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Originally posted by MrsCordial
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Corr, sounds lovely MrsC! *smacks lips* -
2lbs of elderberries, much to my delight. I started off foraging in the lane alongside our garden and got enough to cover the bottom of the basket, together with a few cob nuts and rose hips. Then I thought I'd check round the edges of our garden for the odd sprig and was astonished to see that an elder tree under a vast ash was absolutely groaning with berries. I must have 4lbs in the freezer now so will get making this weekend
Is there anything that isn't made better by half an hour pottering in the veg patch?Comment
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Elderberries are all gone round here.
I have got 2.5kg of sloes in the freezer though.
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Got some bilberries yesterday, from the moor. Mind you, gathering a handful took about 15 minutes!Comment
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They are called wimberries where I come from. I love them, spent hours picking them as kids....Originally posted by Noosner View PostComment
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They are lovely, aren't they. Better taste than blueberries IMHO.Originally posted by Scarlet View PostComment
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Yes, definitely. Shame I no longer live in Wales. You don't find them in Wiltshire
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Picked 3lb elderberries today and made elderberry and apple chutney to give away from Christmas pressies!! Might keep some though as it tastes magnificent even if I say so myself. Also picked. 2.5 lb of blackberries and made blackberry vodka also for Christmas. If it lasts that long!!Comment
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I made my elderberry vinegar on Sunday evening and am really pleased with it. I have plenty for gifts and my own use ( approximately 1.6l ) for about £3, which is way better than the £6/100ml at a food fair and far more satisfying.😄Originally posted by MrsCordial View Post
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Wonderful free figs foraged in Provence. Mmmm! I think I am going to plant a fig tree this autumn now.Comment
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More sort-of foraging. At the end of our lane is a chapel with a garden; the garden was transformed a couple of years ago into a very productive veg patch and I learnt today that it's a community garden and you can literally go and help yourself
I picked a great big lettuce, enough runner beans for one meal, a few sprigs of parsley (mine's gone to seed) and nearly a pound of Victoria plums which have gone in the freezer. I threw a couple of squids into the collecting box as I just couldn't waltz off with it all for free, whatever the principles behind the community garden!
Is there anything that isn't made better by half an hour pottering in the veg patch?Comment
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Blackberries and apples from the hedgerow surrounding work.Comment
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Today I decided to saddle up the poochies and go mushroom hunting.
1.5kg of chanterelles in 20 minutes is pretty good going if I do say so myself
A nice patch of lovely yellowness
My haul
A small jar of pickled chanterelles. All except the brine are home grown/foraged
The rest of the mushrooms are drying to be stored in a jar for using as and when.When weeding, the best way to make sure you are removing a weed and not a valuable plant is to pull on it.
If it comes out of the ground easily, it is a valuable plant.Comment
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They are called fraughans, from the Gaelic name for them "fraochán", in my area. They grow in a boggy scubby area nearby and I just picked the last of them today.Originally posted by Noosner View Post
I also picked a large bag of hazel nuts, I have never seen so many as this year. I'll dry them and use them in a recipe I have for brown wholemeal bread.
I see that the rose hips are coming on nicely also, I going to make syrup and jelly this year. I had a sample of some on porridge in a friends house last year and it was gorgeous.Comment
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i've found giant polypore ..... loads of it .... i know it's edible, just unsure if i should or not!
not seen any other shrooms yet ... probably need a good drop of rain ....Comment
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