Clean your cattail shoots thoroughly and keep the tenderest parts, usually the first 5 inches or so. Remove the outer layers if necessary. Clean the jars thoroughly, then place the shoots and other ...

'Can You Dig It,' the vegetable cookbook from John Folse, includes a recipe for pancakes with cattail pollen. (Photo by Ron Manville / courtesy John Folse) Chef John Folse included this recipe in "Can ...

Cattails are one of the most common wild foods. But it never occurred to me to actually eat them until I saw the young, pale, green-and-white, leek-shaped shoots at the Thursday Market in the South ...

Cattails have been described as the grocery store of the wild because every part of the plant is edible. During the growing season, three of these parts -- shoots, flowers and pollen -- provide easily ...

Cattails provide food, shelter, fuel, medicine and more. This Swiss Army knife of plants plays an important role in Native American cultures throughout the country. Starting in April, a class at Hans ...