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- Mon May 07, 2012 1:59 pm
- Forum: Book Reviews
- Topic: Food For Free - 40th Anniversary Edition - Richard Mabey
- Replies: 3
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Food For Free - 40th Anniversary Edition - Richard Mabey
I bought the Collins Gem pocket size book a few months ago, which is a handy little book. But then this 40th anniversary edition was published recently. 464 pages containing over 200 edible plants, split into sections of Trees, Herbaceous Plants, Fungi, Lichens, Seaweeds and Shellfish. Excellent ful...
- Mon Apr 30, 2012 5:07 pm
- Forum: Wild Foods and Foraging
- Topic: Bitter cherries
- Replies: 5
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Re: Bitter cherries
Wild cherry (Prunus avium) contains hydrogen cyanide. It's in very small doses, but the bitter taste is more of it. So it's better to avoid the bitter ones.
- Mon Apr 30, 2012 4:38 pm
- Forum: Wild Foods and Foraging
- Topic: foolproof foraging books for beginners?
- Replies: 13
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Re: foolproof foraging books for beginners?
Richard Mabey just released a 40th anniversary addition of Food for Free. You can find it on amazon :)
- Mon Apr 30, 2012 4:34 pm
- Forum: Wild Foods and Foraging
- Topic: Any other foragers in the north west?
- Replies: 18
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Re: Any other foragers in the north west?
Any one in Rochdale or nearby?