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wildgarlic · Posted: Tue May 12, 2009 8:18 am Post subject: Foraging for food

What have you found lately?

Foraged food is free food - obviously you need to be absolutely sure that what you are picking is the right thing, and that it hasn't been sprayed or contaminated by anything that will make you ill but there is a huge outdoor larder that we can all take advantage of.

I've got a clump of wild garlic in the garden and I use it quite a lot - you can use the whole plant too but because I want it to spread I'm leaving the bulbs in the ground and just harvesting the leaves. The flowers aren't quite out yet but once they are I'll take some photos.
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Smooth Hound · Posted: Tue May 12, 2009 8:25 am Post subject:

did you plant it yourself or was it there already, i was thinking of planting some here

wildgarlic · Posted: Tue May 12, 2009 9:06 am Post subject:

I planted some in the woodland area - it took very well and is spreading (as long as the chooks don't get it) - if I get any seeds I'll save some for you.
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zombiecazz · Posted: Tue May 12, 2009 9:10 am Post subject:

we've got heaps at the lake here and the flowers are all out.
Unfortunately the ones I transplanted into the garden are well loved by the chickens.
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Diana · Posted: Tue May 12, 2009 9:12 am Post subject: Re: Foraging for food

wildgarlic · Posted: Tue May 12, 2009 9:25 am Post subject:

How about marks out of ten for edibility? (is that even a word?) and a bit of a description of flavour. I'd give wild garlic 9 out of 10 - it's a much milder flavour than the garlic cloves that we're used to but it is very versatile.
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Smooth Hound · Posted: Tue May 12, 2009 4:34 pm Post subject:

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I've added nettle that's been boiled a little and whizzed into daughter's pesto for vitamin kick and she's enjoying it. Plus I make a fresh tea every night and have slept through ever since after 18 months of waking regularly with a back complaint that oly hurts at night. No painkillers needed.

Beth

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JoH · Posted: Tue May 12, 2009 4:53 pm Post subject:

Have been making nettle wine (10/10) and soup (8/10) of late with the baby tips and had a nice squirrel burger (9/10 - point deducted for the shot) t'other day. Ramsons and chickeweed chopped in salad are a given (varying depending on recipe but generally 7/10)).

Smooth Hound · Posted: Tue May 12, 2009 4:56 pm Post subject: Re: Nettles