Something stinks!

Spring in the marshlands is definitely here when you smell the beloved skunk cabbages:) They are beginning to unveil themselves in the marshy parts of the woodlands now. In the early seventies a boyfriend of a good friend of mine convinced us all to "stalk the wild " food and eat some. He claimed we could eat skunk cabbage and even came up with a recipe for it creamed. We took our first bites only to have our lips and mouths begin to get numb and sting. We also noticed he had not eaten any at all. Turns out this happens often if you eat this stuff and we were just lucky no to have had more mouth paralysis! His personality was such that one tended to follow his lead as he was such a dynamic and fun guy.....hilarious experience looking back at it but not so then!!!