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For most of us, turkey season is also fiddlehead season. So, while you're tromping the woods — whether the hunting is slow or not — keep your eyes peeled for these ephemeral edibles. Why? Because they ...

Fiddlehead ferns are a delicious, short-season spring vegetable. They take a bit of prep but are easy to cook once you know how. However, they must be fully cooked to ensure they are safe to eat. Here ...

These freshly picked fiddleheads will be ready to cook once they are thoroughly cleaned in cold water and the brown "papery" layer removed from each fern. Credit: Julia Bayly / BDN This story was ...

Fiddlehead ferns are a delicious, short-season spring vegetable. They take a bit of prep but are easy to cook once you know how. However, they must be fully cooked to ensure they are safe to eat. Here ...

Clean and wash fiddleheads using the process above. Place fiddleheads in a vegetable steamer over boiling water. Cover and steam for 12 minutes or until tender, but still crisp. Set aside, and keep ...

For most of us, turkey season is also fiddlehead season. So, while you’re tromping the woods—whether the hunting is slow or not—keep your eyes peeled for these ephemeral edibles. Why? Because they are ...

Fiddleheads, the curled, edible shoots of the ostrich fern, are a seasonal delicacy harvested in many parts of the Northern United States and Canada. Other types of ferns, like foxglove and bracken ...