>>963181You can eat them dude. Pick the leaves with gloves on (fresh green leaves and those on the top are best). Put them in a bowl and pour water over them and let them be for a bit. At this point they will only sting very little, so you can just clean them with your hands, removing any stems you picked.
Fry bacon, onion and garlic, and add more vegetables as you like. Add the nettles and along with cream and some water and let it simmer. Serve with bread on the side.
