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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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:
Rosehip syrup is delicious and packed with vitamins. It can be served over porridge, yoghurt or ice cream, diluted in a cordial, or as part of a cocktail.
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.
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Originally posted by french frank View PostJust 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?bong ching
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Originally posted by Joseph K View PostMy 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 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.
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Originally posted by eighthobstruction View Post....you should try Dead-Man Lane off off the top of Long Mead Ave....lots of choice thereIt 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.
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Originally posted by french frank View PostNot far from I, eighth. By the 'lottments?
....I'm listening to an Aidan O'Rourke piece at mo' {always aids nostalgia}....bong ching
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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:
Rosehip syrup is delicious and packed with vitamins. It can be served over porridge, yoghurt or ice cream, diluted in a cordial, or as part of a cocktail.
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.
Nettles are a good and easy addition to veg soups.I will not be pushed, filed, stamped, indexed, briefed, debriefed or numbered. My life is my own.
I am not a number, I am a free man.
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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:
Rosehips are very high in vitamin C. During the Second World War, when Britain was not importing fresh fruit, rosehip syrup was made as an alternative source...
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.
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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:
Rosehips are very high in vitamin C. During the Second World War, when Britain was not importing fresh fruit, rosehip syrup was made as an alternative source...
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.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p138mVv90PE
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Originally posted by oddoneout View PostOr use preserving sugar which has pectin added?
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.
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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.
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