The best and easiest way to de-sting nettles is blanching, which destroys all the stinging hairs. Blanching stinging nettles is just like blanching any other vegetable, except you'll want to soak ...

So I went down to the river and gathered up some stinging nettles ... While you should have an experienced forager with you the first time you collect nettles, it’s easy to make sure you ...