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Visit <u><a href=\"http:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/\">extension.umaine.edu<\/a><\/u> to order or download bulletins to fit the season, including May favorites such as Bulletin # 4198 <strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/publications\/4198e\/\">Facts on Fiddleheads<\/a><\/em><\/strong>, Bulletin #4060 <strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/publications\/4060e\/\">Facts on Edible Wild Greens in Maine<\/a><\/em><\/strong>, and Bulletin # 4266 <strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/publications\/4266e\/\">Fruits for Health: Rhubarb<\/a><\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>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\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 &#8211; 12).<\/p>\n<p>UMaine Extension educator Kathy Savoie recommends getting up-to-date information on the best methods, canners, jars and seals to use to ensure a safe result before preserving food. Recommendations are available from local UMaine Extension\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/county-offices\/\">offices<\/a>\u00a0and online at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/food-health\/\">UMaine Extension: Food &amp; Health<\/a>, including\u00a0upcoming food preservation workshops and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/food-health\/how-to-videos\/\">how-to videos<\/a>. For more information, call\u00a0207.581.3188;\u00a0800.287.0274\u00a0(in Maine).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By: Kathy Savoie, UMaine Extension Educator University of Maine Cooperative Extension publishes information to help you find, grow, use, preserve and store in-season fruits and vegetables in Maine. 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