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 Topic: Garlic mustard |
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 Forum: Foraging Posted: Sat Apr 28, 12 11:27 am Subject: Garlic mustard |
I've gone a bit crazy for Garlic mustard this Spring; particularly stirred into a quick potato & onion rosti - tasty stuff. Anyone else been cooking with garlic mustard too?
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| Topic: Wild fennel, red clover and rabbit |
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Forum: Foraging Posted: Wed May 11, 11 7:09 pm Subject: Wild fennel, red clover and rabbit |
| I had a bit of a foraging/game extravaganza at the weekend; hope you don't mind me sharing it with you. Wild fennel, red clover and a good, slowly braised local rabbit. All mixed together with a bit o ... |
| Topic: Wild leaf and flower salad |
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Forum: Foraging Posted: Tue Mar 29, 11 6:20 pm Subject: Wild leaf and flower salad |
| I've looked into this further; the consensus seems to be that a few flowers and leaves in the mix (which is what I used) are fine, but if you go mad and start eating bags of the stuff you might be in ... |
| Topic: Wild leaf and flower salad |
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Forum: Foraging Posted: Mon Mar 28, 11 1:30 pm Subject: Wild leaf and flower salad |
...although Robin Harford disagrees. Ooo-err.
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| Topic: Wild leaf and flower salad |
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Forum: Foraging Posted: Mon Mar 28, 11 1:25 pm Subject: Wild leaf and flower salad |
I certainly hope so; they're no. 5 in the 'Top ten wild foods for March' guide on this 'ere site! 
http://www.downsizer.net/Projects/Finding_food/Top_Ten_Wild_Foods_in_March/
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| Topic: Wild leaf and flower salad |
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Forum: Foraging Posted: Mon Mar 28, 11 9:08 am Subject: Wild leaf and flower salad |
I had quite a successful morning foraging for salad leaves and flowers yesterday...
• Ox-eye daisy leaves
• Dandelion leaves
• Lesser celandine (leaves and flowers)
• Hairy bittercress (leaves a ... |
| Topic: Wild garlic/Ramsons |
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Forum: Foraging Posted: Fri Mar 25, 11 7:35 pm Subject: Wild garlic/Ramsons |
| I was at Borough Market today and they're selling withered old bunches of Ramsons for £2.20 a pop! I guess it doesn't really grow in Southwark. |
| Topic: Nettles |
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Forum: Foraging Posted: Fri Mar 25, 11 7:24 pm Subject: Nettles |
| I acquired a small handful last year - I'd love to say in exchange for the family cow en-route to market, but sadly not. They've got a marzipan-like flavour, which is why I thought they'd work well in ... |
| Topic: Nettles |
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Forum: Foraging Posted: Fri Mar 25, 11 6:21 pm Subject: Nettles |
I made a nettle salsa verde not long ago, they work a treat in the mix if you're a bit shy on 'kitchen' herbs...
http://appledrane.blogspot.com/2010/11/nettle-salsa-verde.html |
| Topic: Wild garlic/Ramsons |
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Forum: Foraging Posted: Thu Mar 24, 11 10:33 am Subject: Wild garlic/Ramsons |
| I made a batch of Ramson butter at the weekend; not sure how long it'll keep (not that that'll be an issue the way we plough through it) - maybe a block would freeze well? |
| Topic: Wild garlic/Ramsons |
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Forum: Foraging Posted: Thu Mar 24, 11 10:28 am Subject: Wild garlic/Ramsons |
God I love this time of year.
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| Topic: Silver Birch |
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Forum: Foraging Posted: Tue Mar 22, 11 10:02 am Subject: Silver Birch |
I tried adding a lemongrass quill into the reduced syrup at the end - works a treat. Pic/recipe here if interested...
http://appledrane.blogspot.com/2011/03/birch-sap-and-lemongrass-syrup.html |
| Topic: Pickled ash keys |
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Forum: Foraging Posted: Mon May 31, 10 9:14 pm Subject: Pickled ash keys |
| Inspired by this post and made a jar today; no idea what they'll taste like. Quite a few xmassy/mulled wine spices in the recipe I used - maybe they'll go well with cheese... |
| Topic: Wild fennel |
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Forum: Foraging Posted: Sun May 23, 10 5:08 pm Subject: Wild fennel |
I was walking along an adjascent footpath when I spotted it and the road was relatively quiet  |
| Topic: Wild fennel |
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Forum: Foraging Posted: Sun May 23, 10 4:34 pm Subject: Wild fennel |
| I've just picked a few fronds of Wild fennel from the central reservation of a dual carriageway; do you think it's a bad idea to cook with it? I'm just thinking car fumes etc, any advice would be much ... |
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