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I got here by searching google for a recipe for pickled ash keys (I've done walnuts, but I like edibles that cost me a bit of searching, rather than cash). I'm looking forward to finding out all sorts of things, and maybe giving a little information as well.....
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Welcome Hilary,
What's an ash key?
I'm sure you'll both receive and deliver excellent advice and guidance on here. No question too stupid ( believe me I've tried
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Where in Wiltshire are you? it's a big county, my family are from North Wiltshire, Minety/Malmesbury area. I'm the first non agriculturally employed generation for about 200 years, so trying to make up for it in the back garden! -
Ash keys are the winged seedpods, a bit like half a sycamore seed. Pickling them for winter use was once a common practice, and since it is the time of year when they look like they might be ready I searched for a recipe, and found one in 'Make the Most'.Originally posted by lumpyjumper View PostWelcome Hilary,
What's an ash key?
I'm sure you'll both receive and deliver excellent advice and guidance on here. No question too stupid ( believe me I've tried)
Where in Wiltshire are you? it's a big county, my family are from North Wiltshire, Minety/Malmesbury area. I'm the first non agriculturally employed generation for about 200 years, so trying to make up for it in the back garden!
I'm in Marlborough.
My grandfather was born in a rural area, but moved to London looking for work. I'm a throwback, but my venture into farming (livestock) was a bit shortlived (15 years), and all I grow is tomatoes (from seed most years) and occasionally capsicums. I remain keenly interested in home-grown foods, and also wild foods, and one day I hope to get back into home-produce.Flowers come in too many colours to see the world in black-and-white.Comment
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Welcome Hilary B.I like the idea of wildfoods,when I was a kid[I grew up in the country] we used to eat beech nuts,cob nuts,wild garlic,mushrooms,elderberries and use things like sloes,damsons and silver birch sap!The greatness comes not when things go always good for you,but the greatness comes when you are really tested,when you take,some knocks,some disappointments;because only if youv'e been in the deepest valley can you ever know how magnificent it is to be on the highest mountain.Comment
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Happy Birthday Hilary B, I see today is the day! Hope you have a good one!Comment
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Originally posted by Cloud View Post
I eat beech nuts (when I can get them), beech leaves (only edible for a couple of weeks in spring), lime (linden) leaves. I have used a few kinds of mushrooms (the only one I get often these days is shaggy ink cap, but used to get St George's mushrooms, giant puffball, parasol, horse mushroom.....), we make elderfloer and elderberry wine, and sloe gin. I only got started on anything rural as an adult, but have kept pigs, goats, assorted poultry and sheep. These days tiny garden full of previous-owner's shrubs.....Flowers come in too many colours to see the world in black-and-white.Comment
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Thank you!Originally posted by lumpyjumper View PostFlowers come in too many colours to see the world in black-and-white.Comment
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