He used his hand signals for "more" and "please". Smart kid.
@jamstagerable6 жыл бұрын
yoshi konno I noticed that also and it gave me a big smile... Impressive
@metatronstp26805 жыл бұрын
yep it made me smile as well
@bongothom2 жыл бұрын
As I was watching I kept thinking, 'this is a great informative video' then your son busted out his sign language to say 'more please' and I realized that this is actually an Awesome video. Well done.
@tacrewgirl2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this very visual video showing the different stages of cattails. This is by far the best video I've seen on this subject, and I've watched 10+ of them. Yours actually shows the different stages and uses when harvesting and in the kitchen. I appreciate it!
@tammystewart52457 жыл бұрын
Cattail pollen & the flower is great mixed with scrambled eggs!
@VikingPreparedness8 жыл бұрын
Enjoyed! Thanks for going through the effort. I recognized the sign language. Also - great move as a parent.
@joshriverdale43147 жыл бұрын
Hey, google Trankors Survival Secret for an interesting revelation about making it through in the modern world. It's never enough to become unbreakable when things start falling apart!
@leepoling48977 жыл бұрын
VikingPreparedness my mom taught me basic sign language before I could even talk. I really wish I still knew it.
@graciehernandez13646 жыл бұрын
In 1970, I was 11 years old, and I used to play around these. Who would have thought that I'd b learning this at 58 years old. I would have never wanted to leave? Great info.
@Wintertrekker9 жыл бұрын
Well done Shawn! That is the best cattail harvest and prep & cook video I have seen.
@OntheTrailwithDale9 жыл бұрын
Awesome Shawn! Thanks for breaking down the process and for showing the different stages of the cat tail flower. This was exactly what I was looking for.
@colinwood10238 жыл бұрын
Never knew that cattails were edible got try that now thanks for showing how to cook it
@CherylMotherofSeven3 жыл бұрын
Excellent video! My children were already grown before I learned about eating cattails. Adding the kids to the video was very nice. Beautiful happy babies. You're a great Dad! Thank you so much!
@katanaburner7 жыл бұрын
I like using the pollen to make pancakes :) Great vid btw.
@PrimalOutdoors9 жыл бұрын
That was very interesting I always knew about the root but this was all new to me. Jason
@elani82534 жыл бұрын
I really liked how you had the comparisons ready. You efficiently and clearly showed harvest to table. Adorable children. Good thing passing on knowledge. Ty.
@sebkent66914 жыл бұрын
Thanks very much for this I've struggled to harvest this well for years, last year I got close and wound up with half a shot glass of pollen and very wet legs. After listening to you no wet legs lots of flowers. Tyvm!!
@divinehammer16696 жыл бұрын
So cool! Thank you for walking us through it. Much appreciated!
@workphone4210 Жыл бұрын
1 OF THE BETTER VIDEOS I'VE SEEN IN REGARDS TO CATTAILS. + KIDS AT END PROVING THEY LIKE IT & IT TASTES LIKE CORN + THEY R SO CUTE.
@senatorjosephmccarthy27205 жыл бұрын
Interesting cattail info, with a surprise visit from a neet little buddy.
@donaldwoods25796 жыл бұрын
Thanks for all of your work Shawn !
@Nero_Karel Жыл бұрын
I didn't know there were so many easy practical uses for cattail - before this I only knew about the shoots and roots! I love Mousetrap Monday, but your outdoors/survival content is top class as well, and has been for all these years 👍🏻
@annettecabezas66978 жыл бұрын
what a cute baby
@jamesellsworth96736 жыл бұрын
Euell Gibbons lives! This is a far more comprehensive view than he gave of using the cattail as a food source. My younger brother was a fan of his and we tried the tender insides of the bottoms of cattail and we knew about the pollen. Later, we very much enjoyed cooking immature milkweed pods: after a parboil, they were recooked and tasted a good bit like asparagus!
@Mystrohan4 жыл бұрын
You should warn people before you put something like that in at the end. I almost died of cuteness overload!
