WILD EDIBLES. How To Find Leeks, Fiddleheads and Pheasant's Back Mushrooms.

Showing how to identify and prepare Wild Leeks aka Ramps, Fiddlehead Ferns aka The Ostrich Fern and the Dryad's saddle Mushroom. Knowing how to harvest edible wild plants can save your life if you find yourself in a survival or SHTF situation.

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Q: How do you have internet at your cabins? A: I have cell service at both cabins but it is spotty due to foliage and cloud cover. I can access the internet from my cabins but have to drive to a local wifi location to upload videos.
Q: How old is Frankie? A: Frankie will be 10 in April of 2018
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Q: How do you get your water? Did you dig a well? A: Presently, I haul water to the NY cabin but at the NH cabin, I drop a kettle into an old well that was dug by hand by the settlers in the 1700’s.
Q:What is your favorite brand of cast iron cookware? A: I prefer using vintage cast iron. My favorites are BSR and Griswold. If I had to buy new I would buy a Lodge Brand. I plan to purchase this dutch oven in the future:

Q: What do you use for refrigeration? A: We have a small gas refrigerator that we salvaged from an old Shasta camper and a custom icebox that I built into the cabin wall. We make ice on site with a propane freezer.
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Q: What do you use for cooking and heating? A: We use a Kitchen Queen 380 for cooking and heating during the winter months but we also have an antique gas stove in the cabin for when we don't need the heat from the KQ.

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[TheWoodedBeardsman]

I've noticed those pheasant back mushrooms a few times, now I know why they look familiar. I must have seen them more than a few times in wild edible handbooks. They are quite large now though, so I guess I have to wait until next year. Good video as always.

[ozbuds]

Your signature saying, " That's  just  good backwoods logic" is just as iconic as Norm Abram saying, "and remember this: there is no more important safety rule than to wear these, safety glasses".

[o.smallwood]

As always, a pleasure to watch your videos. Thanks again "Boss"

[countrylife]

Wild leeks and fiddle heads, a meal perfect for cabin life! Yes sir!

[Guildbrookfarm]

Thanks for the lesson. I haven't had the pleasure to try either yet. Maybe soon!

[catsjavachat]

I love your videos please keep them coming regularly. Thank you..hugs

[alvindueck]

I just started driving in the US. ( I'm from Canada ) and didn't have my cell set up for your side of the fence yet so I had a nice evening when I got back from the road watching this

[nocfor]

lousy meeting + boss of the swamp video= tranquility ! ThanksBoss I sure will sleep well tonight. Frankie must have been sleeping give him a bone for me thanks again great vid as usual

[ericrider]

Love watching you "fiddle around" JC! Keep 'em coming!

[wvoutdoorsman]

Great video boss!!! Missed Frankie like everyone else. I love ramp casserole!!! Potatoes, eggs, sausage, ramps and cheese. Big fan of morels as well. Done ok this year nothing great. Found about 75 total fried in egg and Italian bread crumbs. Can't beat it throw in some trout or some wild turkey nuggets.

[livelife]

Being in the woods this time of year is paradise.

[jerryhegarty]

JC - I followed your lead this past weekend and took time out of the typical cabin work weekend to go foraging. Thank you; found a huge patch of Wild Leeks and have to say they were very good. No fiddle heads, just a ton of the variety that 'taste like ass'.Also put up a woodcock while stomping about. There is a magic to unplugging and just hanging out in the woods that is difficult to put to words. Spent several hours on the deck Saturday night wrapped in a blanket, drinking a few pop's staring at stars and listening to the sounds of the woods, no TV show even comes close. The only way to mark time is by counting empty beer bottles, total bliss.

[Haul]

Always likes to keep his audience riveted!
Thanks for the tips!

[johnkleinemeier]

Again thank you, your videos are relaxing, good for the soul, and informative, I use your show to learn and for therapy, keep em coming Boss you are a great guy!

[TexasGabby]

this video made me have happy memories of my dad...he and I would go pick chanterelles and scramble them up with eggs... or we would dig up sassafras roots and I would make tea... love the woods and being able to find food... I picked a lot of chanterelles - Polk greens - cook up and freeze bags and bags of the greens - so in the winter time I could make Polk Salad...

[brianspencer]

Thanks Boss: You sure got my digestive juices flowing. Brian 76

[coreygillum]

There needs to be a 2x thumbs up button. hahaha. Enjoyed it immensely Boss. Thanks for sharing.

[michellescolaro]

I just like following you around the it looks like you're eating well. I missed seeing Frankie though.

[alanj]

Fantastic video Boss! You just made my stomach start rumbling. My friend, God bless you and yours!

[timberdoodle]

Fiddleheads cooked slow with bacon and then top off with parmesan cheese! Keep up the great work.