[pct-l] Wild Food

[richard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Richard Hare)]

Frank

Thanks for the tips (ha ha) pun intended! and the warning! Especially about
the mushrooms, I think I'm right in saying that mushrooms are fairly low in
calories and other nutrients anyway so they would probably be a poor
investment on  a thru hike,  A fish however would be a great moral booster
and I certainly wouldn't mind spending a rest day trying to catch one!

Rich

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> [mailto:pct-l-admin@mailman.backcountry.net]On Behalf Of Frank Kroger
> Sent: 20 March 2003 19:10
> To: Richard Hare; PCT - list
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] Wild Food
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> Richard:
> There are wild foods offered on the PCT. Some are time intensive,
> eg fishing, you have to wait for the fish to bite.
> Some you can eat on the go, for example young ferns. You can eat
> the tip of ferns before they have unfolded. This has a nutty
> taste. This is a food you can harvest on the go, so eating these
> won't interfere with your 30 mile/day schedule.
> There are berries. Last year was a poor year for berries with few
> to be found in Washington and Oregon. There are blue berries,
> huckleberries and salmon berries. These can be time intensive to
> collect.  Last year one hiker reported seeing 7 or 8 bears in one
> place that did have a lot of berries last year. This was about 35
> miles south of Steven's pass in WA.
> Mushrooms are another option. The safest mushrooms to eat are the
> ones that are like pin cushions on the underneath as none of
> those are poisonous. There are more edible mushrooms but I am not
> the one to tell yoiu about them. Avoid poisonous mushrooms....
> There are also some poisonuous plants including a celery look
> alike. So be careful about just trying things....
> Bon appetite!
> Satellite (2002)