@e.lectricity63966 жыл бұрын
Your videos are great...really glad I found your channel. Thank you for the great content and knowledge sharing Shawn.
@marjorie9895 жыл бұрын
I had no idea and to think I thought they were only good for decorating! We have them all around the area now I'm going to have the try them for consumption. Nice clear and detailed video...much appreciated 😀
@pacoa.13579 жыл бұрын
I never knew cattails could be so useful! I'm really excited to find some cattails and try them!
@RoguePreparedness9 жыл бұрын
This is very interesting. I don't believe I've seen them here around TX...maybe in some places? At least not here in central TX. The cattail is has so many uses! Interesting how the pollen can be used as like a thickener, never would have thought about that! How cool! Thank you for all the info!
@Warvvolf8 жыл бұрын
Cattails. Excellent source for alcohol. As a fuel or drink. I heard the early Romans would make a type of whiskey out of cattails. Thanks for the vid.
@Auger35045 жыл бұрын
More efficient and less soggy would be to steam the cattails. Cooks quicker too. Also the water after boiling would make a great base for vegetable or beef soup. When I steam my corn on the cob, I keep the stock for vegetable beef soup. It really gives it a robust corn flavor.
@apeironfarm15212 жыл бұрын
Super cool info! Ty!
@citizen11147 жыл бұрын
Excellent video. Very informative. Awesome kids too.
@adaminsanoff4 жыл бұрын
My favorite Shawn Woods video!
@lunaamore27133 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much very helpful video I was definitely convinced by the end of the video. So cute😊💕
@lindalee47686 жыл бұрын
Thank you for such as good educational film, and your son is lucky to have such as good Father.
@zpearldragon73725 жыл бұрын
Great video! Love the details. Thank you
@stevemartin92006 ай бұрын
Best video on the subject
@davidstarr66047 жыл бұрын
I knew about the roots, base of the stems and the pollen but eating the COB had never considered. Thx for the informative video
@cactuswren97716 жыл бұрын
All my life, and I am old, I knew cattail flowers were edible but never knew how or when to eat them or gather pollen. Thanks for actually teaching us! Be sure cattails are from CLEAN water since they absorb lots of water-borne pollution and heavy metals. Your babies are SO DELIGHTFUL and happy!! Makes this old grandma smile :))
@duxdawg6 жыл бұрын
Sam Thayer's books go into similar detail.
@X_explorer6 жыл бұрын
Cool vid! I love observing earth, explore and meditate...
@Hero1010109 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing, I didn't know you could eat cat tails! I have try it sometime.
@CruF2 жыл бұрын
Thank you ! Beautiful video!
@Taai028 жыл бұрын
Great, informative video, THANKYOU!!
@brianferris12332 жыл бұрын
🌲🦅🌲 thank you for sharing your videos have a safe day today🌲
@whitetail75167 жыл бұрын
enjoyed this video too. very clear and well explained.
@livieegee6 жыл бұрын
omg when your baby did the sign language it was so cute!
@pugdiddy1007 жыл бұрын
Best I have seen yet about cattails.
@meldeweese68758 ай бұрын
😊 Mtn Mel back --- SUPER job.. a big old Navy , " Bravo-Zulu " Buddy
@yugimuto97637 жыл бұрын
I don't just want to be cheesy, I mean it, your videos, this one especially have changed my life
@KristaKangas Жыл бұрын
Thanks so much for sharing this!!!
@IberianCraftsman7 жыл бұрын
+Shawn Woods nice video, im from spain and here nobody was eating this, i might start a trend hahaha, subscribing right now.
@trashmonkey6084 жыл бұрын
Great vid. Have a back pond loaded with cat tails. Gonna try the cob. I just thought the root was edible.
@KingJacktvess3 жыл бұрын
That baby is adorable
@duxdawg6 жыл бұрын
Very well done! Thanks. Don't forget the inner core of the stalks and the lateral shoots. Have not found the roots to be worthwhile.
