Fiddlehead ferns may look unfamiliar, but they're easy to clean and cook once you get to know them. Fiddlehead ferns are a delicious, short-season spring vegetable. They take a bit of prep but are ...

These freshly picked fiddleheads will be ready to cook once they are thoroughly cleaned in cold water and the brown "papery" layer removed from each fern. Credit: Julia Bayly / BDN This story was ...