Swamp of the Day 10/15/10
Gollum: “Swamp, yes yes. Come master. We will take you on safe paths. Come Hobbits come! We move quickly.”
Swamp of the Day 10/12/10
Cattail Pollen Pancakes Cattail pollen pancakes are an experience you will never forget! They are absolutely delicious! 1 cup flour 1 cup cattail pollen 1 tsp salt 2 tsp baking powder 2 eggs ½ cup honey ¼ cup oil 2 cups milk 1. Mix dry ingredients together in a bowl. 2. Add eggs, honey, oil [...]
Swamp of the Day 10/08/2010
Cattail Hotdish 3 cups cattail flowerbuds, scraped off the “cobs” (about 40 flowerheads) 1 egg ¼ tsp nutmeg ½ tsp salt ¼ tsp black pepper ½ cup milk 1 cup soft breadcrumbs 1 cup grated cheese 1. Cook cattail flowerheads in boiling water for 5-10 minutes. 2. Scrape the flowerbuds off the cob to make [...]
Maple Plain State Pank Then And Now
Maple Plain is located about 25 miles west of Minneapolis on U.S. Route 12. It in named for the many sugar maples in the nearby woods. There’s still some left on the west side of Lake Independence. In 1868 and 1869, the St. Paul, Pacific and Manitoba Railroad was built through Maple Plain. By 1871, [...]
Swamp of the Day 10/07/10
Cattail Stir-fry Gather your cattail leaves/shoots and pull off the tough/fibrous outer leaves until you reach the tender white inner core of the cattail heart. Wash them thoroughly and cut into roughly 4” pieces. Put a healthy amount of high-heat cooking oil in the bottom of your skillet. Put in your burdock root slices into [...]
