thefriggintribe
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Just wondering if fiddleheads are safe for rats. Anyone have any idea?
Fiddleheads?
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DrEllie
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"Animals that do not boil fiddleheads before eating can get cancer from them, such as mice, rats, cattle and raw vegetarians" not that this means no.. but I know you need to properly wash and cook before eating them....mmmm now I want to go foraging..if there are any left!
DrEllie
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"Is their scientific proof that Fiddleheads are safe to eat? Yes, tests were done on rats raised on a diet of Ostrich Fern Fiddleheads at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1976. "
http://www.ic.gc.ca/app/ccc/srch/nvgt.d ... 1&app=sold
" It is interesting to note that rats and mice remained healthy after being fed raw and cooked fiddleheads from the same sources."
http://www.elements.nb.ca/theme/ethnobo ... ls/jim.htm
"Cooked and uncooked samples of ferns from the restaurant and raw ferns collected by the commercial harvester in British Columbia were negative for B. cereus, S. aureus, aerobic and anaerobic spore-forming bacteria, and staphylococcal toxin. There was no evidence of acute illness in mice and rats fed raw and cooked fiddlehead ferns. Because of concerns that the ferns might contain a heat-labile toxin, Health Canada issued a warning advising that fiddleheads be boiled for 15 minutes or steamed for 10-12 minutes before eating."
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/00032588.htm
^ this is the most recent I've found 1994
Most articles seem to be more concerned with the toxins that may or may not have an effect on the body. It seems to be safe if they are cooked properly; however, do not take my word for it, I'm not expert
http://www.ic.gc.ca/app/ccc/srch/nvgt.d ... 1&app=sold
" It is interesting to note that rats and mice remained healthy after being fed raw and cooked fiddleheads from the same sources."
http://www.elements.nb.ca/theme/ethnobo ... ls/jim.htm
"Cooked and uncooked samples of ferns from the restaurant and raw ferns collected by the commercial harvester in British Columbia were negative for B. cereus, S. aureus, aerobic and anaerobic spore-forming bacteria, and staphylococcal toxin. There was no evidence of acute illness in mice and rats fed raw and cooked fiddlehead ferns. Because of concerns that the ferns might contain a heat-labile toxin, Health Canada issued a warning advising that fiddleheads be boiled for 15 minutes or steamed for 10-12 minutes before eating."
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/00032588.htm
^ this is the most recent I've found 1994
Most articles seem to be more concerned with the toxins that may or may not have an effect on the body. It seems to be safe if they are cooked properly; however, do not take my word for it, I'm not expert
