Ground Elder

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Post: # 85991Post Silver Ether »

Has anyone tried eating this ...According to my book it can be added to stews,or used as a veg ...

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Can be eaten raw as salad, too! There are differing opinions, though, on whether young or mature leaves taste better.
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Post: # 86003Post Silver Ether »

ooooh :lol: looks like nibbling to find out then ...

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Just make sure it's nowhere near a dog walking path... You could have additional flavouring.
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Post: # 86021Post marshlander »

:pale:

My friend mistakenly planted ground elder all over her garden - she thought it was wild strabs - ill have to tell her it can be eaten - that'll cheer her up!
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Post: # 86128Post mrsflibble »

oooo my mum has a massive ground elder "problem" woohoo!!!
oh how I love my tea, tea in the afternoon. I can't do without it, and I think I'll have another cup very
ve-he-he-he-heryyyyyyy soooooooooooon!!!!

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Post: # 86140Post Annpan »

Grrrr.. ground elder... :mumum:

It is evil, evil stuff... I have it everywhere... I don't even want to grace it the dignity of eating it... it doesn't deserve to be treated well.
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Post: # 86156Post multiveg »

According to one GQT panel member - it's nice in omelettes

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Post: # 86157Post justskint »

I have ground elder with the added bonous of: couch grass!
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I tried it with a 50/50 mix of spinach, you would have thought it was all spinach
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Post: # 86196Post marshlander »

Smooth Hound wrote:I tried it with a 50/50 mix of spinach, you would have thought it was all spinach
Do you mean the ground alder or the couch grass? :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Post: # 86241Post Silver Ether »

ina wrote:Just make sure it's nowhere near a dog walking path... You could have additional flavouring.

tis ok in the woods away from dogs ... mind you there was a dead badger not that far away ... poor lass the rangers think she died of illness so waiting for some one to check her out. :?

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Post: # 86262Post Silver Ether »

senior moment alert ... sorry guys I did try ground elder last year :roll: just been sorting through recipes and stuff and found the ones I tried but I cant remember for the life of me what I thought of it ... couldn't have been to bad so will try again and see if I can remember this time... or write on the recipe what I think ...

lists, lists and more lists ... I dunno what I would do with out notes... :flower:

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Post: # 86281Post mrsflibble »

and again there's a good recipe in Wild Food.
oh how I love my tea, tea in the afternoon. I can't do without it, and I think I'll have another cup very
ve-he-he-he-heryyyyyyy soooooooooooon!!!!

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Post: # 86316Post Silver Ether »

You after another prize :lol:

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