[Regia-NA] Stinging nettles

[mik lawson]

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Nettles don't sting when in flower.Young tender leaves can be boiled & have the taste of spinach.To obtain nettle fibres for net making,spinning etc{nets called nets coz they were made from nettle fibres}, soak the stalks {younger the better but at least 3ft in hieght} under water & when thoughly soaked beat the stalks till they split exposing white fibres which can then be removed for proccessing.
Dry the leaves & chop them for nettle tea & i must have forgotten oodles more that can be done with the good ole nettle.
Regards,
Mik

Cuthwyn@aol.com wrote:
I believe you have to soak them like flax to obtain the fibres - which are not stingey at all, and in fact feel like silk.  BTW do you not have dock leaves your side of the pond?  My granny taught me to spit on a dock leaf and rub it on the site of the sting - it works much better than bought creams, and dock leaves nearly always grow next to stinging nettles. 

Aly 

"Angels can fly because they take themselves lightly" 
GK Chesterton 

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<DIV>Nettles don't sting when in flower.Young tender leaves can be boiled &amp; have the taste of spinach.To obtain nettle fibres for net making,spinning etc{nets called nets coz they were made from nettle fibres}, soak the stalks {younger the better but at least 3ft in hieght} under water &amp; when thoughly soaked beat the stalks till they split exposing white fibres which can then be removed for proccessing.</DIV>
<DIV>Dry the leaves &amp; chop them for nettle tea &amp; i must have forgotten oodles more that can be done with the good ole nettle.</DIV>
<DIV>Regards,</DIV>
<DIV>Mik<BR><BR><B><I>Cuthwyn@aol.com</I></B> wrote:</DIV>
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