How to make paste from dandelion leaves (good survival skill) | Forum

#1

I see many people talking about flour in nature and how they dry food and grind it into flour for survival.

But flour itself is more difficult to make than paste, due to drying process.

Paste, is very easy to make.

Tools needed are just flat solid surface and something to grind the leaves with.

So it has 4 very simple steps:

Chop leaves in tiny pieces, but maybe remove middle of leaf fiber because that one is tough.
Add water or oil
Grind with rock, stick or anything, in circular motion, twisting and pressing the leaves.
Add oil or water (Water alone can be used too, but oil gives smooth paste) and keep grinding until you get the paste.

It is very easy to make it from leaves. I think it can be made from dandelion roots too.

The reason why you want the paste and not just eat raw leaves is in the fact that anyone who ever ate dandelion leaves knows what bother it is to chew them. Paste tho, is eaten easily.

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I see many people talking about flour in nature and how they dry food and grind it into flour for survival. But flour itself is more difficult to make than paste, due to drying process. Paste, is very easy to make. Tools needed are just flat solid surface and something to grind the leaves with. So it has 4 very simple steps:<ol><li data-list="ordered">Chop leaves in tiny pieces, but maybe remove middle of leaf fiber because that one is tough.</li><li data-list="ordered">Add water or oil</li><li data-list="ordered">Grind with rock, stick or anything, in circular motion, twisting and pressing the leaves.</li><li data-list="ordered">Add oil or water (Water alone can be used too, but oil gives smooth paste) and keep grinding until you get the paste.</li></ol> It is very easy to make it from leaves. I think it can be made from dandelion roots too. The reason why you want the paste and not just eat raw leaves is in the fact that anyone who ever ate dandelion leaves knows what bother it is to chew them. Paste tho, is eaten easily.

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The easiest way is just put leaves in blender.

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@SatanLucy

I've heard some foods are easier to digest when cooked,

I wonder if that applies even in finely chopped or paste form.

Whether cooking even minced or chopped food, helps it digest easier.

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@Leaning

Effectively, just about anything we eat of an originally solid nature [not soup broth, for example] that actually requires chewing, ends up being a paste before swallowing.

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@SatanLucy

Well.

Survival skills are a concept relative to a concept or concepts, but generally refers to dudes with beards in cammo sitting around a camp fire in the backwoods with their trucks parked down the trail somewhere.

Survival can also mean getting a job, earning some money and popping to the food store every now and then.

Extreme survival incidents would probably be a short term solution leading to an inevitable demise. Because organic structures and their internal life support systems are finely tuned.

Which isn't to say that one could not survive being lost in an unhostile environment for a protracted period of time. In which case I would suggest that a knowledge of what is likely to be edible and what is definitely toxic would be advantageous.

But, be careful in bear country.

I don't think that wolves climb trees as a rule.

And whatever the situation always keep a box of matches in a waterproof bag about your person...Beats rubbing sticks together.

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Well. Survival skills are a concept relative to a concept or concepts, but generally refers to dudes with beards in cammo sitting around a camp fire in the backwoods with their trucks parked down the trail somewhere. Survival can also mean getting a job, earning some money and popping to the food store every now and then. Extreme survival incidents would probably be a short term solution leading to an inevitable demise. Because organic structures and their internal life support systems are finely tuned. Which isn't to say that one could not survive being lost in an unhostile environment for a protracted period of time. In which case I would suggest that a knowledge of what is likely to be edible and what is definitely toxic would be advantageous. But, be careful in bear country. I don't think that wolves climb trees as a rule. And whatever the situation always keep a box of matches in a waterproof bag about your person...Beats rubbing sticks together.

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@fauxlaw

Effectively, just about anything we eat of an originally solid nature [not soup broth, for example] that actually requires chewing, ends up being a paste before swallowing.

Yes, but chewing is much slower. Especially for dandelion leaves and root. Not to mention how much energy it takes to chew raw dandelion root. The jaw starts to hurt. Maybe cooked is easier, but raw is definitely too difficult.

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@Leaning

If you are cooking a paste, it could taste better due to being warm, but it would lose some nutrition due to cooking if cooked on too high temperature. If cooked at low temperature, then it could have higher nutrition. But paste itself is already in great amount a broken down food and easy to eat and digest. Cooking wouldnt add much, it is just nice if available.

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@SergeantLynch

Survival in nature isnt just about survival in nature. Think of it also like way to reduce food expenses in real life. It does come with risks, but dandelion is a plant which grows everywhere on its own and it is edible. I know the ones growing on my land are probably healthy because I dont spray any chemicals. However, turning them into edible food requires a process, usually blending, cooking or making paste by grinding. They truly cannot be eaten raw in any effective way.

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Also, I am making food supplies in case war starts in my country, which at this point most probably will.

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@SatanLucy

Well, I don't worry about eating raw carrots, and I'm sure there's 'many plants one can safely eat raw.

I just know that there exist 'some where it can be inconvenient or worse.

Though I might worry about eating too 'many carrots.

Still, you've researched it more than be, and would likely live longer than myself in a crisis situation with less obvious food available.

"The potato is rarely eaten raw because raw potato starch is poorly digested by humans."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potato

"Some kinds of raw beans contain a harmful, flavourless toxin: the lectin phytohaemagglutinin, which must be destroyed by cooking. Red kidney beans are particularly toxic, but other types also pose risks of food poisoning. Even small quantities (4 or 5 raw beans) may cause severe stomachache, vomiting, and diarrhea."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bean

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Well, I don't worry about eating raw carrots, and I'm sure there's 'many plants one can safely eat raw.I just know that there exist 'some where it can be inconvenient or worse.Though I might worry about eating too 'many carrots.Still, you've researched it more than be, and would likely live longer than myself in a crisis situation with less obvious food available. "The potato is rarely eaten raw because raw potato starch is poorly digested by humans."https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potato "Some kinds of raw beans contain a harmful, flavourless toxin: the lectin phytohaemagglutinin, which must be destroyed by cooking. Red kidney beans are particularly toxic, but other types also pose risks of food poisoning. Even small quantities (4 or 5 raw beans) may cause severe stomachache, vomiting, and diarrhea."https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bean

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