Fiddleheads Emerge

Photo by Elizabeth Hagwood

Gourmands, flannel-shirted country boys, and back-to-nature gatherers are all  taking to the woods and stream beds ...  It's fiddlehead season in Vermont!

If you've never tasted these delicacies, you're in for a real treat!  After a good wash and a quick blanch, gently sauté in butter or olive oil with a little garlic, and finish with some salt and perhaps a dusting of aged parmesan. Mmmm!

If you're not up to gathering your own, visit the first Burlington Summer Farmer's Market on Saturday.  I'm betting you'll find some fiddleheads already washed and ready for your skillet.

Market runs 8:30 am to 2:00 pm, City Hall Park.