mint!

[fenris]

hello...

i'm just starting to get into foraging and had an exciting morning! i found a lot of raspberries and wild strawberries, and some minty stuff:



is it an actual mint and does anyone know what kind? it smells strongly of mint, has a square stem and is quite hairy. it was growing in a damp shaded area. i think it's pretty clearly a mint but i am so paranoid about poisoning myself that i thought i should check with more knowledgeable types before making a pot of tea with it!

any help much appreciated

[Millymollymandy]

Well it looks like mint and I'm no expert but if it looks and smells like mint..... but I don't want to say yes go ahead and eat it because I know nothing about 'wild' mint (didn't know it existed) so I'd wait and see if any foragers comment on this thread.

[bobby280]

Wild mint is corn mint I think. From what you've said it clearly is a mint and I'm also pretty certain there is nothing that looks, smells and has the stem of mint (all mints have square stems) that is poisonous. Eat it - what's the worst that could happen, a slow and painful death?

[fenris]

thanks!

well, i ate some and i havent died. perhaps it will catch up with me at a later date and i will die then... if so i will remember to sue the lot of you