Move to Maine--YES! Because every passing day you will find this to be true.... (Portland: new house, high school)

[7th generation]

The Center for Disease Control (CDC) has investigated a number of outbreaks of food-borne illness associated with fiddleheads. The implicated ferns were eaten either raw or lightly cooked (sautéed, parboiled or microwaved), which was what caused a food-borne illness outbreak in British Columbia in 1990. Although a toxin has not been identified in the fiddleheads of the ostrich fern, the findings of this investigation suggest that you should cook fiddleheads thoroughly before eating (boil them for at least 10 minutes). Mark I do believe this is the warning.

[mollysmiles]

Oh...now that you mention it I do remember that 7th Gen....when my grandmother used to cook them she would say you had to make sure to cook them until the vein part was soft!

[Mark S.]

Originally Posted by 7th generation

Mark I do believe this is the warning.

That's not the one to which I was referring.

On the other hand, the book I read it in also had sections on how to bury your dead at home and how to make squirrel soup. So the author may well have had some ... "different" views on things.

[mollysmiles]

Originally Posted by Mark S.

That's not the one to which I was referring.

On the other hand, the book I read it in also had sections on how to bury your dead at home and how to make squirrel soup. So the author may well have had some ... "different" views on things.

ya think?

you got me laughing hard on that one!

[7th generation]

Good one Mark!

[DavidoftheNorth]

Fiddleheads are good, so are dandelion greens steamed, with butter and vinegar. Sort of a po man's spinach. (Don't spray the lawn before you pick, however. )

[gardeniabee]

Hello Everyone,

I am a librarian working on the west coast. I am thinking of retiring in Maine and want to be where there is an excellent library.

I have been searching the Internet and find Belfast and Bangore have good libraries. And Lithgow has an exquisite small library.

What do you think?

Oh, I should add, I've lived in Alaska, Oregon, Nevada, California and Hawaii.

So, I think I can adjust. But, most importantly as I grow old and doddery , I want to be able to walk daily to a great library. And occasionally visit the coast. Which reminds me, when I can no longer drive , what transportation will I have for visiting the coastal areas? Bus? Train?

Thank you for your comments,
GB

[tab11itha]

I love the sound of Maine but can you tell me honestly how the winters are?

[Submariner]

Originally Posted by tab11itha

I love the sound of Maine but can you tell me honestly how the winters are?

I have found them to be mild. For the most part a weekly dump of snow, followed by five or six days of sun or clouds; and then another weekly dump of snow.

The snow rarely builds up over a foot deep, and it is all cleared off the roads before sunrise the following day.

We have not found the winters to be the least bit objectionable.

[DavidoftheNorth]

Originally Posted by tab11itha

I love the sound of Maine but can you tell me honestly how the winters are?

No, we are unable to discuss them without gross exaggeration! You just have to keep that in mind!