Edible ferns

If you blanch it in boiling water, it’s safe. The compound in question is water soluble and destroyed by heat. The real risk of bracken is from drinking milk from livestock that graze on it.

You know what else is a known carcinogen? Cured meats, like hot dogs and bacon. And people don’t think twice about eating them, because it’s normalized in our culture. Same with alcohol.

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