Comments on Bainbridge Style: Stinging Nettle, Lovage, And Mussel Soup

Anonymous…lovage is hard to come by unless you gro...

2010-07-27T17:48:32.410-07:00

Anonymous…lovage is hard to come by unless you grow it yourself. This time of year you can probably visit your local famer’s market and ask a farmer. If they don’t have it on hand they may be able to bring it to you the following week. I substituted fennel and you could also try a combination of celery and parsley. Good luck and let me know how it turns out.

Would you be able to tell me where to get fresh Lo...

2010-07-27T12:19:00.871-07:00

Would you be able to tell me where to get fresh Lovage leaves? I live in Seattle.

Thanks.

Nettle soup is delicious but mussels... How people...

2010-03-03T12:44:00.743-08:00

Nettle soup is delicious but mussels... How people can can eat them.

Anonymous: I haven’t heard that but I’ve read a f...

2010-03-01T10:34:17.332-08:00

Anonymous: I haven’t heard that but I’ve read a few things about removing the sting. Apparently you can touch the top of the nettle, fold it in half then eat raw without getting stung. A friend of mine has done this with no ill effects. I’ve been told that saliva neutralizes the stingers as well which is why you can eat raw nettles. If that’s true then the next time I get stung I should be able to lick the affected area and have the sting go away and I’m not sure that will work…any thoughts?

I heard somewhere that you could pinch the bottom ...

2010-03-01T09:09:04.242-08:00

I heard somewhere that you could pinch the bottom of a nettle on the stem and that would remove the sting. Have you tried that?