@duxdawg6 жыл бұрын
Have found the dry cattail fluff to be a fun fire starter with a ferro or flame when well mixed at 2/3 loose fluff with the rest being a good tinder. (Grass, pine needles, dry inner bark, etc.) The intact (still compressed) dry heads make a nice improvised punk. They will smolder for a long time. With F&S the charred fluff, or a char mix of at least 1/3 charred material with the rest being any good coal extender, works very well. (Good coal extenders include cattail, thistle and milkweed fluffs, most fungi, punkwoods (there are many types, mainly red or white rot), etc.)
@kimjacobsen89166 жыл бұрын
Fantastic video, thanks! I have one question though, that I would appreciate your thoughts on. I just cooked cattail on the cob (both the upper and lower part) when still wrapped in its green sheath and nice and firm. The upper part (the one that holds the undeveloped pollen) was good, but the lower part only had a very thin, light green layer of soft edible stuff around its woody core. It was a lot of work scraping it off with my teeth. Is that the way its supposed to be?
@abhilashva5767 жыл бұрын
U r excellent KZbin, above all u r a great father. Good job.
@nixbondi58982 жыл бұрын
Great stuff mate.
@copsymphop7 жыл бұрын
hello I saw your son know sign language it said "some please"!!! so, I'm deaf!...... thank for ur video about cattail
@leepoling48977 жыл бұрын
copsymphop do you have a hard time with youtubes automated captioning? I've noticed it's not the most accurate and it's pretty slow
@lag39045 жыл бұрын
@@leepoling4897 This is a very late response,, but I have a deaf friend and yes, it does tend to annoy her as she sometimes Is able to catch on when they make no sense. She prefers KZbinrs who speak at a neutral pace and speak clearly as well.
@Alpizzle6049 ай бұрын
Great video!
@MananagKiVato8 жыл бұрын
Also when it's dried it makes a great hand drill spindle!
@lucidinterval80127 жыл бұрын
Lol, cute little guys my daughter is five.
@thumos334 жыл бұрын
Very informative and useful video.
@ChestZeroeski3 жыл бұрын
I'm new to this and you rock!
@fleendarthemagnificent737211 ай бұрын
Another note on this. When harvesting the young pollen and flowering heads, like corn, keep them in the husk so that they do not dry out. I cut them off low on the stalk and leave them husked. Lastly, and in my experience, the young flower heads that are below the male pollen spike have very little to eat on them unlike the top pollen spike. So I just harvest the top pollen spike and leave behind what becomes the brown cattail we see in the summer and fall.
@mypeeps3337 жыл бұрын
oh my God you know what the most coolest crap how do you learn this stuff are those your kids they are adorable great video
@shanek65828 жыл бұрын
Your a very lucky man, looks like your raising those boys right.
@BardofCornwall9 жыл бұрын
A truly useful plant: I've used it to make arrows and a basket quiver. I just wish I could find a pristine water source to harvest it for food.
@suntwistacreshomesteadingh88132 жыл бұрын
Thank you great video
@peacefulscrimp51836 ай бұрын
Amazing great video 👍
@ExplicitKronos7 жыл бұрын
Baby is adorable
@kenpayne61376 жыл бұрын
thanks looks very good
@robertfoote32555 жыл бұрын
The little smiles say it all.....😉
@pacman101827 жыл бұрын
cattail, such a wondrous plant. from it comes food, cordage and arrow shafts. if there is a better plant for primitive ways, I know it not.
@getdatbych89447 жыл бұрын
tyler roberts Don't forget yellow dye.
@MustObeyTheRules7 жыл бұрын
tyler roberts arrow shafts? I think it's far too weak and light for that.
@pacman101827 жыл бұрын
when dried, the stems are hard and plenty heavy for arrows
@Leathurkatt6 жыл бұрын
Another awesome plant that every inch of it is edible is Dandelion. From the flowers and stems to the leaves and roots. The roots can be cooked and eaten like any tuber or dried and ground for coffee, the leaves can be eaten raw in a salad when young and older leaves cooked like you would collard or mustard greens, the flowers can be used for a tea or syrup or eaten raw if you like. Two of the most versatile wild plants that grow everywhere - Cattail and Dandelion. Talk about a dynamic duo!
