CampRecipes Classic Archive
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Original Date: 2004-04-16
Serves: any
Prep Time: 1-30m
Difficulty: easy
Backpacking: No
Ingredients
- cattails
- seasonings to taste
- ( i use an italian mix from sams)
- boiling water
Instructions
grab some cattails from the base as close to the bottom as possible. you will pull up some tubers, they smell really bad but find some clean water to wash them off. cut the tubers off, peel them, then remove all material down to the core. take the removed material minus the core, and boil with some water. makes an excellent sub for pashed potatoes.
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