Tag: <span>canada thistle</span>

Happy Celebration Week! And News of Our Own Too!

Happy Canada Day (July 1st) to my Canadian readers, and Happy Independence Day (July 4th) to my US readers!  Here at home, we spent Canada Day more or less in recovery mode after how June went.  Not that June was bad, but it was incredibly busy between several large fairs, …

Canada Thistle Flower Bud Cheese Dip (cold)

Ever since I started foraging, I’ve been hearing occasionally about using burdock flower buds and thistle flower buds in place of artichoke to make wild artichoke dip.  Several times I brought home some burdock thinking I’d try this.  Life would get in the way, the burdock stems would dry out, …