and they were good. Much tastier than I could have imagined. <br /><br />When I moved to Maine to go to college, I was thrilled when the college invited new students to a lobster bake!!! Growing up in Los Angeles, Maine lobster was only something we ordered on special occasions. My excitement turned to anxiety however when I got to the picnic and saw them serving WHOLE lobsters. Our $29.95 Maine lobsters back home showed up on your plate in only tail form - shell removed by waiter. But after eleven years of living in Maine, I became a pro at eating lobster...the New England way. Miss those New England menus! <br />TrinaCatherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17371726009244498344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4478201407511428968.post-71608626719347218642010-05-02T07:44:10.480-04:002010-05-02T07:44:10.480-04:00Oh I do LOVE fiddleheads! And yes, we New Englande...Oh I do LOVE fiddleheads! And yes, we New Englanders do love our clam chowder, bellies n all. Glad you're enjoying this area! I can not imagine living anywhere else.Briannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18249477244185344950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4478201407511428968.post-60142641605791282202010-05-01T21:49:27.798-04:002010-05-01T21:49:27.798-04:00That's why I love your blog - you always give ...That's why I love your blog - you always give us such interesting stories and information. I have never heard of these but I "may" be willing to give them a try. If our whole foods has some tomorrow, I'm willing to give them a try. Isn't it interesting what's popular in different parts of the country - every time we go to SC to visit my family, I'm amazed how much they love boiled wet peanuts which just sicken me!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com