Harvesting Wild Edibles - Curly Dock Seeds

[@PresentEssence]

My whole back yard has this plant! Thank you for the video!

[@TrilliumWildEdibles]

It can be quite invasive which makes it a good candidate for this to get rid of it! You're very welcome and thanks for commenting Tricia!

[@stacyrosa6672]

I've had this plant growing for years, the root is very deep. I tried to dig it out several times but it just kept coming back, so I just kept cutting it off, until this year, when I finally let it bloom. I love the gorgeous red/brown spikes of seeds and can't wait to harvest. I'm thinking I need a small patch of this stuff!

[@BackyardBowyer]

Thank you! Very nice video!

[@Humble-Daniel]

Is it possible to grind this up with a mortar and pestle method instead of a blender? I'm going to be living with no electricity starting this year and for a long time after... maybe forever. Great video for another very valuable food source. Thank you.

[@TrilliumWildEdibles]

It certainly is possible, but will be very difficult as the outer husk of the seed is extremely tough and hard. You might try soaking the seeds in water for a few days, or maybe even sprouting them. That might make them easier to grind up. Hope this helps and thanks for asking!

[@dereksummers4867]

I know this is an old comment so this may not be helpful, but a food mill could be perfect for this. There are some decent hand powered ones for pretty cheap.

[@gnomesteadfarms]

What a great video. Can’t wait for dock season. Well done. Heading to the pancake recipe!

[@melodyjogibson6791]

Thank you Josh. Saved my seeds from my garden and I want to do this.

[@TrilliumWildEdibles]

You're welcome Melody, glad it was helpful for you. Just be sure to mix it with other flour and not eat it all the time as there is a lot of indigestible fiber in it.

[@vincentfloyd4344]

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[@TrilliumWildEdibles]

Glad to hear it Vinnie! I try my best to provide informative videos that can help people and in your case, as well as others I have helped. At times it gets hard to recognize the people we impact, and comments like this help me to see that I am making a difference to someone at least. Thank you for commenting Vinnie!

[@tracymeck9861]

Cool and informative!

[@pinkpoodlepaloma]

That seems like a lot of work. I think I'll chance leaving the husks on

[@TrilliumWildEdibles]

Just FYI, the husks are indigestible and can be rather rough on the gut.

[@atshmh5]

Thank you for the great info!

[@lisarochwarg4707]

Very informative.

[@bryby216]

keep it up man. very informative and well made videos

[@TrilliumWildEdibles]

Thank you very much, I'm glad they are helping you!

[@ozarksliving1927]

Curly dock flour fried wild mushrooms!!!

[@birdlady2725]

That sounds Wonderful!

[@deanndubois3738]

Thank you. Hey have you heard it'd Katrina Blair of Turtle Lake Refuge? She has a recipe as well. Thank you

[@TemplarX2]

If you are going to add normal flour, no need to remove the shaft. In some wheat flour for example they keep some of the shaft and the bread out of it is high fibre bread. A lot of fibre is not always a bad thing even though it is not digestible. If the shaft affects the taste a lot then it is an issue.

[@heterodox3487]

Can't believe I missed this. Have loads of these 😁 Excellent video 👍 Ever tried separating it in the wind?

[@sharonx1840]

thankyou for the video! have you tried drying these in the sun? and i just wondered if you can roast these in a pan over the stove like you can with dandilion roots? thanks shaz

[@FreightCarPatterns]

Have you tried using the fan method to separate the chaff from the seed?

[@Denis-jh3og]

I can eat carrot seed???

[@SpiritofWildWings]

I shared this on John Jay Rambo IIIII's Facebook page and the Sigma III's FB page. I am hoping that with the quality of content you're putting out we can get you exposure and more followers.

[@TrilliumWildEdibles]

Thank you so much Spirit, that really means a lot to me you're doing that! You guys rock!!

[@eriknestaas2270]

Do you think that you could make sourdough starter from this flour and actually make bread?

[@TrilliumWildEdibles]

Hard to say for sure as I've never tried but I bet if mixed with whatever regular flour you normally use for sourdough it could work. Again that is all speculation though.

[@eriknestaas2270]

@@TrilliumWildEdibles Cool, I think I will try that

[@birdlady2725]

Did you ever try this? If so, did it come out ok?

[@eriknestaas2270]

@@birdlady2725 Nah, never got around to it unfortunately. Tell me if you ever end up trying it yourself though

[@birdlady2725]

@@eriknestaas2270 I have not done sourdough yet. Maybe someday, but I dont eat a lot of bread (I love it, but that is the problem! Lol!).

[@briancook8938]

Put chaff and seeds in a Bowl and blow chaff comes write out

[@jameshoyt3692]

Is it safe to eat the chaff?

[@Loffy0]

Love the video my dude 😃 but what time of year do you think it's best to go hunting for doc seeds?

[@TrilliumWildEdibles]

July through October. Depending upon where you live.

[@MsGreenmermaid]

Really good but it sounded like you were trying to win a race, a little bit slower would gave been nice to absorb some of the info!

[@veronicabe7902]

well, y han't tell me how does it taste after all that labor, nutritious, but how does it taste? thanks, very informing, I think that it is so hard to separate the seed from the paper.

[@TrilliumWildEdibles]

I talk about it a bit in my Curly Dock Pancake Video I made about a year before this video. It tastes great overall, like a buckwheat flour just a little more "unrefined" in taste if you now what I mean. Not as sweet as domestic Buckwheat but pretty close!

[@cccpdraka102]

Can you do this with bitter dock alsp?

[@anissaferringer4965]

I was wondering about broad leaf dock, as that's my most common type.

[@Snowy-vn1ez]

what is the use of it except gultane free

[@TrilliumWildEdibles]

Use it like you would flour.

[@kanora582]

Are you nervous whilst making the video? When i make videos and i am nervous, i talk fast. It MAY help to take a breath

[@TrilliumWildEdibles]

Not really, this video was done by recording the audio in my room, which I then edited out the breaths. Sorry if it's offputting.

[@NC_SUGAR]

@@TrilliumWildEdibles I didn't notice. I thought the video was awesome!

[@stupidman9774]

simply hand strip seed from standing plant into a garbage bag. rough grind hole seed. simmer grind mixture in water until oils and unwants float on top. gently skim off the floating debries by gently over filling the container. strain the heavy and dehydrate @110° till completly dry. finish grind this in a stone mill or household equivalent appliance. having removed the oils and fats from the flour. this smooths the taste and prevents the flour from turning rancid. doesnt matter what you want to make flour from this method works great. thing like nuts and corns with lots of tannic only need cold soaked and rinsed until water no longer discolors. have fun and enjoy your gluten free non poisonous non commercialized nature foods. blessings.

[@flyfishing1776]

THANK YOU. I will do your method.Blessings👍

[@KimFsharpHarp]

Plant app said this was toxic. Glad I didn’t listen and did more research!