Comments on: Stinging nettles and mallows are free for foraging https://www.greenprophet.com/2012/02/mallows-and-nettles-are-vegewarian-free-and-delicious/ Sustainably Driven. Future Ready. Mon, 08 Jan 2024 11:16:55 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Miriam Kresh https://www.greenprophet.com/2012/02/mallows-and-nettles-are-vegewarian-free-and-delicious/#comment-31397 Tue, 21 Feb 2012 07:20:37 +0000 http://www.greenprophet.com/?p=66404#comment-31397 Miriam, I am also observant and concerned with insects on vegetables. I suggest you don a pair of flexible kitchen gloves to deal with nettles, and inspect them as you would any other green leaf. When they’re fresh and strong they are seldom infested, but I wouldn’t assume nettles are insect-free.

As far as the sting, I’ve found over the years that it doesn’t bother me anymore. I do feel the sting, but it’s quite ignorable. These days I pick most of my nettles barehanded, unless they’re the big fierce purplish ones (not found in my neighborhood anyway). But then I’ve been picking nettles for over 20 years. Gloves and long sleeves are probably the solution for you.

]]> By: Miriam https://www.greenprophet.com/2012/02/mallows-and-nettles-are-vegewarian-free-and-delicious/#comment-31391 Tue, 21 Feb 2012 06:31:34 +0000 http://www.greenprophet.com/?p=66404#comment-31391 Hi, I would like to cook with nettles, however as an orthodox Jew I always feel the need to check for insects… I get stung – and put off from continuing even to the cutting stage.
Can I assume nettles don’t have insects(why would the insect choose the stingy plant)?
Any tips on handling the leaves close up?

Thank you
Miriam
p.s – nettle leaves make a great salve as well – especially for nettle stings. They cure their own sting!

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