@jamesellsworth96736 жыл бұрын
Often over-looked, 'blunt' arrows were used to harvest birds by Native Americans. As farm boys., we weighted cattail shafts and used them in our home-made childhood bows. Unfortunately, fletching the stems was beyond our ken.
@satellite26967 жыл бұрын
finally. a good video on cattails
@lronWill9 жыл бұрын
got about 10 cobs Im gonna cook and try tonight. I also cut up some young shoots that I finally figured out on pulling out. I'll fry them with some butter and salt. I've also got about the same amount of pollen as you did in that video as well as a ton of tubers, I'm going to prepare into a bannack flour. Hope it all works out good :P
@hayleygomez60614 жыл бұрын
I watched several videos on harvesting and eating cattails and yours by far was the best and most informative with visuals. Thank you
@j.clement84767 жыл бұрын
Very cool vid man
@woochie246013 жыл бұрын
What does the pollen taste like ? Do you think anyone has ever been allergic to cattails/ the pollen ? Very interesting video!!
@415mazer68 жыл бұрын
excellent information. thank you
@jasper26507 жыл бұрын
Hi! :) Awesome videos! I'm a huge fan! :) By any chance, can you eat them raw? :)
@Cincinnatis Жыл бұрын
Very cool, thank you
@robertlittle99077 жыл бұрын
great video thanks for sharing
@DF11G6 жыл бұрын
Mature cattail has a very nice scent, I like smelling it.
@subdawg133110 ай бұрын
awesome video too bad i did not see this a few years ago... well done
@DustinNulf4 жыл бұрын
Good stuff.
@nyasacomedy55084 жыл бұрын
wanderful plz more about cattail
@dezertdrifter9 жыл бұрын
Great video! On the subject of food. I live in the eastern Great Basin and have a lot of pinion pine. I've wanted to make a flour out of the pine nuts I harvest. Do you have any experience with processing pine nuts?
@RS-nh9gu5 жыл бұрын
Nice video. Thanks for sharing. Do you know where can I find seeds to plant them ???
@WhirledPeasFursure5 жыл бұрын
excellent, thanks
@ZsaZsaUmbra Жыл бұрын
Aww the baby knows sign language!
@joybickerstaff1945 жыл бұрын
Hello! I’m all about wild edibles, so I’m learning as much as I can, not only for eating fresh but on how to store them for later use. Could u tell me how u prepare the flour for storage??? Thank u
@DEMENTJERRY7 жыл бұрын
Nothing like hanging out with the best brand
@noahriding57807 жыл бұрын
Do you have to worry about varmints or bugs getting in the pollen both while collecting it and after you have it in a jar? Can you harvest cattails year round?
@duxdawg6 жыл бұрын
Yes. Just sift them out. Yes, certain parts can be. Those shown in this vid have a very narrow harvest window. Maybe a month tops, but only if you travel to many marshes.
@PrimitiveTim9 жыл бұрын
Lol, this is awesome!
@noahsark19626 жыл бұрын
Wow,I didn't know you could eat cattail.:)
@samanthacarter278 жыл бұрын
Also how long will the pollin keep for?
@blessedamerican35412 жыл бұрын
so cute!
@pamelacorona36657 жыл бұрын
Cute kids : )
@karlo80937 жыл бұрын
Thanks Shawn! I got quite a bit out of this
@user-zt8to3jn1b3 жыл бұрын
nice Vegetables‼️
@walkingawayman31467 жыл бұрын
I am eating that right now and i will be getting more of it while i can. its amazing how many people underestimate wild edible foods.
@naturalenemiestarocchi11 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@TC72280808 Жыл бұрын
This is an old video but glad I watched it as all I have eaten is the pollen and boiled out root starch. I knew you could eat shoots etc but necer tried it. I always thought this was young stalks but I now see it is not