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Name: Fiddleheads Steamed in Lemon Oil
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: Black Pepper freshly ground; And cleaned; 1 c Water; 2 tb Lemon Oil; 3/4 ts Salt; 3 c Fiddlehead Ferns, trimmed

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INGREDIENTS

Black Pepper ; freshly ground
And cleaned
1 c Water
2 tb Lemon Oil
3/4 ts Salt
3 c Fiddlehead Ferns, trimmed

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INSTRUCTIONS

Combine the water and lemon oil in a pot with a steamer insert. Bring to a boil. Reduce to a simmer. Place the fiddleheads in the steamer basket, cover and steam until tender, about 6 minutes. Remove from heat and season with salt and pepper. Divide among four plates and serve immediately. Polk wrote: "Its just about fiddlehead fern time here in the Northeast and perhaps in other areas down the Mid Atlantic. Molly ONeill in the Boston Globe today featured them. She wrote: ;Fiddlehead ferns epitomize vernal ephemera. Coiled as they are like tiny watch springs, fiddle heads are a sign: edible when tight and young, they become when fully unfurled unfit for human consumption." Fiddleheads are rare and fleeting and thus precious. And contentious. Which is as it should be." Posted by Bob Polk of Maine. Formatted by Cathy Harned. Submitted By CATHY HARNED On 07-15-94 (1445)

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Fiddleheads Steamed in Lemon Oil

Black Pepper freshly ground
 And cleaned
1 c Water
2 tb Lemon Oil
3/4 ts Salt
3 c Fiddlehead Ferns, trimmed

Combine the water and lemon oil in a pot with a steamer insert. Bring to a  boil. Reduce to a simmer. Place the fiddleheads in the steamer basket,  cover and steam until tender, about 6 minutes. Remove from heat and season  with salt and pepper. Divide among four plates and serve immediately.    Polk wrote: "Its just about fiddlehead fern time here in the Northeast and  perhaps in other areas down the Mid Atlantic. Molly ONeill in the Boston  Globe today featured them. She wrote: ;Fiddlehead ferns epitomize vernal  ephemera. Coiled as they are like tiny watch springs, fiddle heads are a  sign: edible when tight and young, they become when fully unfurled unfit  for human consumption." Fiddleheads are rare and fleeting and thus  precious. And contentious. Which is as it should be."    Posted by Bob Polk of Maine.  Formatted by Cathy Harned.    Submitted By CATHY HARNED   On   07-15-94 (1445)

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Serving Size: 1 Serving (31g)
Recipe Makes: 4 Servings

Calories: 3
Calories from Fat: 0 (0%)

Amt Per Serving		% DV

	Total Fat 0g	0 %
	Saturated Fat 0g	0 %
	Monounsaturated Fat 0g
	Polyunsanturated Fat 0g
Cholesterol 0mg		0 %
Sodium 1.4mg		0 %
Potassium 14.8mg		0 %
Total Carbohydrate 0.7g		0 %
	Dietary Fiber 0.3g	1 %
	Sugars, other 0.4g
Protein 0.1g		0 %
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Calories per serving: 3

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