Let's go foraging

[heinous seamus]

Found some hedgehog mushrooms today.

 

[Epona]

I've no idea how expensive cinammon sticks are these days. 1.5 in the pot. They were lying around in the cupboard. Got five jars out of that.

I think that it's probably alright if you can get a bag of them from somewhere, it's the pissing little jars of spices that you get in supermarkets that annoy me, when you might be looking at 2 sticks for £1.50 or worse!

I tend to save my spice buying for when I go somewhere I can get a bag, Morrison's and their tiddly jars where you are paying as much for the packaging can go do one I am just bitter due to the time I needed a cinnamon stick in an emergency (not actually a joke!)

 

[seeformiles]

Surprised to find a handful of juicy blackberries among the shrivelled stalks of their compadres. Will chuck them in with the scrumpy

 

[heinous seamus]

Charcoal burners. Delicious!

 

[Saunders]

Not really foraging, but I saw some goose barnacles the other day on the beach, didn’t bring them home as I have eaten them once and they are disgusting

And then found today that my quince tree did actually have some fruit this year so picked this meagre offering up off the ground and may get some jelly from them.

 

[Kevbad the Bad]

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Charcoal burners. Delicious!

I've always been wary of these, because I find it difficult identifying them. I'm a bit colour blind, which doesn't help, and the mushroom guides say that there is quite a range of colour variation. Is there anything about them which makes them easier to identify? Or any dodgy russulas with which they might be mistaken?

 

[heinous seamus]

I've always been wary of these, because I find it difficult identifying them. I'm a bit colour blind, which doesn't help, and the mushroom guides say that there is quite a range of colour variation. Is there anything about them which makes them easier to identify? Or any dodgy russulas with which they might be mistaken?

The gills are flexible rather than brittle supposedly. Also, all the dodgy russulas apparently taste hot / acrid. So the books tell me anyway!

 

[Johnny Vodka]

Rosehip vodka

 

[Saunders]

Has anyone bothered making crème de cassis/ mure? Was it worth it? I’ve just looked at some recipes and see that it’s not just a cordial or syrup, nor a simple fruit infused alcohol with added sugar. I’ve had perfectly nice Kirs with a splash of ribena, or a spoonful of the wet part of jam. I’m pretty sure my palate wouldn’t tell the difference, but would be interested to make it.

 

[Saunders]

I’m just making some blackberry jam, clearing out the freezer, and oh my gosh what an evocative smell

 

[Johnny Vodka]

Wild garlic starting to come through here. Hopefully get out and collect for soup within the next couple of weeks.

 

[sojourner]

Wild garlic starting to come through here. Hopefully get out and collect for soup within the next couple of weeks.

Yes, I got some yesterday and put it in my huge veg and lentil stew. Mmmm. One of most lovely things to forage, smells soooo good.

 

[sojourner]

I'm gonna go again next week and get a fuckton, to make ramson butter with. Keeps great in the freezer.

 

[Chilli.s]

I'm gonna go again next week and get a fuckton, to make ramson butter with. Keeps great in the freezer.

Thats a very good idea, think ill do the same

 

[sojourner]

One rather chunky roll of ramson butter for the freezer

 

[klang]

I make pesto with it. I use ice cube trays for freezing

 

[Johnny Vodka]

Wild garlic pesto is great if you don't mind the taste of raw garlic in your mouth all night. Much prefer soup.

 

[nogojones]

The wild garlic is finally big enough down here. Plus a few mushrooms

 

[Johnny Vodka]

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[Johnny Vodka]

Made a big pot of wild garlic soup.

 

[heinous seamus]

Found some chicken of woods today. I've never tried it before, so looking forward to it!

 

[chainsawjob]

Elderflower cordial

 

[sojourner]

From overnight maceration to terrifying boiling to exquisite strawberry jam. Hell yeh

 

[seeformiles]

First wild yellow raspberries and cherries starting to appear today mixed with a few cultivars from the pots on the patio

 

[seeformiles]

First tentative blackberries so preparing for a long summer of wine making:

 

[newme]

Found a massive amount of samphire on a dog walk the other day. Shame I don't like it really.

 

[Callie]

First wild yellow raspberries and cherries starting to appear today mixed with a few cultivars from the pots on the patio

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Ooh you have wild yellow rasps?! Cool. Got some non wild ones cropping in my garden at the moment.

 

[seeformiles]

Ooh you have wild yellow rasps?! Cool. Got some non wild ones cropping in my garden at the moment.

The rasps are the last of the wild ones - seem to come out a wee bit earlier than their red relatives. Have made a note of where they are and will pick them earlier next year

 

[seeformiles]

Well there’s a surprise. Just when Inthought their time had passed, I found another 1/2 lb of raspberries in the park this morning

 

[seeformiles]

4kg blackberries picked this morning - first 5 gallons of wine will be started tomorrow