DOCK
Common Names: Dock, Curly Dock, Sour Dock, Water Dock, Yellow Dock, Common Dock, Patience Dock.
Scientific Name: Rumex genus
When to Find: Spring, summer, and fall.
Where to Find: Wasteland, fields, gardens, and swampy areas for water dock.
Parts Used: Young leaves, roots, and seeds.
Preparation: Cook leaves as greens. Smash roots of curly dock (Rumex crispus) to make a salve for infections. Boil seeds and eat as cereal or grind into flour.
Storage: Can, freeze, or sun dry leaves. Store flour in an airtight container.
Identification: Plants grow in patches. A single mature leaf can be a foot long. Leaves are oblong and coarse. They are wavy in the case of curly dock. Seeds are tiny with a winged arrangement.
