Ground Elder: The weed that keeps on giving
You may know that ground elder is edible. You may well have heard the oft-repeated snippet that the Romans brought it to Britain to grow as a vegetable. But do you actually eat the stuff? […]
Wild
Sloes: Not just for gin
If you’ve read MKG’s series, Taking the fear out of wine making – and if you haven’t, I’d recommend it – you’ll know that it’s possible to start making wine with very little by way […]
Foment in the ferments part 3
Well someone has to say it – if you’re going to make your own Christmas cake you need to start planning it just about now. I know no-one wants to think about Christmas yet (OK […]
Rose hips: Why bother?
The hedgerows are dotted with the little red gems that are rose hips and they’re almost too pretty to pick, so why would you? For a start, rose hips are very rich in vitamin C, […]
Foment in the ferments part 2
………Although I live in Scotland I’m a born and bred Derbyshire lass and there’s one thing that’s dear to my heart that is common to both places. Oatcakes. Except that’s two things because they’re very […]
Foment in the ferments…
I try not to eat too many carbs – as in not too much bread, rice, pasta, spuds etc and I very rarely eat sweet stuff. Spuds and pasta were never my favourites, so I […]
Elderflower Cordial 2
Elderflower Cordial 2 An easy recipe for bulk amounts There are countless recipes for elderflower cordial. Here is one for making bulk amounts taught to me by a Swedish girl. We do have a recipe […]
Elderflower Cordial, elderflower champagne and elderflower wine – Andy Hamilton
As elderflower season is at its height it seems like a good time to re-post Andy’s recipes for Elderflower cordial, Elderflower Champagne, and Elderflower wine For any problems with elderflower champagne please see Andy’s other […]
Winter foraging
Winter foraging may seem a bit of a waste of time, surely nothing grows during the dark, wet days of winter. It’s true that there is a lot less than at other times of the […]
Elderflower fritters
Elderflower as a food should never be eaten raw as the flowers, like the berries, contain a mildly poisonous alkaloid which is destroyed by cooking. It has widely been used as a food and native […]