Oh yes, the fiddle head fern
a delight to eat
gathered from creek banks neat
in baskets or by the skirt full
the heads we snap above the frond
Curled all tight a solid coil
with little brown covers blown
to the ground or washed away in water
then dried in the sieve
a delight to a meal steamed
as asparagus, a unique taste
dripping in butter or a touch of lemon
the fiddle head fern ...I like them too.
The ferns in my back yard are fiddle heads.
Yes, I have frozen them many times.
oh Yum, now you have made hungry!
I love fiddles head ferns the way you mention too. How fortunate for you, to be growing them right in your yard!
Time to fly ~ :)