Black’s hometown of Wilton is also home to W.S. Wells & Son, once the only factory in the country that canned fiddleheads. They stopped canning in about 2009.

The canned fiddleheads and dandelions can be mail-ordered-but not this year. ”All of the fiddleheads canned this spring are already spoken for and our first crop of dandelions are also sold out ...

That’s when Wells shut the canning machines down in favor of selling only fresh fiddleheads, ending a tradition that his great-grandfather started more than 100 years ago.

An army of fiddlehead pickers has spread across Maine each morning for the past few weeks to scour streams and riverbanks and fill onion sacks with the tiny curlicue ferns, named for their ...

If not canning, store unsealed jars in refrigerator for up to one month. Allow pickled fiddleheads to age for at least 5 days before eating. Serve with runny cheese and smoked meats.

In the spring, fiddleheads will appear at the center of the rosettes of existing ferns or pop up on their own. Harvest only those that are still curled tightly; closest to the ground is best.

Fiddleheads, the local coffee shop chain, will open its newest location on the ground floor of the BMO Tower. Three injured, diesel spills as Wisconsin & Southern Railroad train derails in Hartford.

The season is short and fiddleheads are fragile. To serve fresh, use within five days of picking. After a short storage period they turn black and lose their delicate favor.

If someone had told Jessie Knadler 10 years ago that she should move to the country and co-author a canning cookbook, she probably would have slowly backed away from this obviously insane person ...

Add fiddleheads and sauté for 1 minute. Add cream and horseradish, bring to a boil and boil for 4 minutes or until cream has thickened. Season with salt and pepper to taste and scatter with chives.

Fiddleheads in particular require exact cooking methods — boiling for at least 15 minutes or steaming for 10 to12 minutes. Recommendations on canning methods and equipment are best reviewed ...

WILTON -- An army of fiddlehead pickers has spread across central Maine early each morning for the past few weeks. They scour streams and riverbanks and fill onion sacks with the tiny curlicue ...