Dirk writes:
As you know we have been eating a lot of fish and beans. We also have dandelions and fiddleheads on our menu, The thing with fiddleheads is that if you overcook them, they get rubbery and the water gets dark, perhaps due to the iron content.
We have been able to find cattails and although it is said that they are completely edible, we have been sticking to the roots.
We have been able to find Indian Cucumber roots which is edible raw and actually does taste like cucumber. You’ll find a picture of the cattails in the second batch of pictures but mostly we forget to take pictures of food or it is too dark when we eat. We are doing well and so are the horses. After 2.5 weeks (when this diary entry was written…as of today, June 2, it’s been 1 month!) we are in top form. Dirk and Paul