Just back from the Common where I went to forage for rosehips (no idea what to do with them but I'll discover something). A good haul with some fallen crab apples (expected as I knew they were there) and some hazelnuts (unexpected, already ripe and fallen). The blackberries are mainly over and I didn't bother with the few I saw as they needed a special container. Elderberries are coming on, and I met a fellow forager who had found some sloes. She said that the now abundant hawthorn haws were edible too. No mushrooms of any variety. Anyone else foraging?
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My mum went and picked 800g of blackberries the other day in 25 minutes. There are still quite a lot about near us. Yesterday I had some of the sponge pudding she made with the blackberries. -
I have hazy memories of Rosehip Syrup being touted as an excellent source of Vitamin C and being encouraged to pick them when I was nobbut a lad for that purpose. Recipe here:
Note the emphasis on straining (and the hairs as an ingredient in itching powder).
Brambles, BTW, make excellent home-made wine, although it might have been the addition of a small amount of whisky which made my granny's vintages so moreish.Comment
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....you should try Dead-Man Lane off off the top of Long Mead Ave....lots of choice thereOriginally posted by french frank View Postbong chingComment
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I picked enough for four puddings about a month ago. Now most of those left on the bushes have dried up or just haven't ripened. Delighted to harvest the nust (15 in all) which the squirrels hadn't found.It isn't given us to know those rare moments when people are wide open and the lightest touch can wither or heal. A moment too late and we can never reach them any more in this world.Comment
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Not far from I, eighth. By the 'lottments?Originally posted by eighthobstruction View PostIt isn't given us to know those rare moments when people are wide open and the lightest touch can wither or heal. A moment too late and we can never reach them any more in this world.Comment
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We had a phenomenal crop of wild blackberries here in South Cheshire, and my sister who recently relocated here from Scotland has been out with her pooch picking them . I made some blackberry gin some years ago, to drink in January, but couldn't be bothered this year!Comment
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frenchie, try rose hip syrup for your Winter daily dose of vitamin C. There was a rose hip gathering scheme in WW2 for just that purpose. Recipes freely available ont'net.Comment
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....yes, my beat when in short pants [William like] and my dads lottment....best days....and mums cooking to go home to....(tear in the eye)....Originally posted by french frank View Post
....I'm listening to an Aidan O'Rourke piece at mo' {always aids nostalgia}....bong chingComment
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We made rosehip syrup a couple of years ago. It wasn't too fiddly despite the straining required, and it was really excellent, but do beware that it needs cool storage or freezing.Originally posted by HighlandDougie View PostI have hazy memories of Rosehip Syrup being touted as an excellent source of Vitamin C and being encouraged to pick them when I was nobbut a lad for that purpose. Recipe here:
Note the emphasis on straining (and the hairs as an ingredient in itching powder).
Brambles, BTW, make excellent home-made wine, although it might have been the addition of a small amount of whisky which made my granny's vintages so moreish.
This year we foraged loads of damsons , which made 15 jars of jam, and we have a big vat of damson wine brewing. Also elderberries which made three jars of jam.Last year we made cordial with them.
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Sounds really easy. But first buy your blender, then put the door back on the freezer and switch it on …Originally posted by HighlandDougie View PostI have hazy memories of Rosehip Syrup being touted as an excellent source of Vitamin C and being encouraged to pick them when I was nobbut a lad for that purpose. Recipe here:
Knowledgeable wallah on YouTube tells me how to make rosehip syrup:
and rosehip jelly, which does appeal as a substitute for quince jelly (which I don't have) to go with cheese. I also have several foraged crab apples to provide the pectin, though I've never tried making jam and have failed consistently with marmalade. I suppose if it doesn't set I can pretend it's rosehip syrup.
It isn't given us to know those rare moments when people are wide open and the lightest touch can wither or heal. A moment too late and we can never reach them any more in this world.Comment
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Or use preserving sugar which has pectin added?Originally posted by french frank View PostSounds really easy. But first buy your blender, then put the door back on the freezer and switch it on …
Knowledgeable wallah on YouTube tells me how to make rosehip syrup:
and rosehip jelly, which does appeal as a substitute for quince jelly (which I don't have) to go with cheese. I also have several foraged crab apples to provide the pectin, though I've never tried making jam and have failed consistently with marmalade. I suppose if it doesn't set I can pretend it's rosehip syrup.
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It isn't given us to know those rare moments when people are wide open and the lightest touch can wither or heal. A moment too late and we can never reach them any more in this world.Comment
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Usually get ours in the local co-op.Originally posted by french frank View PostI wonder if the Coop has it …
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Perhaps not the Coop you were thinking of...Originally posted by french frank View PostI wonder if the Coop has it …
This is the right time of year to be looking for it though, as it tends to be a seasonal stock item these days in my experience.Comment
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