CAT-TAIL
Common Names: Cat-tail, Bullrush, Reed Mace, Cossack, Asparagus.
Sclentific Name: Typha latifolia
When to Find: Spring and summer.
Where to Find: Streams, ponds, and swamps.
Parts Used: Sprouts, leaf shoots, flower buds, and pollen.
Preparation: Use pollen in place of flour. Other parts cooked as vegetable or used raw in salad. First remove tough outer portions. Pound white root and mix with animal fat for burn dressing.
Storage: Dry pollen and keep in airtight conlainer. Freeze or sun dry remainder.
Identification: Plant is about 6 feet tall with lance-shaped leaves and flower heads that look like hot dogs.
