[HappyHunter]

I read this on another site:

Personally I'd let them get to about a foot and a half high next spring,
put on my gloves, go pick all the tops (about the top 6 or so inches) and steam
them, put olive oil and lemon juice on them, and chow down. They don't sting
after they've been cooked, and are one of the tastiest spring greens around.
(Then you can go out and annihilate them)

"I read that the plants' sting is being used for arthritic patients to alleviate
pain."

Here is a good site:

http://www.gardenorganic.org.uk/orga...weed.php?id=90