{"id":36387,"date":"2020-04-29T14:13:31","date_gmt":"2020-04-29T18:13:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/?page_id=36387"},"modified":"2026-05-05T14:32:07","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T18:32:07","slug":"maine-foods-for-may-fiddleheads-and-rhubarb","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/maine-foods-for-may-fiddleheads-and-rhubarb\/","title":{"rendered":"Maine Foods for May- Fiddleheads and Rhubarb"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-26687 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2017\/04\/fiddleheads-picked-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"picked fiddleheads\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2017\/04\/fiddleheads-picked-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2017\/04\/fiddleheads-picked-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2017\/04\/fiddleheads-picked-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2017\/04\/fiddleheads-picked-105x79.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2017\/04\/fiddleheads-picked-317x238.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2017\/04\/fiddleheads-picked-423x317.jpg 423w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2017\/04\/fiddleheads-picked-634x476.jpg 634w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2017\/04\/fiddleheads-picked-846x635.jpg 846w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2017\/04\/fiddleheads-picked-951x713.jpg 951w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2017\/04\/fiddleheads-picked-1268x951.jpg 1268w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2017\/04\/fiddleheads-picked-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2017\/04\/fiddleheads-picked.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,300px\" \/>Fiddleheads and Rhubarb: Maine Foods For May<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has investigated a number of outbreaks of food-borne illness associated with fiddleheads. The implicated ferns were eaten either raw or lightly cooked (saut\u00e9ed, parboiled or microwaved). \u00a0 The findings of this investigation recommend that you should cook fiddleheads thoroughly before eating (boil them for at least 15 minutes or steam for 10 \u2013 12 minutes).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Extension Educator Kathy Savoie from the UMaine Extension Cumberland County office cautions that you should get up-to-date information if you are planning on canning food. Over the years there have been changes in scientific expertise as well as canning equipment, so there is new information on the best methods, canners, jars, and seals to use to ensure a safe result. Updated recommendations are as close as your local UMaine Extension office: visit <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">extension.umaine.edu<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> or call 800-287-<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">0274 to find an office near you.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">University of Maine Cooperative Extension publishes information to help you find, grow, use, preserve and store in-season fruits and vegetables in Maine. Visit <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">extension.umaine.edu<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to order or download bulletins to fit the season, including May favorites such as <\/span><b><i>Facts on Fiddleheads<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><b><i>Facts on Edible Wild Greens in Maine<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, and <\/span><b><i>Fruits for Health: Rhubarb<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/publications\/4198e\/\"><b>Facts on Fiddleheads <\/b><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/publications\/4060e\/\"><b>Facts on Edible Wild Greens in Maine<\/b><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/publications\/4266e\/\">Fruits for Health: Rhubarb<\/a><\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ccPZpgiumNM&amp;feature=youtu.be\"><b>Freezing Rhubarb video<\/b><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fiddleheads and Rhubarb: Maine Foods For May The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has investigated a number of outbreaks of food-borne illness associated with fiddleheads. 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