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Originally Posted by Gill Catton A few dead nettles chopped up in a curry are quite nice. I have a book called cooking with weeds or something and it's really good....... and at the office
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Excellent, well done Gill.
Has anybody on here not ever tried wild strawberrys ? They are nicer than the ones you buy in the shops.
Dandelion roots (best dug from autumn to spring) can be roasted for quite a good substitute for coffee.
Young hawthorn leaves have an excellent nutty flavour and are good in salads.
Cuckoo flower leaves have a strong flavour, similar to watercress and good in salads.
Beech nuts can be used to make flour.
Acorns can be used to make coffee.
Sloes are used to flavour gin (sloe gin) and I can tell you it is mmmmmmmmmmmmm.
Giant puffballs......Cut into 1/2" slices, dip in batter and then in breadcrumbs and then fry, serve with bacon for a top breakfast.
Elderflower, can be used to make champagne. Pm me for recipe.
Red clover, used to make wine.
Hogweed (not the giant hogweed) shoots make a superb vegetable.
Cleavers, boil as a vegetable.
Any more peeps..............Jon