Article - Lambs Quarters, a forgotten edible.

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Good Article which gives the pros and cons of this edible plant.

http://www.offthegridnews.com/off-grid-foods/its-the-forgotten-edible-they-collected-in-bathtubs-during-the-great-depression/

Watch the short video for the method of identifying the plant in the wild.

DO NOTE the warning about cooking this plant.  It contains oxalic acid which can have dietary and health consequences.  The ways to avoid this are:

1)  Cook the plant (boil) to reduce the oxalic acid content.  Dispose of the cooking water.

2)  Practice moderation in both your initial testing and in long term consumption.

The plant is highly nutritious and deserves a place in your garden.

It is also NOT well known and would make a good addition to a "stealth" garden which might not attract food thieves in a PAW situation.

With respect to the oxalic acid content, many of our current foods contain this compound.  A partial list:

https://www.ars.usda.gov/northeast-area/beltsville-md/beltsville-human-nutrition-research-center/nutrient-data-laboratory/docs/oxalic-acid-content-of-selected-vegetables/

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Lambsquarters or goosefoot (Chenopodium album) was regularly grown by the American Indians as pottage or a stewing vegetable. The European colonists would have readily recognized goosefoot as a Chenopodium several of which they also used as pottage.

In the peasant's garden, weeding had a strategy where inedible weeds were removed first but eatable ones were left to grow and harvested until space was needed for the main vegetable crop. Remember too, these are tough plants and can grow in soil that most garden vegetables will not and provide additional SHTF nourishment .