Ask anyone who knows my darker side, and they will tell you that I have very intense cravings for very specific things. For quite a while now I have been desiring an unidentified tangy green that I remember from childhood salads and garden expeditions. I couldn't remotely envision what it looked like or where it could be found, but I wanted its taste in my mouth.

This weekend I was in upstate New York, near Cooperstown, with my mom. The first night I was here we were wandering around outside and I was grilling her on the various uses of the plants around us. She pointed to a small green plant and said 'oh, there's sour grass. you can eat that.' It looked familiar and when I put it into my mouth it was the exact taste I had been longing for! I was thrilled of course and when we got back to the house I decided to do some research online to find out more. I found one website that says it's slightly poisonous and shouldn't be eaten in great quantity because of its high volume of oxalic acid, but I enjoy it so much that I couldn't let it rest at that. Thankfully I found another site that did mention only eating it in moderation but also said that it's good for indigestion and cleanses the blood. You can read more: http://www.kingdomplantae.net/yellowWoodSorrel.php

So now, with moderation, I can enjoy a long lost taste... It's delicious in salads!